Navi Mumbai: Two lemurs smuggled from Tanzania in two flyers’ baggage were rescued at Mumbai airport on Monday. Customs officials and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau arrested the passengers. The lemurs were medically examined and sent back in 24 hours.Provisions of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, have been invoked. Pawan Sharma of Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare…
Bombay high court has held that while awarding compensation in accident cases under the Motor Vehicles Act, interest paid on a housing loan should not subtracted from the victim’s income to determine payout amount to kin Mumbai: Bombay high court recently held that while awarding compensation in accident cases under the Motor Vehicles (MV) Act,…
Mumbai: CM Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday defended the Delhi police action on protesters at Jantar Mantar, saying that had the police not taken control, many unwanted incidents could have happened.“No govt wants to use force against its people. Police showed great restraint and took only the necessary action. If we go in depth, there are…
A crane collapsed from the 13th floor of an under-construction building in Mira-Bhayander area on July 16. A 21-year-old man was killed and three others were injured in the incident Mumbai: The father of the 21-year-old man who was killed in the Mira Road tower crane collapse last week has begun a hunger strike demanding…
Mumbai: A BEST bus got stuck on a road divider after its driver allegedly swerved to avoid a motorcyclist in Borivli East late on Monday. The incident occurred at around 11.20 pm near Daulat Nagar bus stop and did not result in any injuries.According to a report from the Magathane depot, the bus on Route…
Under the latest GR, all cases connected with political and social agitations in which charge sheets are filed by July 31, 2026, may be considered for withdrawal Mumbai: The Maharashtra govt has approved the withdrawal of criminal cases arising from political and social agitations in which charge sheets are filed on or before July 31,…
On February 25, 2021, an SUV with explosives was found near Antilia, industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s residence in south Mumbai Mumbai: Observing that as a case is made out by the prosecution for framing of the charge, five years after the Antilia bomb scare and murder of Mansukh Hiran, a special court on August 1 will…
Mumbai: Amboli police have invoked sections of attempt to commit culpable homicide against a scrap-seller, Shabir Yusuf Shaikh, 30, who rode his scooter on the wrong side and knocked down a Class 4 schoolgirl in Andheri (West) on July 15.Shaikh was arrested from Ajmer railway station and taken into custody from the Railway Protection Force…
The opposition parties in the BMC demanded that the proposal be sent back to the administration for reconsideration Mumbai: Corporators across party lines raised the issue of birth and death certificates at the BMC general body meeting on Monday, pointing out that citizens are facing difficulties in obtaining birth certificates following the recent controversy over…
These sticky pads often fatally trap mice, lizards, birds and snakes, leaving them to slowly starve to death Mumbai: Another e-commerce platform has pulled glue traps from its listings following intervention by animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, which said the products are banned in most parts of the…
