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Bombay HC rejects anticipatory bail plea of 2 builders booked for cheatingSubscriber Only

September 16, 2021 08:00 IST

The interim protection given to the two accused by the HC will continue till four weeks so they can approach the apex court.

As per Mumbai Police, except for cyber crimes and motor vehicles (MV) theft, there was a drop in all major crimes like murder, robbery, theft, burglary, rape and molestation when compared to 2019. (Representational)

Mumbai: Crime cases lodged in 2020 marginally less than last yearSubscriber Only

September 16, 2021 07:40 IST

As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), only Delhi (2.62 lakh), Chennai (1.68 lakh), Ahmedabad (82,609) and Surat (59,604) registered more cases than Mumbai among the 19 metropolitan cities in the country.

Trees will be impacted in Bandra East for bullet train project. Some will be felled and transplanted to extend Metro 7 corridor from Andheri East to airport. (File)

Environmentalists oppose BMC plan to fell, transplant trees in Bandra East, Andheri EastSubscriber Only

September 16, 2021 08:03 IST

Public hearings for felling and transplantation of these trees were held on Wednesday.

The gang members, who hail from a nomadic tribe in Madhya Pradesh, specialise in highway robbery, the police said.

Mumbai: 2 held for looting cellphone consignment worth Rs 69 LSubscriber Only

September 16, 2021 08:03 IST

DCP Datta Nalawade said that based on the information of senior inspector Manish Sridhankar, a team led by inspector Sridhar Jadhav apprehended two persons with a tempo from Garodiya Nagar in Ghatkopar on Tuesday.

People arriving from other states wait to get tested for Covid 19 outside Thane station.
(Express photo by Deepak Joshi)

514 new Covid cases in Mumbai, highest since mid-JulySubscriber Only

September 16, 2021 01:42 IST

This is the second time this month when the number of new cases has crossed the 500-mark. On September 8, the city had recorded 514 new cases of Covid-19.

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Men held for terror plot were told to plan attack ‘like 1993 Mumbai blasts’Subscriber Only

September 16, 2021 07:58 IST

Police said the accused, Jaan Mohammed Shaikh alias Sameer Kaliya, is a close associate of Dawood’s brother Anees Ibrahim.

Jaan Mohammed was earlier arrested in 2001

Accused from Mumbai ‘took orders from Dawood’s brother’, has criminal recordSubscriber Only

September 16, 2021 08:04 IST

The Special Cell apprehended him from a train to Delhi, which he had boarded from Mumbai Central railway station in Mumbai.

The civic body has said that the expansion of multiple payment gateway will help people pay their property tax. (File)

Mumbai: Now, pay property tax with mobile wallets, cards & UPISubscriber Only

September 16, 2021 01:06 IST

Officials said tax bills for the financial year 2021-22 have been generated and made available at BMC's property tax portal.

Born and educated in Switzerland, father Hermann Bacher was for a rural and agrarian community in the Alps. (Source: Watershed Organisation Trust)

Hermann Bacher, Jesuit who founded people-led watershed development, diesSubscriber Only

September 16, 2021 00:48 IST

For a country that had just gained independence, asset creation was on top of the government’s agenda, which meant wells being dug to access groundwater. In the 1960s, Hermann Bacher formed an organisation called Social Center, which helped farmers access technology and better seeds.

Gujarat also recorded 50 cases of rioting against police personnel or government servants with 59 victims ranking third in the country with Bihar (77 cases) and Maharashtra (62 cases) as the top two states.
(File)

In 2020, Gujarat tops in cases filed for disobedience, shows NCRB dataSubscriber Only

September 16, 2021 00:46 IST

According to NCRB Report ‘Crime in India 2020’, Gujarat recorded 2,27,909 cases under IPC 188, compared to the total 5,75,561 cases filed across 28 states in the country.

The city civic centres offer 18 different types of services (Representational)

AMC seals 13 restaurants, hotels for fire rule violationsSubscriber Only

September 16, 2021 00:35 IST

The action comes after notices were served to 42 private hospitals and nursing homes for violation of building control regulations issued on September 6.

The cabinet took the decision about making amendments in the law for OBC reservation in rural local bodies such as Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti and Gram Panchayat. (File)

Maharashtra govt to issue ordinance for OBC quota in local body pollsSubscriber Only

September 16, 2021 00:30 IST

The cabinet took the decision about making amendments in the law for OBC reservation in rural local bodies such as Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti and Gram Panchayat.

