Mumbai Notes

The Bombay Hawkers Association has proposed an underground supermarket at Bhatia Baug, opposite CST railway station, on the lines of the super market constructed by New Delhi Municipal Corporation. The suggestions have been made considering the BMC8217;s difficulties in accommodating hawkers.

111-yr-term for chain snatcher

Additional metropolitanmagistrate Holambe Patil has given a historic judgement of 111-years life imprisonment and fine of Rs 37,000 to a mangalsutra snatcher. The accused, taxi driver Mohamad Yakub Ajim Shah was held in November last year by the Malabar Hill police..

YC leader threatened

Our unidentified persons allegedly threatened a Youth Congress leader and sub-editor in a local newspaper at Mulund today. Rajesh Borkar, general secretary, Mumbai District Youth Congress north-east, claimed that on Wednesday he was threatened with dire consequences if he did not pay an extortion fee of Rs 50,000 within a week. TEC likely to hike tariffn THE Tata Electric Company TEC has served a notice to the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking for raising power tariff from December following the Maharashtra State Electricity Board8217;s decision to raise tariff from 5 to 12 per cent.