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A Mira Road resident who witnessed lady cops thrashing a woman at the Lalbaugcha Raja pandal last week has submitted an application in favour of the police. Source: Mumbai News

The state government, in a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, decided to impose a ‘drought surcharge’ on a host of items ranging from fuel and liquor to cigarettes and jewellery to raise Rs 1,600 crore for affected farmers. The new taxes will come into effect from Wednesday midnight. Source: Mumbai News

The deadline for non-state board schools to hold the competency test has been extended to October 5. These schools sought an extension as they had received question papers late. Source: Mumbai News

A teenager and two minor boys, who surfed the Internet to learn how to steal motorbikes with utmost caution, have been arrested and 13 ‘stolen’ bikes recovered from them. Source: Mumbai News

As the BMC and railways begin work on razing the 136-year-old Hancock bridge at Sandhurst Road from Thursday, the traffic police have announced diversions Source: Mumbai News

A 38-year-old jeweller from Kandivali poisoned his wife and two young daughters before consuming it himself in a bid to end their lives on Thursday. Source: Mumbai News

A third year engineering student from Goregaon who had left home for college on Thursday was found hanging in the jungle of Vasai on Friday. Source: Mumbai News

Transporters strike continued for the second day on Friday. Some of the industries, specially those in the manufacturing business, were badly hit as there was no supply of raw materials. Source: Mumbai News

A proposed special economic zone at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) seems to have gained traction, with the Union shipping ministry approving Rs 468 crore for the development of basic infrastructure. Source: Mumbai News

Motorists in Navi Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli and other parts of the state, barring Mumbai, had to pay the new ‘drought surcharge’ on fuel as well as local body tax (LBT) due to confusion over the government’s imposition of the tax and withdrawal of LBT at the same time. Source: Mumbai News