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Missing Kalyan man's body found in Satara, 2 held

A 36-year-old man, who had gone missing from Kalyan in Thane district over 10 days back, was found dead near Wai in Satara, police said on Friday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/384zqAg

Mumbai: 3 drug peddlers held, mephedrone seized

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‘Plastic to fuel’ project off to a smooth start

The Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has successfully conducted its trial run of the ‘Plastic to Fuel’ project at Barave and now applied to the state green body, MPCB, for permission to produce alternate fuel from plastic waste, to implement the project on a mass scale. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rJ385w

Mumbai: ‘Don’t fall for fake food offers online’

The cyber police at the Bandra Kurla Complex has warned people not to fall victim to fraudulent food offer advertisements that are posted on Facebook and other social media platforms. The offer posted online claims, “Buy 1 Thali Get 2 Thali free in your first order” and comes with the fraudster’s contact number, “9883812775”. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3b04l2u

Thane: Man gets life for killing father

The deposition of a mother nailed her son, who had brutally murdered his septuagenarian father in 2017, this resulted in the accused son getting life imprisonment on Thursday which was sentenced by the court. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MqknbF

Government's new year 'gifts'

(This story originally appeared in MumbaiMirror on January 01, 2021) from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/350dcNF

Vasai: Woman drowns one of her daughters in tank

A 25-year-old woman allegedly drowned one of her newborn twin daughters in the water tank at her Vasai home on Wednesday. Taunts about not having a baby boy drove her to take the extreme step, she allegedly told Vasaigaon police. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2X3r5Gk

Mum’s Covid positivity rate less than 5% in Dec

After being the worst Covid-19 hotspot in India for most of 2020, Mumbai begins the new year on a good note: a positivity rate of less than 5% throughout December. As per data with the BMC public health department till December 29, the overall positivity rate in December has been 4.59%. Around 4.3 lakh Covid-19 tests were done between December 1 and 29, with 19,744 people testing positive. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3n63Q9c

Vaccination dry run in 4 Maha dists tomorrow

The districts of Pune, Nandurbar, Jalna and Nagpur will carry out vaccination dry runs on Saturday. The process involves a dummy shot to 25 participants at select sites. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pFfOs6

Mumbai: 2 teachers convicted for bid to end life

In a rare conviction, two teachers who tried to end their lives in 2019 by jumping off Mantralaya’s second floor, but were luckily saved by the safety nets, have been held guilty on the charge of “attempt to commit suicide.” The court, however, instead of handing sentences, fined the duo—Osmanabad’s Arun Niture (45) and Jalgaon native Hemantrao Patil (29)—Rs 5,000 each. They had pleaded guilty, forfeiting their right to a trial. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hwfNUw

Year of virus ends in Maha with 19.3L Covid cases

Almost 11 months after the first test was conducted in the city to detect the novel coronavirus, the Covid-hit year ended in the state with 19.3 lakh cases and 49,521 deaths. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3n22Hje

Mum sees 2020’s worst air quality on New Year Eve

The city woke up to polluted skies on the last day of the year. Mumbai recorded an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 313, the highest in 2020, according to the System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). The AQI marginally improved to 309 by Friday evening. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pFwoZa

On Hina Khan's 2021 wishlist, a life without fear

This story originally appeared in MumbaiMirror on December 31, 2020 from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/34ZHZdA

Woman drowns infant daughter in water tank, held

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BMC permits food delivery post 11pm on NYE

In a bid to encourage people to party at home on New Year's Eve, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has permitted delivery of food from restaurants post 11pm on Thursday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2X512yx

Fire breaks out at godown in Ulhasnagar

A godown was gutted in fire in Ulhasnagar in the district on Thursday, a civic official said. No one was injured in the fire that broke out around 12.30 pm, he said. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Jx4z5I

Rape accused on bail sexually assaults, kills kid

A three-year-old girl was sexually assaulted and killed by a rape accused who was out on bail in Maharashtra's Raigad district, police said on Thursday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/38SFlHJ

Thane: Man gets life term for killing father

A district court here on Thursday sentenced a 52-year-old man to life imprisonment for killing his elderly father in Bhiwandi taluka of Maharashtra's Thane district. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/38M8AMl

BMC allows home delivery of food post 11pm

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday morning allowed home delivery of food post 11pm tonight. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pCoZcR

BMC allows home delivery of food post 11pm

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Car floats 7km away as occupants party on beach

A car that got swept away at Kalamb beach in Vasai and was found floating at another spot in Vasai was pulled out after over 17 hours on Wednesday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hx8eNw

NYE: No food delivery after 11pm in Mumbai

Food takeaway or parcels and home delivery won't be allowed after 11pm in view of the night curfew in place in the state, said BMC additional municipal commissioner (health) Suresh Kakani. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pH2OCx

MNS leader's murder: Kin demand CBI probe

Kin of the MNS functionary Jamil Shaikh, who was shot dead in broad daylight over a month back, reiterated that the case should be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as the Thane crime branch have reportedly not made any significant headway in the probe. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pCiiYu

Two injured in fire at Andheri's Parsi Colony

Two persons were injured in a fire that broke out at Mehta building at Parsi Colony in Andheri East late on Wednesday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/380YlEu

Cobra rescued from toilet of Mumbai house

A two-foot-long spectacled cobra (in pic) was rescued from the toilet of a ground floor house in Vile Parle on Tuesday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hzDHyv

