Kharghar News

Salem’s fate to be decided tomorrow

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

Docs’ study warns against effects of nicotine replacement therapy

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

Wife of phramaceutical company owner killed by servant at her Juhu flat

A recently hired servant allegedly strangulated a 50-year-old woman to death at her Juhu apartment on Monday and robbed the house. Source: Mumbai News

Two constables held for taking bribe inside Virar police station

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

Hearing Haji Ali entry restrictions PIL, Bombay high court says curbs on women seen in all faiths

Restriction on women in religious places is prevalent in all religions, observed the Bombay high court on Monday while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) on women being restricted from entering the inner sanctum of Haji Ali dargah. Source: Mumbai News

BEST team raids hutments, 21 cases of power thefts

The BEST vigilance team recently conducted a massive raid at some of the hutments along the Victoria bridge near Reay Road railway station and booked 29 persons in a electricity pilferage case. Source: Mumbai News

CM Fadnavis in a fix as ministers cling on to staff from DF govt

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis faces a piquant situation as some of his cabinet colleagues refuse to sack personal assistants or private secretaries associated with the cabinet members of the erstwhile Congress-NCP government. Source: Mumbai News

Class IX dropout cheats bank of Rs 5.95 crore

The city economic offences wing (EOW) arrested a class-IX dropout for cheating a bank of over Rs 5.59 crore. Source: Mumbai News

Former info chief asks why RTI doesn’t apply to Metro One

Former central information commissioner Shailesh Gandhi has challenged before the state information commissioner the decision of the Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL) not to entertain queries under the Right to Information Act. Source: Mumbai News

Class IX drop-out cheats bank of Rs 5.95 crore

The city economic offences wing (EOW) arrested a class-IX dropout for cheating a bank of over Rs 5.59 crore. Source: Mumbai News