‘New authority for Naxal areas’
Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Monday announced that the state will set up a development authority on the lines of Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) for Naxal-affected dist
State to blame for delay in elevated corridor: Jain
The Railways has once again blamed the state government for the delay in the execution of the much-awaited Churchgate-Virar elevated corridor.
Raut denies resigning as minister
Water conservation minister Nitin Raut denied, on Monday, any differences between chief minister Prithviraj Chavan and himself, stating that reports about his resignation were rumours.
50 prisoners in jail get nod to observe roza
A special court hearing cases under MCOCA on Monday granted permission to prisoners to observe Ramzan in jail.
IIT-B to get freshers used to its ‘wild’ ways
The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) technological extravaganza Techfest may be five months away, but the organisers as part of their social and campus responsibility have decided to org
Job seeker duped of `10L
The DB Marg police is on the lookout for a gang of cyber fraudsters who duped a Grant Road resident of over `10 lakh on the pretext of giving him a job in a renowned London-based hotel.
Drunk man rams car into truck
A 33-year-old man, under the influence of alcohol, rammed his Maruti Swift into a parked truck on Carter Road in Khar (west) in the early hours of Sunday, injuring three of his friends.
Man gets 7 yrs for passing secrets
The sessions court on Monday convicted 28-year-old Javed Mozawala to seven years imprisonment under the Official Secrets Act.
City’s lakes have crossed 50% mark
The monsoon season is not even halfway through, but the water stock in the seven lakes supplying water to the city has already crossed the 50 per cent mark due to non-stop rainfall in the catchment ar
Failed affair angle being probed in cop son’s suicide
The Tilak Nagar police is exploring a possible broken love affair angle in the suicide case of Tejas (21), son of crime branch senior PI Arvind Sawant.