Roshan Suvarna was remanded in police custody till July 6 in connection with the murder of a co-traveller, Mayank Lohar, on a local train Mumbai: A 17.5cm knife used to stab to death a 21-year-old passenger in a local train last week was recovered on Monday and the accused had carried it around in his…
Thane: Four-way waste segregation will be made mandatory for all housing societies and bulk waste generators in Thane under the Centre’s Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026. A phased rollout of the campaign, titled ‘Four Bin, Thane Clean’, will begin in Oct after the policy is finalised. Currently, there is a two-bin system in place.Households…
Police recovered the firearms along with 50 live cartridges and extra magazines from their possession Mumbai: The city crime branch has arrested two men from Punjab and seized a cache of illegal Turkish-made pistols and ammunition during a trap operation near P D Mello Road in South Mumbai. The duo had come to Mumbai to…
Mumbai: CM Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said the anti-conversion bill passed by the legislature earlier will provide a dedicated legal framework, noting that existing BNS provisions are inadequate to effectively address forced religious conversion cases.Fadnavis, who handles the home portfolio, said approval of the bill from the Centre is awaited. “No innocent person will be…
The vacancies have created major difficulties for investigating agencies Mumbai: Eight of the nine metropolitan magistrates of Esplanade court in Fort have been transferred and elevated as ad hoc district judges without immediate replacements, leaving only one to handle the busy court alone since June 19.Officers seeking remand are being compelled to produce those arrested…
Vijaya Mehta’s riveting, slice-of-life creations include the poignant teleplay ‘Hamidabai Ki Kothi’ and ‘Pestonjee’ Mumbai: Legendary theatre and film personality Vijaya Mehta, known simply as Bai to generations of theatre lovers and moviegoers, passed away at age 91 Tuesday.Born in Vadodara on November 4, 1934, Vijayabai found her calling as a teenager. She met theatre…
The wire is valued at around Rs 40 lakh Mumbai: The city Crime Branch arrested four persons for allegedly impersonating MTNL officials and stealing nearly 985 metres of underground MTNL copper cable worth Rs 39.40 lakh from Borivali East.The police said they caught the accused red handed while they carried digging tools and machinery. Police…
Franklin House, a 1,459 sq m property on St Auxilium Road, was built in 1920 Mumbai: Franklin House, an Edwardian-style bungalow built in 1920, is the latest among heritage properties in Bandra (W) that’s set to disappear. The 1,459 sq m property on St Auxilium Road in the upscale residential enclave of Pali Hill has…
According to the revised BMC circular, the employee will be required to take charge of the new post within 15 days from the date of acceptance of the promotion order Mumbai: Following a demand for a probe into civic engineers declining promotions, the BMC has issued a revised circular stating that if it is found…
Bhiwandi/Patna: The special investigation team (SIT) set up for the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper leak case arrested Suman Gupta, wife of the main absconding accused, Bijendra Gupta, from her residence in Samastipur in Bihar late on Monday.Suman was produced before a Bhiwandi court, which remanded her in police custody till July 6.Suman was…
