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NCP leader R R Patil, the man behind the ban on Mumbai’s dance bars who had to quit the state cabinet in the wake of a controversy over his remarks post- 26/11, died on Monday after a prolonged battle with oral cancer. Source: Mumbai News

A special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court in the city on Monday convicted extradited gangster Abu Salem in the 1995 murder of builder Pradeep Jain. Source: Mumbai News

Gangster Abu Salem and former driver Mehendi Hasan were on Monday held guilty of murdering city builder Pradeep Jain in 1995. Source: Mumbai News

Sunil Jain says he fought for 20 years to get justice for his slain brother. “I was threatened and paid the price for poor investigation, but continued my struggle to get the accused punished,” said the key witness in the murder of Pradeep Jain. Source: Mumbai News

At a time when BEST is cash-strapped and has raised passenger fares in the city, a proposal to lease out a “prime property” at Majas depot below the market rate has raised eyebrows. Source: Mumbai News

The attack on senior Communist leader Govind Pansare and his wife, Uma, sent shock waves across the state and sparked demonstrations at various places. Source: Mumbai News

Amidst soaring swine flu cases, an Andheri resident with a history of epilepsy on Monday became the first casualty from Mumbai. With the death toll in the city rising to nine—the other eight victims were outsiders—the state government has directed hospitals to create isolation facilities. It has also asked a private lab to slash its testing rates. Source: Mumbai News

The BMC on Monday unveiled a draft development plan for the city for the next 20 years with a pronounced stress on further construction by allowing more FSI, less per capita open space in the suburbs and a business hub in Aarey. Source: Mumbai News

The final notification granting environmental clearance for the mid-sea Chhatrapati Shivaji Memorial as a permissible activity in coastal regulation zone (CRZ)-I area is expected to be received on Wednesday Source: Mumbai News

My French Film Festival-India 2015, which showcased several French films online from January 16 to February 16, received a warm response in India. Source: Mumbai News