Age Correspondent
Storm in Delhi, J&K over Army ‘payoffs’
In an apparent damage-control mode on Tuesday — a day after his explosive utterance that the Army transfers money to ministers in Jammu and Kashmir as part of “stabilising work” in the state — former Army Chief Gen. V.K. Singh (Retd) said the money was not meant to be a “bribe” but was rather meant to win the hearts and minds of people in the state through various welfare activities.
New policy to auction coal blocks more openly okayed
The government on Tuesday made a landmark policy decision to put in place the methodology for auctioning coal blocks, providing for upfront and production-linked payments and benchmarking of coal sale prices.
26-yr-old held for making threat calls
The crime branch officials caught a 26-year-old man, who had been threatening a Sion family with killing their daughter by using live CCTV footage of their residence available on the victim’s cellphon
Mid-portion of woman’s body found in bag
In yet another horrific case of crime against women, the police has found the mutilated middle-portion of a young woman’s body in a highly decomposed state, which was stuffed inside a cement bag and d
BMC ropes in British Council
Experts from the British Council will give lessons to BMC-run school teachers on how to teach in the English language. The civic body will pay the British Council `3.5 crore for this exercise.
Man held for killing mother
The Ghatkopar police arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly murdering his mother and grievously injuring his brother when the three were arguing over a domestic issue.
No place for rioters in state: CM
Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Monday said that there is no place in Maharashtra for people who create communal conflicts to garner votes.
HC angry over ‘helpless’ police authorities
The Bombay high court on Monday pulled up the crime branch and the Thane prison authorities for their “helplessness” in dealing with the “royal” treatment meted out to Suresh Bijlani, prime accused in
Farmers oppose devpt plan
Farmers in Nashik organised a protest at the official residence of city mayor Yatin Wagh on Monday morning, demanding cancellation of Nashik Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) development plan, alleging th
3 days on, no lookout notice against Usmani
Over three days have passed since alleged Indian Mujahideen operative Afzal Usmani escaped from the clutches of the police escort team, but the Mumbai police and Navi Mumbai police is yet to issue a l
