Kharghar News

New bench to hear PIL on Haji Ali dargah

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday constituted a new bench to hear the PIL challenging the ban on the entry of women into the sanctum sanctorum of Haji Ali Dargah. Source: Mumbai News

Maha’s record: Cong cornered 82% seats in ’72

Not once in the 55 years since Maharashtra became a state has any one political party swept a legislative assembly election the way AAP did in Delhi on Tuesday morning, at 95% of total seats Source: Mumbai News

Gang held for stealing cars, selling them as ‘used cars’

City crime branch have arrested a gang of four which would steal vehicles, switch the chassis and engine numbers with vehicles meant for scrap and sell them to unsuspecting buyers as ‘used cars’ Source: Mumbai News

True friend should stand by us: CM reacts to Sena’s Modi slight

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray’s statement on Tuesday blaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for BJP’s drubbing in the Delhi state assembly elections has opened a can of worms for the ruling saffron alliance in Maharashtra Source: Mumbai News

HC sentences, fines senior citizen & woman Rs 10L for contempt

In a rare order, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday sentenced a senior citizen and a woman and fined them Rs 10 lakh for criminal contempt, for a brazen attempt during court proceedings to mislead the judge and defraud the court Source: Mumbai News

6,883 people want Byculla playground to be kept intact in MNS-conducted referendum; parking lot gets two votes

In a weekend referendum held by an MNS corporator, 6,883 people said they wanted the playground at the Byculla zoo intact while two voted for a parking lot. Source: Mumbai News

Witness cover: High court prods state to form policy

The Bombay high court on Wednesday reminded the state government that it will someday have to take a decision on formulating a policy for providing police protection to witnesses in criminal cases. Source: Mumbai News

Platform-train gap claims a life and a limb

A man lost his life and another lost a limb upon falling into the gap between platform and train at Kalwa and Thane stations, respectively. Source: Mumbai News

Businessman under lens in ISIS case tries to leave country

The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the recruitment of four local men by ISIS last year, stopped a dry fruit businessman from Kalyan, Aadil Dolare, from leaving for Dubai from Mumbai International Airport on Tuesday morning. Source: Mumbai News

Plagiarism row: No Bombay high court relief for PhD student, guide

The Bombay high court has refused any relief to a student and his research guide over a plagiarized PhD thesis Source: Mumbai News