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Mumbai: An FIR has been lodged against a Malad-based woman and her live-in partner for cruelty and brutal assault of their three minor children aged eight, two and one. The FIR was registered on May 31 on the basis of a complaint made by the woman’s mother. The three children were rescued by the Malwani…
Mumbai: A 36-year-old businessman and his family were robbed at knifepoint on the Bandra-Jaipur Express while heading home to Mumbai. The businessman and his wife fought off the thieves and grabbed two bags from them. Their jewellery, cash and Saudi Riyal, of a collective value of Rs 7 lakh has been stolen. The complainant’s wife…
Mumbai: Senior Congress neta and former revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat on Monday asked chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to grant an urgent relief package of Rs 50,000 per hectare to farmers in thestate. “Instead of waiting for the formalities, such as on-the-spot survey and panchanamas, the revenue department should release a financial assistance of Rs 50,000…
Mumbai: A 38-year-old transwoman has lodged a police complaint against her uncle for assaulting her with a knife and issuing rape threats. Goregaon Police have registered an FIR and are probing further. The complainant lives in Goregaon East with three other transwomen. Her 55-year-old unclde lives at Goregaon West. According to her complaint, the house…
Mumbai: Five days ahead of Bakr Eid, CM Devendra Fadnavis held a meeting on Monday to review preparations. The need for modernisation of the BMC-run Deonar abattoir, including building permanent sheds, was discussed.“We reiterated our demand to modernise the abattoir. Given the services the abattoir renders and the huge amount govt earns from it, it…
Mumbai: Observing that there was mala fide negligence by the Flynas Airline supporting staff as well as officials, a district consumer commission has ordered it to pay Rs 1.25 lakh to a Powai-based woman for a lost bag, along with Rs 10,000 for mental agony. The complaint was filed by Nupur Rohida. Flynas Airlines, a…
In the eye of storms, Ex-Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde looks for peace MUMBAI: Dhananjay Munde was at Igatpuri’s vipassana centre for 10 days. Apparently, after a series of humiliations in political and public life, peace eluded him. For Munde, trouble began in December after the murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh. Though there was no allegation…
Mumbai: Commuter Kamlesh Samdhani appreciates the fact that he can travel at one-fourth the cost of a kaali-peeli taxi in south Mumbai if he takes a bus. But the catch is the long waiting time at stops. So, what’s gone wrong with BEST? Citizen activist Rishi Agarwal, director, Mumbai Sustainability Centre, blamed the decline on…
Mumbai airport authorities apprehended ten Nepalese citizens attempting to fly to Gulf countries using forged documents. Investigations revealed they illegally crossed the Bihar-Nepal border, paying agents approximately Rs 2.5 lakh each. MUMBAI: Ten Nepal nationals were arrested at the city airport in the past week, throwing up a pattern in immigration that begins with an…
Identity theft: Three loans, ₹10Lakh on credit cards using IIT engineer’s credentials MUMBAI: A project engineer, working at IIT Powai, was shocked to learn that three fraudulent loans totalling Rs 4 lakh were procured using his credentials. Furthermore, four credit cards issued in his name were used for 156 transactions to shop and make online…
