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Mumbai: Fire at Kurla market, many shops gutted
The fire broke out at 4.18 pm in the congested stretch that houses scrap yard and godowns of vehicle spare parts on CST Kurla road.
Thu, Apr 08, 2021
Central Railway announces 3 special trains as demand from migrant workers increases
Mumbai, over the past three days, has seen a flow of migrant workers planning to leave the city due to the partial lockdown announced in Maharashtra, which has rendered many without a steady source of income.
Thu, Apr 08, 2021
Maharashtra lockdown: Trains ‘fully booked’ for next few days, migrant workers in Mumbai wait for ride home
At CSMT on Tuesday night, a group of caterers from Bihar looked disappointed and tensed as the ticket counter was shut. They will have to spend the night at the station till the counter opens the next day.
Wed, Apr 07, 2021
Active Covid cases in Mumbai Police more than double in fortnight
A policeman posted with the local arms division of Mumbai Police succumbed to the virus at a hospital on April 1, taking the total Covid-19-related deaths in Mumbai Police to 100.
Wed, Apr 07, 2021Active Covid cases in Mumbai Police more than double in fortnight
A policeman posted with the local arms division of Mumbai Police succumbed to the virus at a hospital on April 1, taking the total Covid-19-related deaths in Mumbai Police to 100.
Tue, Apr 06, 2021
Maharashtra Lockdown: Night curbs kick in, many parts of Mumbai wear deserted look
As the clock chimed at 8 pm, there was a sizeable number of people on the streets, but the numbers ebbed substantially by 9.30 pm as nakabandi and police presence was beefed up across various parts of the city.
Tue, Apr 06, 2021
Mumbai: Confusion and uncertainty grips unorganised sector as night curbs are enforced
A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Girish S Kulkarni had concluded hearing and reserved its ruling last month.
Mon, Apr 05, 2021
Mumbai: With new curbs, migrants consider going home, fear stopping of trains
Many workers said they are mulling returning home. Anticipating a lockdown, some began leaving the city over the past two days.
Mon, Apr 05, 2021
New curbs will affect us again, catastrophe 2.0 for hospitality industry after appalling 2020: Pradeep Shetty
"It is an industry worth approximately Rs 103 crore. It employs 2 lakh people in the city, largely from the unorganised sector" says Pradeep Shetty, joint secretary of the Federation of Hotels and Restaurants Association of India.
Mon, Apr 05, 2021
New rules are catastrophe 2.0 for our industry: Pradeep Shetty
After new restrictions were imposed on Sunday to control the second wave of Covid-19, Pradeep Shetty, joint secretary of the Federation of Hotels and Restaurants Association of India, tells The Indian Express about the challenges faced by the industry.
Sun, Apr 04, 2021
Motor vehicle thefts in Mumbai rose during lockdown, detection rate dropped to 39’
In the year 2019, a total of 2,619 vehicles were stolen and 1,157 i.e. 43 per cent of the vehicles were recovered
Fri, Apr 02, 2021
Man dead, 5 cops hurt in mob violence outside police station in Dhule
The mob took away two accused, arrested in a sexual harassment case of a minor girl, from the police custody.
Thu, Apr 01, 2021
Dhule: Mob escapes with two accused from police station, five cops hurt in stone pelting
A clash with another group of people over the incident at the police station led to the death of a 50-year-old man outside the civil hospital in Dondaicha
Thu, Apr 01, 2021
New Year Eve murder chargesheet: Bloodstains of victim found on both accused after murder, say Mumbai police
While there are no eyewitnesses to the murder, the police have claimed in their nearly 500-page chargesheet that there is circumstancial evidence, including statements of others present at the party.
Wed, Mar 31, 2021
Gelatin sticks: Where they are used, how the explosives are procured
Gelatin sticks are cheap explosive materials used by industries for the purpose of mining and construction related work, like building structures, roads, rails and tunnels etc. They cannot be used without a detonator.
Tue, Mar 30, 2021
I had zero-tolerance policy for officers with crime syndicate links: Ex-Maharashtra Police Commissioner
Former Mumbai Police Commissioner and Maharashtra DGP Anami Narayan Roy speaks to The Indian Express about his experience of handling “encounter specialists” and the relationship of the police and political order in the state.
Wed, Mar 31, 2021
Mumbai: ‘Motor vehicle thefts rose during lockdown, detection rate dropped to 39%’
The response to a Right to Information (RTI) query made by The Indian Express shows that a total of 2,801 motor vehicle thefts took place in 2020, wherein 1,085 cases account for 39 per cent of the total cases detected.
Mon, Mar 29, 2021
DHFL, its two directors booked for ‘duping investor of Rs 1 crore’
According to the FIR lodged at a Mumbai police station, the complainant had invested Rs 1 crore as fixed deposit with the DHFL, but when he tried to withdraw the money, he ‘found it had been diverted’.
Thu, Mar 25, 2021
Ex-Maharashtra officer flagged transfers racket, named top politicians
The letter's contents prompted BJP's Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis to meet the Union Home Secretary in Delhi and hand over a sealed envelope “containing 6.3GB of records related to police transfers and posting deals”.
Wed, Mar 24, 2021
A year after pandemic struck, 349 cops in Maharashtra police force died of Covid-19
From March 22 last year to March 22 this year, 3,11,529 FIRs were registered under relevant sections of IPC, Disaster Management Act, Maharashtra Covid-19 Regulations, 2020, and Epidemic Diseases Act.
Tue, Mar 23, 2021
Sharad Pawar sidesteps letter fallout: ‘Let CM decide, suggest probe by Julio Ribeiro’
Sharad Pawar also acknowledged that there were “serious lapses by certain sections of the Mumbai Police” that has led to the force’s reputation being “lowered in the eyes of the public”.
Mon, Mar 22, 2021
Political patronage of corrupt police officers is playing havoc with the system: Retired Mumbai IPS officer
Retired IPS officer Meeran Chadha Borwankar speaks about the present crisis of credibility faced by the Mumbai Police over its former CP levelling corruption charges on the Home Minister and its handling of the Antilia bomb scare and Mansukh Hiran murder case, her experience in dealing with so-called encounter experts and the need for police reforms.
Mon, Mar 22, 2021
‘Very murky, tricky’: Julio Ribeiro says won’t head probe into Deshmukh allegations
When asked if he would recommend anyone to lead the probe, Ribeiro said, “No, I won’t be able to do that. I have no intention of recommending and putting good people in this situation."
Sun, Mar 21, 2021
Explained: What is the diatom test done in the Mansukh Hiran death case?
A body recovered from a water body does not necessarily imply that the death was due to drowning. If the person is alive when he enters the water, the diatoms will enter the lungs when the person inhales water while drowning.
Wed, Mar 24, 2021
Sachin Waze had faced chargesheet in 2018 for destroying proof in extortion case
Sachin Waze was not part of Mumbai Police then, as he had been suspended in 2004 in connection to the custodial death of Khwaja Yunus. He was reinstated on June 5, 2020.
Fri, Mar 19, 2021