“On consideration of the report with the submission and the material, as it appears that there is no sufficient evidence to prosecute further, the accused Irfan Ahmed Gulam Ahmed Qureshi is hereby discharged and released forthwith...,” Special Judge S M Bhosle said.

The BMC’s municipal chief auditor, after reviewing BEST’s contract with the company, has said in a report that as per the contract, the company has to pay Rs 500 per day for each faulty machine. The report added that the machines did not work on at least 662 days since the contract was awarded.

“We are planning to extend the Metro line to 300 km and connect Vasai-Virar. We will then become the longest Metro network in the country,” said Fadnavis during a conversation with Loksatta Editor Girish Kuber and Mumbai Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta.

“We hope and trust that members of the community do not resort to violence or take extreme steps such as suicide,” said a division Bench of Justice Ranjit More and Justice Anuja Prabhudessai.

A factor worrying the leaders is the violence that had taken place across the state during last month’s bandh called by the Morcha

The incident took place on June 10 when Chawla, the owner of Goregaon wine shop and his assistant Kamlesh Yadav (30) had shut the shop around 11.15 pm and were walking towards Chawla’s car that had been parked 100 m from the scene of crime

In May, bypolls to the Palghar and Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha constituencies were held and the seats were won by the BJP and the NCP, respectively.

Officials said that with the scheme set to incur a huge financial burden on the state, the government would now assess whether it can implement a hybrid insurance model or needs to opt for a trust model for the beneficiaries.

The 70-year-old NCP leader’s condition was stable, hospital sources said, adding that he has been admitted for a heart condition. The NCP leader has undergone angioplasty in the past and suffers from hypertension.

BEST Chairperson Ashish Chemburkar Monday said he has written to the Joint Commissioner of Traffic Police, Amitesh Kumar, to check on autorickshaw and taxi drivers who park their vehicles illegally near bus stops. “

“The animals that were alive were full of maggots and severely malnourished. They were not fed for days and did not have access to water. The dogs were aggressive and we haven’t been able to seize them,” he added.

Police said the accused had cheated courts in Kalyan, Ulhasnagar and Thane by using 45 original government authorised seals as well as duplicate ration cards and gram panchayat tax slips to seek bail.

Accused didn’t give teenager anything to eat for 2 days claim Cops. The accused have been identified as aunt Shanina Khan (27), Gufran Shaikh (26), Sohail Siddiqui alias Willaim (33), Jahangir Shaikh (28) and Sultan Khan (26).

Through advocates Tahira Shaikh and Yakub Shaikh, Qureshi filed for bail under the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPc), which mandate an investigation agency to file the chargesheet against an accused within 90 days.

According to the police, the duo have been identified as Pratik (22) and Bhushan (18). “They were all friends. On Sunday, they asked the girl to accompany them for a Friendship Day treat. They took her to an empty house and raped her there multiple times,” an officer said.

The police said the mastermind, Umesh Bhosale, duped the woman of Rs 25 lakh and because he was scared of the consequences, he hired a contract killer and instructed him to kill her.

Usually, commuters report cleanliness issues to the station master, who logs the same in the complaint book of the station. Officials said the helpline allows immediate action to be taken on the complaints.

Tukaram Patil, a Shiv Sena corporator from ward 127, Ghatkopar (west), received disqualification orders from the minister of state on July 10, directing the corporation to conduct an inquiry in 30 days.

On shore, the jellyfish get stuck in the sand and return with the tide. However, most die on the shore. They have a transparent gas filled bladder that helps them float along with tentacles.

The BMC had undertaken a structural audit of all public toilets in January. However, following the deaths of two persons in a public toilet collapse at Bhandup in April, the civic body had undertaken a re-audit of all toilets under it in the 24 wards of Mumbai.

Advocate Gautam Tiwari, representing Rubabuddin, said on July 24, both Rubabuddin and his younger brother, Nayabuddin, met with an accident and were currently bed-ridden

The same election result, however, comes as a major setback for former minister and Shiv Sena leader Suresh Jain, whose local outfit, the Khandesh Vikas Agadhi, was routed.

Senior inspector of Dombivali police station V Pawar said, “ The two frequently travelled to Malaysia in connection with their business. This time around, they went there on August 1. On August 2, their cell phones could not be reached.”

“Even as the duo continued to stay in touch, the complainant was contacted in May by Pothiawala, who warned him to stay away from the woman and threatened to tell his wife about the alleged extramarital relationship,” said a Crime Branch official.