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(This story originally appeared in Mumbai Mirror on January 30, 2021) from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/39AxUql

One of the accused in the alleged TRP manipulation scam, Umesh Mishra, has approached the Bombay HC, saying ED forced him to change his original statement to the Mumbai police as an approver. The scam is being probed by the city police, while ED has registered a separate money laundering case in the matter. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YvcHYe

Vaccination centres in the city saw a weekend rush of sorts as the turnout on Friday improved dramatically despite Co-WIN’s patchy performance through the day. From the 58% turnout on Thursday, a dozen centres managed to push the coverage to 72% on Friday. Even JJ Hospital in Byculla that has been consistently seeing a poor response with Covaxin saw the numbers surge. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/36p7jKx

Traders’ federations and restaurant owners’ associations on Friday welcomed the state’s decision to extend their closing timings to 11pm and 1am, respectively. Currently, they shut shop two hours early. The simultaneous relaxation of train travel rules will boost business too, they said. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3t6RcLr

After Bombay high court refused to give relief to actor Sonu Sood, police have told BMC to record its statement to register an FIR against him. Police said they had begun preliminary investigations and would register an FIR. Sood had moved Supreme Court challenging the HC order. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/36pN6V5

Back-to-back controversial decisions relating to child sexual offences forced the Supreme Court collegium to take the unprecedented step of withdrawing its recommendation to the Centre to make the author of the judgments, Justice Pushpa Virendra Ganediwala, an additional judge in Bombay high court, a permanent judge of the HC. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2M7vmad

Maharashtra's Covid-19 tally on Friday rose to 20,21,184 as it recorded 2,771 new infections, said a state health official. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/39vLTxr

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Rejecting the bail plea of the 36-year-old owner of a dilapidated building, a portion of which collapsed and fell on a house at Nagpada in August killing two, a sessions court recently said that there is every possibility of him tampering with the prosecution evidence and pressurizing witnesses if released. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qVeIt4

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The police have filed an FIR against two persons for allegedly abusing and manhandling a traffic constable in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Friday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3t7wf31

Mumbai on Friday morning recorded a further dip in minimum temperature. The IMD's Santacruz observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 14.8 degree Celsius, the lowest this season. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3orSWeU

Maharashtra government has allowed local train services for the general public from February 1. Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray announced the decision on Friday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3cn7QAK

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The state revenue department on Thursday revoked its orders staying the conversion of occupancy class-II lands to freehold. Occupancy class–II lands are commonly known as collector’s land as they require prior permission from the collector for transfer. Freehold means the ownership lies with the occupants who can use the land in any manner in accordance with local regulations. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YoNzlX

Cyber police busted a four-member gang of African nationals which duped a 30-year-old Chembur resident of Rs 17 lakh in an employment fraud. The accused were arrested from Pune. Investigators seized a laptop which contained data of 27,000 people from 48 countries and passport details of around 2,500 people. Police suspect the racket is widespread and efforts are on to establish the number of people duped so far. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ym27D0

NCP president Sharad Pawar has urged the sugar industry to devote greater attention to its byproducts such as ethanol and molasses to generate sustainable energy. “It’s time we shifted from sugar to its byproducts. From sugar cane juice we can make ethanol and molasses, which can be used as CNG,” Pawar said on Wednesday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3t7fcOM

The demand for a CBI probe into the TRP scam is “obviously made for ulterior motives,” said a reply filed by the state government and Mumbai police in the Bombay high court, which is hearing a petition by Hansa Research Group. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3iZ22yI

National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday opposed Elgar Parishad accused P Varavara Rao’s bail on medical grounds given the seriousness of allegations against him, but said the high court may impose conditions on the state to ensure adequate medical care and facilities to him in Taloja prison. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KZ4B7f

Mumbai woke up to a chilly morning on Friday with the Santacruz weather station in the city recording the season's lowest minimum temperature of 14.8 degrees Celsius, an IMD official said. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ouFC9m

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(This story originally appeared in MumbaiMirror on January 29, 2021) from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2M7nw0i

From Friday, private car owners can use their driving licence to operate a goods transport vehicle too. This new rule has come into effect across Maharashtra following a circular issued by state transport commissioner Avinash Dhakne to the 50 regional transport offices on Thursday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3copIem

Maha Vikas Aghadi government partners criticised Karnataka deputy chief minister Laxman Savadi for stating that Mumbai should be made a part of his state. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3iVNRu5

