Metros, Mumbai, 20th Aug 2019, News & Stories from India

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Metros Mumbai 20 Aug 2019

Metros, Mumbai, 20 Aug 2019

A special Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substan-ces (NDPS) Act court on Monday convicted IPS officer Saji Mohan for illegally possessing 37 kilos of heroin in 2009 and sentenced him to 15 years’ imprisonment. His co-accused Haryana constable Rajesh Kumar Kataria was also found guilty and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. (Representational Image)

Ex-IPS sentenced to 15 years jail

The duo was charged with criminal conspiracy and also under the provisions of the NDPS Act.

20 Aug 2019 9:01 AM

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

BMC wards to compete for Swachh awards

The wards will be judged on parameters, including the cleanliness of roads, nullahs, schools, hospitals, offices etc.

20 Aug 2019 8:58 AM

NIA opposes petition challenging in-camera trial

The agency stressed on the sensitivity of the case and the risk it posed to important witnesses.

20 Aug 2019 8:55 AM

The members of the Tree Authority will visit the Metro 3 car shed site in Aarey today. The authority — which has maximum number of Shiv Sena members had last week stalled the permission to axe 2,238 trees in Aarey citing unsatisfactory answers from civic administration on 82,000 objections filed against tree cutting in Aarey.

Tree body to visit Aarey metro site

The activists have planned for a human chain in Aarey during the visit of tree authority members.

20 Aug 2019 8:51 AM

In a tragic incident, two leopard cubs were killed after being run over by an unidentified vehicle in Nashik district on Monday. The incident took place on the Dubere-Sonari Road in the district.

Two leopard cubs dead in road mishap

As per a 2015 estimate, there are over 900 leopards in Maharashtra, second only to Madhya Pradesh.

20 Aug 2019 8:48 AM

Dr Pallavi Sapale, dean of Miraj medical college said that different kinds of snakes and insects have started emerging from their hiding places in the aftemath of the floods. (Photo: AFP)

8 snake bite cases in Sangli after floods

Following the floods, snakes have been found in houses, water tanks etc. Most of these snakes are poisonous.

20 Aug 2019 8:45 AM

Maharashtra has seven hotspots of sulphur dioxide gas (SO2) emissions, the highest in the country, according to a latest study. (Photo: AFP)

Maharashtra has most hotspots of SO2: Greenpeace

Mumbai is the second highest emitter of SO2 among mega-cites in India, next only to Chennai in Tamil Nadu.

20 Aug 2019 8:40 AM

Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) leader Prakash Ambedkar

VBA’s Prakash Ambedkar offers 144 seats to Congress

The VBA chief has offered the party 144 seats to contest in the upcoming Assembly polls, after initially offering only 40 seats.

20 Aug 2019 8:37 AM

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday grilled former chief minister Manohar Joshi’s son Unmesh in connection with the multi-crore Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) scam for around eight hours on Monday.

ED grills former CM’s son in IL&FS scam case

The agency has summoned Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray for questioning in the same case later this week.

20 Aug 2019 8:34 AM

MNS flays PM for ED notice to Raj Thackeray

The MNS called a meeting of all vibhag pramukhs across the state to discuss the issue on Tuesday.

20 Aug 2019 2:31 AM

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