A 17-year-old boy was smoking when Ramji Rajbhar (27), who was standing nearby, objected. A scuffle broke out between the two and the minor allegedly stabbed Rajbhar.

Police said Shaikh, who is on the verge of retiring, contacted a friend, Sultana Ibrahim, with the intention of selling the flat to her.

The sensors would analyse the sound of the wheels after they cross the tracks and through this detect the level of deterioration.

Mumbaikars could soon be the first in the country to skip the repeated cash payments for a single trip through the proposed Integrated Ticketing System (ITS), which is expected to be rolled out partially later this year.

The strike had differing degrees of impact in different cities. In Pune and Mumbai, the taxis were back on the road after a day, though the truce between the drivers and the management seems temporary.

An officer at Pant Nagar police station said that on March 8, the teacher, Imran Khan, called the student to meet him in a classroom.

A tussle between the state government and unaided schools has left thousands of children who are eligible for free education in the lurch this year.

The court said on Friday that, as held by Supreme Court in a case, “the disclosure is required to enable the voter to form his opinion about the candidate’s antecedents.”

Placement data show that between 2012-13 and 2016-17, the number of offers made by the IT sector dropped by 34 per cent.

“We have received similar complaints, not just in Amboli, where students received images of question papers ahead of exams. Once the law takes its course, we will begin our action. Students can’t get away with such malpractices,” said an official.

The government also clarified that one month has been given to producers, retailers, traders and to consumers to get rid of their existing stock of the banned products.

A senior police official said, “The school did not follow proper procedure during the SSC exams. The principal’s husband would collect the question papers from the education board and deliver them to the school.”

“We had brought a no-confidence motion against the Speaker on March 5. We expected them to take up and allow a debate on the same. We are not contesting their majority. But we should have been given the right to air our grievances against the Speaker,” Leader of Opposition Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil said.

An officer from VP Road police station said, “After the application was submitted to the police. We conducted a preliminary interrogation and checked with local people, following which we were informed that they have been extorting money from local shopkeepers under the name of welfare for the Sangathana.” 

Eight accused, including two managers of 1Above Kevin Bawa and Lisbon Lopez, its owners Kripesh Sanghvi, Jigar Sanghvi and Abhijit Mankar, two owners of Mojo’s Bistro Yug Tuli and Yug Pathak and owner of the Kamala Mills compound Ramesh Govani, have filed for bail.

“No shells were found on the beach on Thursday. However, when our officers dug about a foot deep, they found shells confirming that there has been nesting of these turtles on the beach,” said N Vasudevan, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, state Mangrove Cell.

The ban will not be applicable to plastic bags or plastic used in packaging of medicines, compostable plastic bags or material used for plant nurseries, horticulture, agriculture and handling of solid waste.

“It was around Holi, so no one was home. Allegedly, the girl and the mother had an argument and the mother beat her up. The girl retaliated by coming to attack the mother,” senior inspector Dileep Kale said. The mother strangulated the daughter, she told the police.

On March 19, The Indian Express was the first to highlight the SRA’s proposal to include the nature park in the Dharavi redevelopment plan which involves resettlement of nearly 60,000 slum structures in planned habitats under five planning sectors.

The team has now been trying to convince the locals about its origins. They would, however, much rather believe the stories their ancestors told them about.

Sena, in an editorial in its mouthpiece in Saamana, said that PM talks about the “Skill India” and spends Rs 10-20 crore on advertisements for his “Mann ki baat” program.

The Opposition had mooted the motion in the Budget Session that commenced on February 26. The Budget Session will end on March 28.

Sanjay Bhalerao, an activist who filed an intervention application in the case pertaining to the Bhima Koregoan violence earlier this year, said the court’s directions are generic in nature.

Sena expressed anger against women and child development minister Pankaja Munde for not adequately addressing the concerns of the anganwadi workers.