For the second day in a row, the state-run JJ Hospital at Byculla received private consultants walking in to take shots of Covaxin though they were listed for Serum Institute's Covishield. By end of day, six doctors, originally allotted Covishield, took Covaxin. In all, 14 such doctors have taken the Bharat Biotech vaccine from JJ now. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MuIwhc

Justice Pushpa Ganediwala at Nagpur bench of Bombay high court has reversed the conviction of a 50-year-old man for allegedly molesting a 5-year-old girl, ruling that unzipping his pants and holding hands of a minor doesn’t come under the definition of ‘sexual assault’. Earlier, on January 19, Ganediwala held that groping a 12-year-old minor’s breasts without removing her clothes wasn’t a ‘sexual assault’ as there was no skin-to-skin contact between them from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3r2Zsum

Maharashtra ranks first in the second edition of the India Justice Report (IJR) 2020, that judges states on delivery of justice to people. Released on Thursday, the report said Maharashtra retained its number one position among 18 large and mid -sized states—each with a population of over one crore —followed by Tamil Nadu, which improved its ranking from third position in 2019, and Telangana, reports Swati Deshpande. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3oBlpPz

At a time when the BMC faces a fund crunch, netas are on a spending spree using civic funds to distribute freebies ranging from jute bags to photocopy machines and idli batter grinders. BMC has cut its budget by Rs 2,500 crore, but corporators bagged Rs 892 crore as part of discretionary development funds. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3oumng8

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The Western Railway (WR) has decided to extend the run of Dadar-Ajmer Special train till April 1 due to the increased demand. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3sYHvyR

The Western Railway (WR) has decided to run 118 more trips of Bandra Terminus (BDTS)-Shri Ganganagar train to cater to the extra passenger rush. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YlQ0FY

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Maharashtra improved its vaccination numbers by 15% as 41,470 people took the Covid-19 shot on Wednesday, the seventh day of the first phase of the mass drive meant only for healthcare workers. On Monday, the number was 35,816. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ciJWpV

n a rare surgery, 14-day-old conjoined twin girls, who shared a liver, chest bone and abdominal cavity were successfully separated by a team of specialist surgeons at Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital, Parel. The operation, which lasted for six hours, was performed on January 3 and the girls – who are now five-week-old -- will be discharged today. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/39qzniG

The Maha Vikas Aghadi government had sent 99 names for the Padma awards to the Centre, but only social worker Sindhutai Sapkal was picked from the list. While the state had recommended Sapkal’s name for the Padma Bhushan award, the Centre conferred the Padma Shri. This year, six persons from Maharashtra have been conferred the Padma awards, but barring Sapkal, the remaining five recipients were selected by the Centre. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/39qLUT6

Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Wednesday that the Maharashtra government will urge the Supreme Court to declare the “disputed areas” along the Maharashtra-Karnataka border as a Union Territory till the SC gives its final verdict in the ongoing border dispute case. The CM said that the issue can be resolved only during the tenure of the current Maha Vikas Aghadi government, or else it would never get resolved. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2M8sauI

(This story originally appeared in Mumbai Mirror on January 28, 2021) from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3sZU7pg

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After a day of intense questioning, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Omkar Group chairman Kamal Kishor Gupta and managing director Babulal Varma on Wednesday in a Rs 410 crore money laundering case linked to a slum redevelopment project at Wadala. ED will produce them before the special court on Thursday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pqOfTU

In a twist to the Covaxin story, eight doctors from the Mumbai region rejected the Serum Institute’s Covishield vaccine and took shots of Covaxin instead at JJ Hospital on Wednesday.​ from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pwlsgQ

DN Nagar police arrested a 42-year-old driver for allegedly kidnapping 10-year-old twin sons of his employer, a real estate developer from Juhu, and making a Rs 1 crore ransom demand for their release. They also nabbed the 24-year-old brother-in-law of the accused who had helped him execute the crime. The driver reportedly planned the crime to arrange money for his daughter’s wedding. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/39r5qiF

Rewarding encroachers with free land at public cost is something that happens only in Maharashtra, Bombay high court observed on Wednesday.​ from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/39qHKus

Railways is gearing up for running fullfleged services as they have decided to run 95 per cent of the trips in anticipation that general public may be permitted to travel in suburban network since March 22, 2020 when lockdown was imposed. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3omSrmb

Six fire vehicles were rushed to the spot to control the blaze. The fire which broke at around 7.30pm in the record room of company, situated on the third floor, later spread onto first floor based apartment where company's research room exists. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qXaBg5