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North Delhi Municipal Corporation passes proposal to set up multi-level parking facilities in four congested areasSubscriber Only

September 16, 2021 08:02 IST

Moreover, the private concessionaire can use portions of the facilities developed commercially, based on floor area ratio, and will have around one to two floors, depending on the size of the plot.

Pulses and oilseeds have been on the government’s inflation control radar since May as both the commodities had exhibited bullish trends. (File)

Ahead of state elections, govt takes steps to control food inflationSubscriber Only

September 16, 2021 00:15 IST

After imposition of stock limits in pulses, the central government has now increased the import window for pulses and soymeal, allowing imports to arrive not later than January 31, 2022.

NCRB data: Sexual offence against women and girls reported every two hours in Maharashtra in 2020Subscriber Only

September 16, 2021 00:18 IST

The number of rape cases of minor girls are more than that of women.

The Konkan area faced two cyclones – Nisarga and Tauktae -- in the last two years. Residents of Valdhuni in Kalyan wade through a flooded street. (Express Photo: Deepak Joshi)

Maharashtra cabinet approves Rs 3,200-cr package for Konkan flood mitigationSubscriber Only

September 16, 2021 00:04 IST

The Konkan area faced two cyclones – Nisarga and Tauktae -- in the last two years. This year, the area faced massive damage due to floods in Western Ghats.

Investigation has revealed that the pistols sold by the duo earlier were used for committing serious crimes like attacking a sand supplier in Mohammedwadi and the attempted murder of a businessman in Velha.

Pune: Police arrest two firearm dealers, recover three pistols from themSubscriber Only

September 16, 2021 08:43 IST

Acting on a tip-off, a police team laid a trap and nabbed the two accused from Kalepadal area in Hadapsar on September 13.

NCB Mumbai on Tuesday raided the house of Sahil Aji at Kausa, Mumbra, and recovered 1.75 kg Mephedrone and 3.9 kg Ephedrine and intercepted him along with one Ibrahim Ismail Jehangir.

NCB files 2 cases, seizes 2 kg Mephedrone, 3.9 kg EphedrineSubscriber Only

September 15, 2021 23:48 IST

In the first case, NCB Mumbai on Tuesday raided the house of Sahil Aji at Kausa, Mumbra, and recovered 1.75 kg Mephedrone and 3.9 kg Ephedrine and intercepted him along with one Ibrahim Ismail Jehangir.

Police had booked the "unidentified robbers" under section 394 of the IPC and launched a probe in the case.

Man attacks girlfriend with chopper, then files false robbery complaint; arrestedSubscriber Only

September 16, 2021 08:48 IST

The woman has now lodged a first information report (FIR) against Shaikh at the Kondhwa police station, and he has been arrested.

689 rioting cases registered in Delhi last yearSubscriber Only

September 16, 2021 08:05 IST

According to the NCRB data, this includes communal riots, rioting involving students, riots at morcha/andolan and rioting over family disputes.

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‘Truth will eventually come out’: Court rejects prosecution plea to adjourn riot case against Tahir HussainSubscriber Only

September 16, 2021 08:09 IST

Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav dismissed the prosecution’s application citing the intention to file a supplementary chargesheet and observed that the defence counsel had stated that “their clients were in jail for over a year and suffering”.

Investigation has further revealed that after being released by the suspects in Pune on late on September 1, the girl boarded a bus to Mumbai to meet her friend.

17th arrest in minor gangrape case: Pune cops nab clean-up marshal ‘who raped the girl in Mumbai’Subscriber Only

September 15, 2021 22:53 IST

Police probe has revealed that 13 persons, including several auto-rickshaw drivers and two Railway employees, had sexually abused or raped the girl during the period she was held captive by them on August 31 and September 1.

Further probe revealed that 18 persons were allegedly cheated of Rs 5.09 crore by the accused.

Two more linked to Marathe Jewellers arrested in cheating caseSubscriber Only

September 16, 2021 08:42 IST

Police have identified the arrested accused as Kaustubh Marathe (54) and his wife Manjiri (48).

Pandemic was stressful but online classes helped save time, says Karnataka’s female JEE Main topperSubscriber Only

September 15, 2021 22:21 IST

Riya Mahesh, a student of National Public School in Yeshwantpur, got 99.99 percentile in the JEE Main, including a perfect score in Chemistry.

Crime Capital: Delhi remains most unsafe for womenSubscriber Only

September 16, 2021 10:22 IST

According to the data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the number of cases registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in Delhi plummeted by 18 per cent between 2019 and 2020.

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