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Conductor crushed in 4-bus pile-up

MUMBAI, May 15 -- A routine work day turned into a tragedy for BEST bus conductor Shekhar Rawate, 52, who was crushed to death in a four-bus pile-up at Andheri West on Thursday. The chain collision to... Read More


Deceased patients' kin assault doctors at Bhabha hosp

Mumbai, May 15 -- Four resident doctors in the gynaecology ward of Bhabha Hospital in Kurla were assaulted on Wednesday, allegedly by relatives of a patient who died earlier in the day. On Thursday, t... Read More


CNG price rise sparks calls to hike auto fares

Mumbai, May 15 -- Autorickshaw unions on Thursday demanded a fare hike, a day after Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) announced a Rs.2-per-kg increase in the retail price of compressed natural gas (CNG) due... Read More


Dy collector suspended for links with Ashok Kharat

MUMBAI, May 15 -- The state government has suspended deputy collector Abhijeet Bhande-Patil for his links with self-styled godman Ashok Kharat, who is accused of sexually assaulting and raping several... Read More


ED questions Rupali Chakankar, her nephew in 'godman' case

MUMBAI, May 15 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned Rupali Chakankar, former chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women (MSCW) and NCP leader, for eight hours on Thursday, in ... Read More


committee of administrators proposed for Lilavati Trust

MUMBAI, May 15 -- The Bombay High Court has proposed to appoint a committee of administrators on the Lilavati Kiritlal Mehta Medical Trust (LKMMT), which runs the Lilavati Hospital in Bandra, after no... Read More


Kharat aide arrested in fake accounts case

Pune/Nashik, May 15 -- Police arrested Namkaran Aware, a close aide of self-styled godman Ashok Kharat and former secretary of a temple trust headed by him, in connection with the alleged opening of 3... Read More


Centre's ban on exports rattles state's mammoth sugar industry

MUMBAI, May 15 -- The central government's decision to ban sugar exports until September 30 has dealt a blow to Maharashtra's sugar industry, among the top two sugar producers in the country. The deci... Read More


Ducati biker hurt after crashing into car in Sanpada

NAVI MUMBAI, May 15 -- A 37-year-old Ducati rider sustained a fractured hand and multiple injuries after his superbike crashed into a car at the Moraj junction in Sanpada on Thursday. The injured bike... Read More


Duo nabbed from sewage-filled drain after failed robbery bid at Diva store

THANE, May 15 -- Two robbers who attempted to loot a jewellery shop in Diva on Wednesday afternoon were arrested two hours later from a sewage-filled drain where they were hiding following the failed ... Read More