Dilip Chhabria made 463 Avanti sports cars: Cops

Police who are probing an interstate car financing and forgery scam involving Indian car designer, Dilip Chhabria, on Wednesday searched offices of DC Designs at MIDC in Andheri and found that it had manufactured 463 DC Avanti sports cars since 2016. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/37YYDvQ

Maha extends lockdown restrictions till Jan 31

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday extended the lockdown restrictions in the state till January 31. State home minister Anil Deshmukh said that hotels, pubs, bars and restaurants will remain open till 11pm, and not more than five people will be allowed to gather in public places for New Year Eve celebrations before 11pm. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/38MiHAB

NYE: Mumbai cops issue road restrictions

Parking has been prohibited on some city streets from 12.01am on December 31 to 8am on January 1 by the Mumbai Traffic Police. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3o3QyeL

Mumbai: 4 burgle jewellery store of Rs 8cr gold

A 25-year-old jewellery showroom in Boisar was robbed of around Rs 8 crore worth gold ornaments and Rs60,000 by four men, including the security guard, early on Wednesday. The theft was captured on the showroom's CCTV cameras. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2L5JkZ9

Will local train services resume in Jan new year?

(This story originally appeared in MumbaiMirror on December 31, 2020) from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/38PzwuE

Kanjur land ‘sold’ to Shapoorji for Rs 521cr

The Kanjurmarg property, which the state hoped to use for a metro car shed, is not only leased land in the possession of a private individual, there are development rights over it held by a prominent business group. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/38RWu46

Father-in-law nabbed for 'honour killing' in Mum

Six days after a young woman's body was found in a sack at Aksa beach, police arrested her father-in-law and two autorickshaw drivers, in what appears to be a case of honour killing. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2L3DgjU

Maha: Out on parole, man rapes, kills 2-yr-old

A criminal out on parole was arrested for the rape and murder of a two-year-old tribal girl in Pen on Wednesday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aSzJ2M

Maharashtra police chief to head CISF now

Director General of Police Subodh Jaiswal will now lead the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). An IPS officer of the 1985 batch, Jaiswal will hold the post till he retires on September 30, 2022. TOI had reported earlier this month that Jaiswal would be sent on Central deputation. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3o47X71

714 new Covid cases in Mumbai, 13 deaths

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Maha sees 3,537 new Covid cases, 70 more die

The Covid-19 tally in Maharashtra rose to 19,28,603 on Wednesday with the addition of 3,537 fresh cases, the state health department said. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WVPca7

Schools in Mumbai to remain shut till January 15

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced on Tuesday that schools in Mumbai will continue to remain shut till January 15, 2021, keeping in mind the COVID-19 situation in the city. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/37XdlU6

Thane: Rtd cop cheated of Rs 28L; 3 booked

A retired Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy SP) has been cheated to the tune of Rs 28 lakh allegedly by three persons, including a husband-wife duo, who promised him to get a canteen contract in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Wednesday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rzIaGd

Businessman held in Rs 185 cr GST scam probe

The Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Department (GST), which exposed a massive tax evasion racket in November this year, has made its second major arrest in the case, of a prominent businessman owning at least four companies, an official said in Mumbai on Wednesday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3n3mbno

Man gets 10 years RI for raping step-daughter

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Ex-bank manager held for Rs 1 cr-fraud

A former bank manager who had allegedly transferred more than Rs 1 crore into his father-in-law’s and brother’s accounts five years ago, was arrested by the Marine Drive police on Monday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rBsVMS

'Chhabria ran Rs 100 cr interstate scam’

With the arrest of car designer Dilip Chhabria on Monday, the police claim to have unearthed an interstate car financing and forgery scam worth nearly Rs 100 crore. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aW7KPE

Cabbies' menace: Citizens come together

A group of citizens from Mahim have come together with an unique plan to tackle the menace of Kaali Peeli taxi drivers refusing to ply short distances. They have decided to boycott taxis and instead push for BEST to introduce circular bus routes with the new AC Mini buses in Mahim area. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rHrXP5

Maharashtra extends lockdown till January 31

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday extended the lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the state till the midnight of January 31. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/37X9B4J

Maharashtra: Car found floating in sea at Vasai

A vacant car was found floating in the sea in Vasai in wee hours of Wednesday. The vehicle is likely to have drifted away from the Kalamb beach during a high tide.​ from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LafYJm

Maha extends lockdown restrictions till Jan 31

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Schools may reopen after Jan 15: BMC

Schools in the city will remain closed up to January 15, 2021 said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday. While consulaterun schools will be allowed to resume physical classes from January 18, a decision to allow other schools to reopen will be taken in due course. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pANdEw

How Dr Watsa used his wit to answer queries

(This story originally appeared in Mumbai Mirror on December 30, 2020) from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rDf5cJ

CM may stay revision of ’20 ready reckoner rates

Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray may put this year’s revision of ready reckoner (RR) rates on hold following allegations of selective reduction by as much as 70% to benefit certain builders in Mumbai, reports Chaitanya Marpakwar. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3n5oA1a

Kanjur for Metro, BKC for bullet train?

The Maha Vikas Aghadi government on Tuesday set up a fresh panel – the third so far – to look into the Metro 3 car shed deadlock. It will be headed by state chief secretary Sanjay Kumar and will look into the feasibility of both the Aarey and Kanjurmarg lands as car shed locations. Sources said the state government may strike a deal with the Centre and entrust the BKC land for the bullet train project in order to get the NDA government to hand over the Kanjurmarg land for the Metro car shed. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/34UaZ6s