The gang members would visit the city for two days at a time and leave after targeting five to six businessmen. Its modus operandi would be to target unsuspecting motorists while their cars were parked on the roadside.

Residents of Kalptaru Aura said they had been complaining to the BMC ward office since last October, when they spotted cracks on the compound wall for the first time.

Eight penguins — Donald, Daisy, Popeye, Olive, Flipper, Bubble, Mr Molt and Dory — were brought from Seoul, South Korea, in 2016 to the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan, popularly known as the Byculla Zoo.

The 2017-18 fiscal had witnessed huge inflow into the mutual fund sector as the bull run on the stock market prompted investors to look at mutual fund as an investment avenue.

“He kept demanding that the media be called. He kept threatening that he would jump. We tried to convince him but each time he would threaten to jump," said Devendra Shivaji Patil — assistant divisional fire official.

Nazir Metar (17), the eldest son of Rafique Metar, a delivery man for ceramic tiles, was the first one to be found dead on Thursday night. Rafique recognised the black-and-white t-shirt and chappal Nazir had been wearing and identified his body.

Along with a naval diving team and lifeguards, one helicopter each from the Navy and the Coast Guard have been pressed into service to look for the youths. The fire brigade and the police are also assisting in the rescue operations.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis visited the disaster management control room and directed the authorities to keep strict vigil and “work in mission mode” to help people in emergencies.

According to a report, The boat ambulance, which offers medical aid to nine villages along the Narmada river between Gujarat and Maharashtra, was parked at Kevadiya village for diesel, instead of being stationed at its usual post in Manibeli.

Neemit Punamiya, general secretary of Plastic Bag Manufacturers’ Association of India, said it does injustice to plastic manufacturers as manufacturers of all other material have been given three months to set up recollection and recycling facilities.

Union Minister and Nagpur MP Nitin Gadkari wrote to the two civic chiefs to first assess which of the structures were causing hindrance to the public and not remove those which were on public land before going ahead with the drive.

Targetting Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Congress has been alleging that this land had been placed under CIDCO’s disposal but was “parceled out” dubiously to benefit a private builder with links to a BJP leader.

“The consent for the land with violations and concessions were cleared with Chavan’s signature. Now, this was the land which was later purchased by Bhatija,” Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis alleged.

The Central Industrial Security Force detained Nigerian national Emeka David Willi Echi after noticing a suspicious object in his luggage.

Each night, two constables are posted on the night shift on a stretch from Andheri to Vile Parle police stations. An RPF constable said they not only work in the yard but also keep a watch on the tracks in the event of signal failure and for thieves.

CDR scam main accused Saurabh Sahu, who has been previously arrested by the Delhi Police and the Mumbai Police for similar crimes, has been evading lock-ups, sources said.

The six doctors, all based in Jalgaon, found that two passengers were severely injured and three were in a stable condition.

Doctors said the boy, Kavya Raut, received a part of the liver of her mother, Nisha Raut (24), two weeks ago.

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The Konkan bench of Maharashtra State Information Commission said it was not satisfied with the response given by the jail authorities and directed that a penalty be paid in monthly installments.

The eight-hour shift was started in May 2016 on an experimental basis at Deonar police station. As it turned out to be a success, the move was replicated at remaining police stations.

An analysis of the cut-offs at some of the prominent junior colleges shows that the spike in cut-offs is more prominent in the Arts and Commerce streams, with many colleges witnessing a rise by 2-3 percentage points.

On Thursday, the three agencies that faced criticisms from various quarters following Tuesday’s incident in which the pathway of a bridge collapsed on the tracks near Andheri station injuring five, held a meeting.

On Thursday, the witness was brought from the Udaipur Central Jail, where he is currently lodged. He told the court that the CBI had then threatened to falsely implicate him and forcefully taken his signatures on the statement.