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An eyewitness to the acid attack on a woman by filmmaker Jerrit John deposed before a sessions court on Thursday. The witness is a friend of the victim and had also suffered burn injuries in the attack. The witness could not identify John as he was produced late in court. His cross-examination is expected to be conducted in the next hearing. Source: Mumbai News

The Ratnagiri Gas and Power Pvt Ltd (RGPPL), the Dabhol power project which has been in limbo for over a year, may now be revived so that the electricity generated can be sold to other states that are willing to buy the “costly” power. Source: Mumbai News

Finally, after a wait of four years, the BMC is ready with the city’s new development plan (DP) and is scheduled to reveal it on Monday. The city’s comprehensive development has been considered in the revised DP, which is expected to change the city’s face and skyline. Source: Mumbai News

Known Narendra Modi-baiter and social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand moved Supreme Court on Thursday and gained a day’s reprieve from arrest by Gujarat police in a case of alleged misappropriation of funds worth Rs 1.5 crore meant for rehabilitation of post- Godhra riot victims Source: Mumbai News

Mumbai on Thursday figured among the ten cities in the world that will be taken up by the Bloomberg Philanthropies, a New York-based foundation, to adopt best of the Road Safety practices worldwide. Source: Mumbai News

Gurunath Devghare, father of eight-year-old hit-and-run accident victim Gauri, simply can not believe that his daughter might not return home. As he sits by her bed in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at MGM Hospital in Kalamboli, he believes that she will fight her predicament and soon be her old self. Source: Mumbai News

A Vashi garment shop salesman was arrested for inappropriately touching a 24-year-old woman NRI as he helped her try on a dress on Tuesday. Identified as Dinesh Prajapati (27), the accused was booked under Section 354 (outraging modesty of a woman) of the IPC. Source: Mumbai News