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Killer husband boxes wife's body, hands keys to neighbour

MUMBAI, May 9 -- The Goregaon police have launched a manhunt for a 65-year-old man who allegedly murdered his wife and concealed her body inside the trunk of their bed before fleeing their chawl resid... Read More


minister: over 50,000 illegal school buses

MUMBAI, May 9 -- In a meeting held by transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Thursday regarding the operations of school buses, it was revealed that 50,000 to 60,000 unauthorised school buses were plyin... Read More


Centre, state oppose Abu Salem's plea for release

MUMBAI, May 9 -- The central and Maharashtra governments have opposed gangster Abu Salem's plea for release from prison on the grounds that he completed his 25-year jail term in March. In separate aff... Read More


Swift and ready: Mumbai clears mock drill in average of 3 minutes

MUMBAI, May 8 -- A fire in a building caused by an 'air strike' at Cross Maidan in South Mumbai saw civil defence volunteers, including NCC cadets, NDRF and NSS cadets converging at the site, cordonin... Read More


Rains wreak havoc: 41 trees uprooted, 1 dead in tree fall

THANE, May 8 -- Heavy rains continued to lash the Mumbai Metropolitan Region on Wednesday, claiming one life: that of 27-year-old Taufiq Saudagar who died when a Gulmohar tree fell on his moving ricks... Read More


Fake suicide note in English unravels murder of bizman

MUMBAI, May 8 -- A purported suicide note in English alerted the Dindoshi police to the possible murder of a Mira Road-based businessman on Sunday and helped them solve the case. The message was alleg... Read More


CSMIA runways to remain shut for 6 hours today

MUMBAI, May 8 -- The runways at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) will be shut for six hours between 11am and 5pm on Thursday to carry out annual pre-monsoon runway maintenance... Read More


4 suspended, 2 dismissed after patient dies at Kyn hosp

THANE, May 8 -- Four hospital staff members have been suspended and two others dismissed following the death of a 43-year-old woman at Bai Rukminibai Hospital in Kalyan. The disciplinary action comes ... Read More


Man arrested for raping minor Daughter

MUMBAI, May 8 -- A month after being acquitted in a murder case for lack of evidence, a 42-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for sexually assaulting his 15-year-old daughter. According to the polic... Read More


BEST's own fleet hits a new low: 639

MUMBAI, May 8 -- The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking owns just 639 buses, less than a quarter of its total fleet of 2,758. The remaining 2,119 buses are on wet lease w... Read More