Monorail likely to be ready by September end
The first and final level of the trial run for the country’s first-ever monorail will be held in June and if everything goes as planned, it will start running from September end this year.
Reprimanded, 14-yr-old boy commits suicide
A 14-year-old boy committed suicide by hanging himself on Thursday afternoon at Naigaon.
Marriage hopeful conned of `4.53L
The Sion police is on the lookout for a Jaipur-based woman, who duped the Mumbai-based son of a retired judge to the tune of `4.53 lakh on the pretext of marrying him.
Sensex down 143 points, bank shares hit by money laundering fears
The BSE benchmark Sensex today fell by 143 points on heavy selling in private banks, including ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, following government’s promise that action will be taken against the guilty in alleged money laundering scam.
Uproar in Assembly over AG affidavit
The state Assembly on Thursday witnessed an uproar over an affidavit filed by Advocate General Darius Khambatta in the high court, which stated that the governor’s directives on equitable allocation o
‘Will decide on suspended cops in week’
After a vociferous demand from the Shiv Sena legislators to revoke suspension of police officers in connection with the Palghar Facebook case, home minister R.R.
Patil admits to safety lapse on expressway
Maharashtra home minister R.R. Patil on Thursday claimed that accidents on the Mumbai-Pune Expre-ssway have declined in 2012 as compared to the year 2008, but the number of deaths have increased.
Announcement to be made on May 1
State revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat on Thursday said that the decision on bifurcation of the Thane district would be taken on May 1, which is the state’s foundation day.
4 held for gangraping sex worker
A 23-year-old sex worker was allegedly gangraped at a chawl area on Sahar Road in Andheri (east) in the early hours of Thursday.
BMC for banner-free city
Rapped by the Bombay high court for being indifferent towards illegal banners, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is now planning to formulate a new policy, which calls for a blanket ban on