On the basis of the statement of Rahul’s father, the Goregaon police has registered a case of negligence against the contractor and the site supervisor, who have been accused of not providing adequate safety gear to those working at the site.

The deceased have been identified as Varsha Patil (27) and a 14-year-old girl.

The protesters blocked the Sion-Panvel highway for an hour before the police managed to take control of the situation and detained some protesters.

Amid disruption and chaos in the Legislative Assembly over the Maratha reservation issue, the government on Tuesday secured the passage of a Bill that allows it to levy the additional stamp duty in the form of surcharge on sale, gift, and mortgage of immovable properties in Mumbai.

According to police officers, the sexual assault of the minors had taken place over six months. However, it came to light on Saturday night, when one of the victims informed his elder brother about his ordeal.

The police said the accused Mustaq Shaikh, has confessed to the crime but he claimed that he was shocked to know that the number belonged to a woman.

An officer from Chembur police said, “We suspect the communication was from within the country itself. We have sought some technical details and should be able to identify the accused soon.”

Schoolchildren would be covered in the first three weeks of the drive and those going to anganwadis would be vaccinated in the next three weeks

The survey, undertaken by Jan Arogya Abhiyan (JAA) in November in Pune, Satara, Beed, Solapur, Nagpur and Osmanabad, had focused on 98 medicines and 34 consumables commonly required in government hospitals.

he pleas state that the petitioners are aggrieved by the “high-handed action” of the state government, putting a complete ban on the business of hookah parlours across the state.

“We will appoint a consultant who can give us traffic data and the total estimated toll collection, from which we will be able to predict whether such a project will be financially viable to build and operate,” a senior official in the

The first list of witnesses includes the doctors, in Malegaon, Nashik and Mumbai, who had treated the injured people and also conducted post-mortems on those who died.

On Monday, the Leader of the Opposition, Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, said: “Why is the government reluctant to table the Maratha report?  It is our legitimate right to seek discussion on the report  when the session is  in progress.”

The Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, Dhananjay Munde, of the NCP, demanded, through an adjournment motion, that the government announce a compensation of Rs 50,000 per hectare for crop losses and Rs 1 lakh per hectare for losses suffered by orchard owners.

In an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamana, the Sena said its Ayodhya visit had led to one thing — those who were sleeping have now opened their eyes. Everyone has  understood that ‘jumlebaazi’ will not work for Ram temple,  it said.

Currently, the BMC follows the e-tendering process to award contracts for ward level works like drainage repair, road repair, toilet repair, sewerage line and beautification among others.

The human rights commission questioned whether the hospital management can take such a ‘harsh decision’ for bringing her brother and mother to stay in the hostel room

At the memorial, which was inaugurated on January 30, 2009, many offered prayers and lit candles.

Ribeiro, chairman of PCGT, addressed the gathering by remembering the victims and recognising the valiant efforts of all the servicemen and security forces involved in combating terrorists during the attack.

This year, while patriotic songs formed a significant part of the performances, the focus was on “Oneness”. Showcasing unity in diversity were a number of performances including Upadhya’s piece, set to an instrumental version of Vande Mataram.

Some of the accounts of families coping with grief, captured over the last three years by The Indian Express in its Stories of Strength project, were played via audio visual clips. Many others found solace in meeting families with shared or similar struggles.

While discharging the application, Justice Mridula Bhatkar said: “...I am of the view that there is no material against the petitioner to frame charge for the offences for which she is prosecuted. It is the case of discharge, hence the application for discharge is allowed.”

The state government, by means of an ordinance, has practically denuded the APMCs of their control over trade in agricultural commodities and limited their sphere of influence.

Ranjit Gadgil, who heads Parisar, tells The Indian Express about difficulties the police are likely to face in imposing the helmet law.