Metros, Mumbai, 1st Nov 2018, News & Stories from India

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Metros Mumbai 01 Nov 2018

Metros, Mumbai, 01 Nov 2018

In February, the police had filed its charge sheet against 12 accused, including the owners of the two restaurants where the fire broke out, owner of the Kamala Mills compound and BMC officials. (Photo: File)

Kamala Mills fire: Bombay HC rejects bail plea of restaurant owners

Justice Prakash Naik on Thursday dismissed the bail applications filed by the owner of Mojo Bistro and the owners of 1Above pub.

01 Nov 2018 3:46 PM

Sugar to be subsidised for ration card holders

The state government has also issued strict orders to stop adulteration in milk products ahead of Diwali.

01 Nov 2018 1:52 AM

The Sena’s Thane strongman Eknath Shinde is greeted in Ayodhya on Wednesday.

Shiv Sena leaders arrive in Ayodhya ahead of chief

Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut met UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath last week.

01 Nov 2018 1:50 AM

Mumbai University to resume student polls

Students will have to conduct campaigns in college campuses via the medium of art, cinema, poetry and science.

01 Nov 2018 1:47 AM

BJP to poach from rivals

CM says he will start getting big Opposition leaders on his side.

01 Nov 2018 1:45 AM

Anupam Kher resigns as FTII chairperson

Kher, urged Mr Rathore to accept his resignation and scout for someone suitable to take over.

01 Nov 2018 1:43 AM

The arrested engineer of Mhada was identified as Suryakant Deshmukh, 55, attached with the C3 department at Chandanwadi. (Representational image)

Mhada engineer arrested while accepting bribe

ACB has sent a report to Mhada on the arrest of their officer and have sought for details.

01 Nov 2018 1:41 AM

The drivers were demanding a minimum base fare of Rs 100 to Rs 150.

Ola, Uber drivers’ strike continues

Maharashtra Rajya Rashtriya Kamgar Sangh (MRRKS) had held a meeting till 3 am on Tuesday night with the Ola and Uber officials.

01 Nov 2018 1:39 AM

City collector told to freeze BEST accounts

Since June 2010, transport tax and nutrition surcharge of close to Rs 500 crore has not been paid to the state government.

01 Nov 2018 1:36 AM

Sheena Bora case: Hilltop hotel staff identifies Khanna in court

According to the prosecution, Khanna stayed in Mumbai and actively participated in Sheena’s murder.

01 Nov 2018 1:35 AM

Rakhi Sawant at Dindoshi sessions court on Wednesday. (Photo: Mrugesh Bandiwadekar)

Rakhi Sawant files defamation case against Tanushree Dutta

Ms Sawant also objected to a relea-se issued, where words like ‘characterless’ and ‘classless’ were used.

01 Nov 2018 1:33 AM

The estimate cost for the project is Rs 1.08 lakh crore out of which JICA will provide financial aid of Rs 88,000 crore.

Farmers challenge bullet train in HC

Petitioners stated that land acquisition can only be done by Centre and not state.

01 Nov 2018 1:30 AM

35 touts held, tickets worth Rs 9L seized

The RPF has seized 348 tickets.

01 Nov 2018 1:28 AM

The hunger strike will be held under the aegis of the Shiv Sena affiliated ‘Aarey Stall Dharak Sanghatana’.

Booth owners threaten stir against MBMC

The stall owners, however, have raised a question mark on the credibility of the survey and have termed it as “biased”.

01 Nov 2018 1:26 AM

Court allows release of water for Jayakwadi dam in Nashik

As sub-regional identities are on sharp rise in drought-prone areas, Congress played for both the sides.

01 Nov 2018 1:24 AM

Fake cop robs artisan of ornaments

However, the encounter finally ended with Man-dal being robbed of all the ornaments.

01 Nov 2018 1:21 AM

The lottery will be held within 40 days after the advertisement is published.

Mhada to digitise its land records

he process for the same has already commenced and it will take a year to complete the project, a source revealed.

01 Nov 2018 1:19 AM

File affidavit over violation of noise levels: HC to state

Accordingly, Sanjay Salunkhe, one of the members of Awaaz Foundation had recorded noise levels from various parts of the city.

01 Nov 2018 1:16 AM

This year, it was also revealed that some of the boxes of the firecrackers do not give complete information about the chemical content of the crackers either, while most of them did not have the noise limits labelled on them..

MPCB tests firecrackers to check decibel levels

The report will be sent to respective municipal corporations, the officials said.

01 Nov 2018 1:14 AM

Activists now feel that the responsibility is on the police and the government to strictly implement the directives regarding the two-hour window for firecrackers.

Traders welcome SC clarification on verdict

Meanwhile, environmentalists hailed the order by the SC stating that it will help in celebrating the Diwali festival in an eco-friendly manner.

01 Nov 2018 1:12 AM

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