MUMBAI: A petty argument over taking over the parcel outside a restaurant and bar in Chembur led to a physical fight between two friends and a 22 year old youth. The duo beat up the youth to death and have been arrested. The deceased has been identified as Anil Dharam Randive, a resident of Chembur camp who used to work in a decorator's office. The two accused are Rithik Bajaj (23) and Harshad Valhotra...
MUMBAI: More than 200 citizens signed up a petition by Aamchi Mumbai Aamchi BEST near Andheri West bus station for voicing their protest against bad frequency of buses and long waits at some of the bus stops in the Maharashra capital on Monday.A few citizens also took the mike and expressed their frustration waiting for buses and demanded that BEST should procure more buses at the earliest. The BEST...
MUMBAI : Actor Shah Rukh Khan’s security has been upgraded to Y-plus category.Shah Rukh previously had only two police constables, but now he will have six personal security officer in three shifts round the clock and five armed guards at his residence. (see graphic)TOI has a copy of the letter, dated October 5, issued by the state home department to senior police officers and departments, including...
MUMBAI: Wait time at some of the bus stops in Mumbai has now increased from 45 minutes, a fortnight ago, to over an hour in the past few days, a section of commuters told TOI on Sunday.This is primarily due to the BEST fleet shrinking while no new buses have arrived as per the schedule, sources said.Aamchi Mumbai Aamchi BEST announced on Sunday it will be organising a protest and signature campaign for...
MUMBAI: For demolition of the Chheda Nagar subway on the north-bound stretch, the Mumbai Traffic Police have announced restrictions for traffic movement. Police said the objective is to resolve vehicular congestion at Chheda Nagar subway area and barricading will be done for one-way traffic.The road towards Chheda Nagar subway via Vidya Bhavan junction (traffic coming from Pestom Sagar Road, Vallabh...
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday told the state government it cannot escape its responsibility by citing the burden of patients coming to its hospitals while hearing a suo motu PIL following deaths in two state-run hospitals in Nanded and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar."You can't escape by saying there is a burden of patients coming in. You are the State. You can't shift responsibility to private...
MUMBAI: The EOW probing alleged financial irregularities in the Rs 6.37 crore ‘khichdi for migrant labourers’ scam during the Covid pandemic has summoned Sandeep Raut, brother of Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, on Friday. EOW issued summons to Sandeep to join the probe. An EOW source said Sandeep had allegedly received some money in his account. “We’ve called Sandeep and will question him in...
MUMBAI: A steady deterioration in Mumbai's air quality has been observed between 2019 and 2023. In contrast, Delhi's and Lucknow's air quality improved, although both cities initially had worse air quality levels than Mumbai. Carcinogenic PM2.5 concentrations during the peak pollution months (October-March) were studied in six major state capitals -- Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Patna...
MUMBAI: The city police have busted a baby-selling racket and have rescued two newborn babies who were sold for Rs 5 lakh each in illegal adoption process. Five women have been arrested in the case which includes kingpin of the racket Julia Lawrence Fernandes, a bogus doctor and three touts from Rafiq Nagar in Govandi.What has baffled the police is the fact that Julia, who has at least seven offences of...
MUMBAI: A two-feet long baby crocodile was found by a sanitation worker in a BMC-run swimming pool at Dadar at around 5.30am on Tuesday. The incident happened during the routine inspection of the Mahatma Gandhi Jaltaran Talao, which is an Olympic-sized swimming pool, just before it was scheduled to open for the day.The BMC issued a statement explaining that the baby crocodile had been rescued with the...
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