A day after students in Delhi were lathi-charged after the CJP protest devolved into chaos and 24 hours after Mumbai police detained a number of protesters MUMBAI: A day after students in Delhi were lathi-charged after the CJP protest devolved into chaos and 24 hours after Mumbai police detained a number of protesters, hundreds of…
The deceased, who lived in Shantinagar Chawl, was ailing and a habitual drunkard, his neighbours told the police Thane: A 36-year-old vegetable vendor was found dead in a pond along the Kalwa Railway Car Shed premises on Tuesday morning, officials informed.Senior inspector Prataprao Bhosale of Kalwa police station said they received an alert in the…
The statewide operation was carried out jointly by the MSRTC, the police department, and Regional Transport Offices (RTOs). The drive aimed to free ST bus station premises from illegal transport activities and improve passenger safety. Mumbai: In a major crackdown on illegal transport operations and unauthorised parking around State Transport (ST) bus stations, authorities across…
Mumbai: A special court on Tuesday allowed the CBI to summon and examine an additional prosecution witness in the Sheena Bora murder trial, which it as it its fag end with the 149th witness — CBI’s investigating officer K K Singh — deposing.The prosecution sought permission to examine Narayan Pathak, an employee of Worli’s Hotel…
Kalyan: A seven-year-old boy is battling for his life in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Mumbai’s KEM Hospital after being mercilessly thrashed by his mother’s live-in partner. Police arrested accused Vikas Singh, 25, for allegedly attacking the child and kicking him in his private parts because he resented the boy sleeping next to his…
Dravita Singh was a victim of a ‘fatka robbery’ on Central Railway in 2018 Mumbai: Eight years after Kalyan resident Dravita Singh lost part of her limbs in a horrific instance of ‘fatka robbery’, the Railway Claims Tribunal (RCT) has allowed her claim partly and asked Central Railway to pay her Rs 4.2 lakh, plus…
Despite the confusion, a large group gathered at Shivaji Park, Dadar Mumbai: The protest in the city on Tuesday over the NEET paper leak was supposed to be held at Azad Maidan from 4 pm onwards, with permission granted by Mumbai police. But one of the protesters, Oamkaar Sadarangani, told TOI they found out in…
Mumbai: Driver negligence and rash driving were responsible for the three latest fatal BEST bus crashes in Mankhurd, Dadar and Andheri, the findings of an internal inquiry by the undertaking has revealed.Speaking to the media after the committee meeting on Tuesday afternoon, BEST general manager Sonia Sethi said preliminary investigations pointed to driver error as…
Mumbai: BEST is preparing for a major shift in its bus operations, with plans to gradually move away from dependence on wet-lease buses and build a fleet of 5,000 self-owned vehicles, including a large electric bus component.Speaking to media after a panel meeting on Tuesday, BEST general manager Sonia Sethi said the undertaking currently has…
The judges also directed the collector “to initiate immediate steps for removal of the encroachments” Mumbai: Bombay high court on Tuesday directed BMC to undertake an extensive drive for clearing garbage from a pond in Sector 7, Charkop, Kandivli West and cleaning up the area.The direction by Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam…
