Kharghar News

An imitation jeweller was arrested by the Dindoshi police recently for the rape of a three-and-a-half year old girl. The accused, Pradeep Singh, 34 and the victim are neighbours. Source: Mumbai News

Contemporary artist Chintan Upadhyay was arrested by the Kandivali police on Tuesday in connection with the murders of his estranged wife Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer Haresh Bhambhani and sent to police custody till January 1 by a Mumbai court. The bodies of Hema and Bhambhani were found packed in cardboard cartons in a nullah at Kandivali West on December 11. Source: Mumbai News

Even as the state's own departments of registration and stamps as well as the directorate of town planning have recommended a moderate to low (10% and below) hike in ready reckoner (RR) rates, the state government may not go for it, in an attempt to boost the sluggish property market. Source: Mumbai News

The state government has brought in several industrial investment in third tier cities, said industries minister Subhash Desai in the legislative council on Tuesday. Source: Mumbai News

Residents of Santacruz and nearby areas woke up to quite a shivering morning on Friday as minimum temperatures recorded by the IMD slid further down. The minimum temperature recorded in IMD's Santacruz observatory was 14.1 degrees Celsius which was 4.2 degrees Celsius below normal. Source: Mumbai News

Services of the Mumbai Metro were disrupted for 15 minutes after an object fell on the overhead equipment wire of the elevated corridor during the morning peak hours on Monday. Source: Mumbai News

In order to meet the state's power shortfall, including areas in Mumbai metropolitan region, Mahagenco has begun commercial operations at its Koradi thermal unit-8, which will generate 660 MW of additional power for the grid. Source: Mumbai News

Women have a right to have safe and clean toilets at all convenient places, said Bombay High Court on Wednesday upholding the right to pee for women who are outdoors. Source: Mumbai News

In the run-up to Christmas, TOI explores the many myths around the city’s church statues. Woven around invasions, the destruction of shrines and the city’s history of religious mutability, these stories – whether true or not – give us a rare insight into Mumbai’s chequered past. Source: Mumbai News

The Goregaon police registered a case of dowry harassment on Tuesday after a 29-year-old woman uploaded a video on social media threatening to kill herself. Source: Mumbai News