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There are several unanswered questions in the Oshiwara suicide case. The police are trying to solve the mystery with the help of accused Tinku Singh’s family members. Source: Mumbai News

The probe into the murder of CPI leader Govind Pansare, say insiders, has prima facie ruled out the toll mafia angle or any family issue. Two aspects being investigated now include possible involvement of a right-wing group over ideological reasons, or personal enmity over labour disputes that Pansare took up as consultant lawyer. Source: Mumbai News

The state government has offered its 19 lakh employees home loans between Rs 20 and 50 lakh, depending upon the category of the city or district they work in. Source: Mumbai News

Members of the Save Aarey group plans to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Devendra Fadnavis aware about their grievances, regarding the authorities’ plan to take up development on their land. The group has requested Mumbaikars to mass tweet the CM and PM about the need to leave Aarey untouched on March 1. Source: Mumbai News

Bombay High Court on Monday questioned whether a single mother could be denied a passport for her child at a time when live-in relationships are legally accepted. Source: Mumbai News

The University of Mumbai is collaborating with the Indian Railways to set up a ‘Rail Innovation and Technology Centre’ to offer specialized courses to students. Source: Mumbai News

The Government Railway Police (GRP) commissioner has issued instructions that all personnel escorting ladies compartments at night be checked before they leave for duty. This check will be done to ensure that they are not drunk. This comes in the wake of a home guard, Kailash More, getting sloshed and using abusive language in a Western Railway local train last Wednesday. Source: Mumbai News

A special TADA court will pronounce on Wednesday the quantum of sentence for extradited gangster Abu Salem in the 1995 murder of builder Pradeep Jain. This comes a week after the prosecution and defence advanced arguments regarding the extradition treaty under which Salem cannot be awarded the death sentence. Source: Mumbai News

Nicotine chewing gums, meant to wean smokers from tobacco, could increase the risk of cancer, too, said a new research paper published by Tata Memorial Hospital doctors. Source: Mumbai News

Two constables were caught red-handed accepting a bribe from a lottery agent inside the Virar police station on Monday. Source: Mumbai News