MSWC Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar believes that, along with reforms, people’s mindset plays a crucial role in women empowerment. In an interview to The Indian Express, she discusses the problems and challenges of rural and urban women.

According to the statements annexed to the chargesheet, on May 17 this year, when the minor’s mother woke up to have water at around 3 am, she saw an unknown man in the house.

Arrest comes after Crime Branch had on Sept 7 arrested two persons in the case; search on for three more accused

When Kalaskar was taken to all three sites by CBI officials, he said he had dumped the pistol in the night and did not confirm the exact spot where he had thrown away the weapons, said CBI’s lawyer Vijaykumar Dhakane.

In an interview to the Indian Express, he explains why B R Ambedkar followers can’t subscribe to Naxalism.

The present SICOM, MD K H Govinda Raj has been posted as Commissioner, Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship, Navi Mumbai.

This festival season, illegal Ganpati pandals are a sore spot for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the state government.

Two directors of Quirky Technology in Sakinaka were recently arrested, on charges of duping nearly 1,200 people of at least Rs 32 crore.

All the municipal corporations, councils and Nagar Panchayats have been entrusted with the task of implementing the programme in a time-bound manner, he said.

While the arrests were made on Friday, the body was discovered in the first week of May, said police. The deceased has been identified as Shegar Krishnan Pillai.

The accused allegedly hit the deceased with a heavy iron rod multiple times. “While Dattatreya collapsed, Santosh fled the house. Neighbours called the police and we arrested him in the evening,” the officer said.

The dog owners mingled with game sessions where their pet was rewarded with a doggie buffet and home made food. Lemon and spoon sessions were held with the owners leading the dogs.

On June 23, Singh was with his father Rajendra on Fashion Street in South Mumbai when a branch of a peepul tree collapsed on their sandwich stall.

According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), while Santacruz recorded 0.5 mm rainfall until Saturday evening, Colaba recorded 1.8 mm of rains.

The committee has to submit a report within 15 days after studying the histopathology report of the two kidneys and one liver of the donor as well as samples preserved by forensic experts in the case of one kidney recipient who died.

“It is true that during my investigation, no scientific evidence was found,” Soni said when asked if any clothes, parts of bone, skin or particles of blood, were found at the spot.

The study, which looked at large Indian states experiencing rural distress, drew its conclusions based on three parameters.

Court allows duo to attend proceedings on Sept 18. In their application filed before the court through advocates Gunjan Mangla and Amit Ghag, the two said they have to file a divorce petition through mutual consent.

Palghar SP Gaurav Singh said the incident took place around 1 pm when a Ganpati procession was passing by Dhaniv Baug Talav area.

The 1985-batch IPS officer, who was attached to the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) for a decade, also has two stick walkers

Restoration work started and a relief train was ordered immediately from Kalyan and Igatpuri. “The cause of the derailment is being investigated,” said a CR official.

After First Class Monthly Season Ticket (MST) holders complained of discomfort, the railways decided to re-introduce the coaches.

According to the Brihanmumbai Samanvay Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Samiti, many household Ganpatis were eco-friendly idols.

Hundreds of vehicles use the subway on a daily basis. Until last year, vehicles and pedestrians would use an alternative since the pandal would block the subway for 10 days during Ganesh festival.