Known as Quality Evaluation for Sustainable Transformation centre, the state has taken the first initiative in the country to ensure every rupee awarded is not only accounted for but the development in lives of tribal people through the projects undertaken is also quantified.

Fadnavis said the confidence stemmed from the belief that Sena was a party functioning on the ideology of late Bal Thackeray, who always gave his consent for an alliance with the BJP whenever there was a realignment of “so- called pseudo-secular parties”.

Until February this year, conviction rate stood at 6.93 per cent, only a little better than 2017’s 5.95 per cent. In 2016, the year of the Maratha rallies, seeking dilution of the Atrocities Act, conviction rate was marginally higher at 7.07 per cent.

The mishap took place around 4.45 am on a S-shaped curve with descending slope, near the Khambatki tunnel in Satara, which has seen several accidents in the past.

Villagers led by activist Devanand Pawar have given a complaint at Ghatangi police station, calling for registration of murder offence against Prime Minister Modi.

The rules are such that the farm sector — 30 per cent of the discom’s consumer base is in agriculture — ends up being worst affected. The MERC has specified zones based on the discom’s losses and collection efficiency level.

Sukhdev Randheve (52) and his son Santosh (30) — residents of Mahol Gaav in Chembur — were arrested by the Mumbai Police Crime Branch. The two allegedly fired on the thigh of Sahebareddy Ramoshi (37), as they suspected that he was having an affair with Sukhdev’s girlfriend.

In the bustling Grant Road area, Khan has earned a name for himself. His mobile phone has a steady stream of pictures — from Hayabusa to Vespa to even a basic Kinetic model — where he has made hundreds of seats for two-wheelers

According to sources the CRS has given clearance to the 19.7-km corridor subject to around 15 conditions. Among them are the availability of sufficient trains, sufficient spares to maintain them, adequate staff and compliance to specifications by the Fire Department.

While police are taking the statements of the two victims, statements of other girls are also being recorded with the help of an interpreter. The two victims lodged their statements with the help of interpreter from Ali Yavar Jung school in Bandra.

According to police officials, the accused would allegedly threaten the duo of stopping their education if they did not meet his demands.

According to police, the child, Payal Prasad, went to play near her house on April 1 but never returned home. On April 4, police found her body 300 metres away from her house.

Indraini Mukerjea, accused in the Sheena Bora murder case and lodged in the Byculla jail, fell unconscious in prison on Friday. She was rushed to JJ Hospital, where she is undergoing treatment.

Mumbai police said Shafiqul Shaikh (25), who was arrested on Monday, wanted to circulate the fake currency — by concealing it in real notes — among the large crowds that head to the market to purchase mangoes

A division bench of Justice B R Gavai and Justice B H Dangre permitted the students to appear for the exams under “exceptional circumstances.” The students, two from first year and one from second year, had moved a petition through lawyer Mihir Joshi.

Imran Chauhan (30) and Tarun Rai (48), were arrested on the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The accused were produced before a court and remanded in police custody till April 12.

Last week the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) announced the first list of 400 aspirants who were allotted seats for PG admissions. However, aspirants and their parents said when they approached the private medical colleges, they were denied admission.

The Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ corridor will now begin operations only by June 2021 instead of the proposed December 2020. The delay also means a loss of Rs 4.25 crore per day, which means a total cost overrun of Rs 765 crore.

According to police, the deceased, Nilesh Gupta, a Class XII student from Jogeshwari, allegedly hanged himself using his mother’s dupatta. A case of accidental death has been registered at Amboli police station.

As many as 225 flights were cancelled on Monday and an equal number on Tuesday. According to the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), which manages the airport, the runway was shut for six hours from 11 am to 5 pm on both days for pre-monsoon maintenance.

On Tuesday the prosecutor and the investigating official told the court that they have been continuously trying to call the witness but to no avail. CBI officials had served summons to the witness on March 9, directing him to appear before the court on April 10.

Sohrabuddin was killed in a staged encounter on November 26, 2005 in Gujarat, subsequent to which, Kausarbi was also killed. Prajapati, a witness to the abduction, was killed on December 26, 2006, also in a staged encounter, the agency had alleged.

The move comes at a time when Development Plan 2034 has made a case for the denotification of all such special planning zones within Mumbai. As per the existing land use plan, 2012, about 4,323 hectare or 9.43 per cent of Mumbai’s total area has previously been notified as a special planning zone.

Since these tests require high-end equipment that are not only expensive but also need trained manpower, these facilities are mostly limited to multi-specialty hospitals.