Mumbai: Man dies while jogging at Marine Drive, police begins probe
HC seeks replies of Maha govt, Mumbai civic body on plea for shifting of suburban incinerator plant
Maha Police probe stripping, extortion of Haryana girl by classmates
Maha CM Shinde will take final call on ministers' visit to disputed areas in Karnataka, says Fadnavis
Elgar Parishad accused Gautam Navlakha's partner surrenders liquor bottles to police; says brought for personal use
Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case accused Gautam Navlakha's partner Sahba Husain has surrendered her liquor bottles and cigarette packets to police after the National Investigation Agency raised an objection over such items brought to the premises where he is currently under house arrest, an official said on Monday.
Husain, who is staying with 70-year-old Navlakha had brought two liquor bottles and cigarettes for personal consumption, the official said.
She had declared about the same to the NIA officials when they came for house search before Navlakha was brought there. She had told the probe agency sleuths that the items were for her consumption and not for Navlakha, who neither consumes liquor nor smokes, the official said.
The NIA sleuths, however, took objection to the items and hence, those were given into the custody of the CBD Belapur police, he said.
2 groups clash after boy's bicycle hits man; cops arrest one
Two groups clashed with each other after a bicycle which a minor boy was riding hit a 45-year-old man in the Santacruz area of Mumbai, police said on Monday.
The 45-year-old man hit the minor boy riding cycle who then informed his father. The enraged parent with a group of men assaulted the former. He and his group retaliated later which created a tense situation in Santacruz area.
E-rickshaw tiral flagged off at Matheran today, check photos here
Thane will be pothole-free in six months: TMC chief Abhijit Bangar
All eyes have been on Thane, a city which has been in the news for its potholes and being Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s home and stronghold. Its new civic chief Abhijit Bangar, who took charge on September 30, talks about his vision for the city currently low on both infrastructure and cleanliness parameters. He said the city will be pothole-free by 2023 before the next monsoon.
In his interview with FPJ, Bangar in detail explains what how do they plan to decongest traffic and improve infrastructure in the city, read our article here
Heavy traffic congestion in Andheri east near Tiwari Chennai college junction, backlog at Subway SV road
Traffic congestion in Lower Parel, commuters plan travel accordingly
Action will have to be taken against the Governor. The Vidhan Sabha session is beginning on 19th Dec. Wait and watch what the Opposition does before and after that: Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader on Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari
CBI unearths scam in EPFO, books officials
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case after discreet checking of a complaint revealed that between 2016 and 2019, officials of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Aurangabad, in cahoots with an accountant at the Maharashtra State Cooperative Cotton Growers Marketing Federation Ltd (MSCCGMFL), approved fraudulent claims in the names of employees of the federation.
According to the CBI, the action of the suspects caused wrongful loss to the EPFO to the tune of Rs 73.97 lakh in respect of 359 bogus claims and corresponding gain to themselves. The complaint was received from the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner (Vigilance), EPFO.
Read more about this in our detailed report here
Mumbai groom marries identical twins, invites trouble
A groom from Andheri may have taken on more than he could handle when he tied the knot with two highly qualified identical twin sisters from Mumbai. Although the marriage took place in Solapur, both the twin sisters are from Kandivali.
The happily-ever-after is likely to spell trouble for the groom, Atul Uttam Awatde, a Mhalung native from the Solapur district who owns a travel agency, the police are investigating this matter. The wedding took place at Hotel Galande in Solapur in the presence of the families of both the bride and the groom.
The police have initiated an investigation based on the complaint lodged in this regard by Rahul Phule, a social worker of Malewadi in Solapur district. Arun Sugaokar, the officer in charge of the Akluj police station, said that a non-cognizable offence had been registered in this case under Section 494 (marrying again during the lifetime of husband or wife) of the Indian Penal Code.
A thief was severely injured after people thrashed him in Pelhar area of Nalasopara in Palghar, 4 days ago, the video is now going viral. Case registered against the victim on charges of theft, 5 people were also arrested for brutally beating the thief: Pelhar police (ANI)
Mild traffic congestion on JVLR as the u-turns on the road ahead of Oberoi school has been closed and one needs to go to the signal to take a U-turn; commuters fume
Mumbai Airport Customs seized a total of 4712 grams of gold worth Rs 2.5 cr in two cases and arrested 3 accused. Further investigation is underway
Mumbai’s weekend continues to remain hazy
Mumbai witnessed a blanket of smog for yet another weekend with a hazy skyline on Sunday, especially near the shores, that lowered visibility. The air quality of the city was in the ‘poor’ category.
Stagnant winds, the drop in temperature and suspended pollutants mixing with moisture in the atmosphere continued to be cited as the reasons for the haze.
According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) dipped to 293, just six units away from getting into the ‘very poor’ category. Last Sunday, the AQI was 200. The air quality is predicted to get worse in the days to come owing to the gradual decrease in temperature.
