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‘Appoint SIT to probe Wakf land irregularities’

The Wakf land issue got a new political twist on Friday. Dismissing the NCP’s demand for a CBI probe in the issue, the BJP has now asked that the Special Investigation team probe the matter.

Maha encounter cop is acquitted

Dismissing all charges against 49-year-old encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma, the Mumbai special court on Friday convicted 21 others, including senior inspector Pradeep Suryavanshi, in the alleged f

Workshop addresses animal-human conflict

To address the problem of increasing leopard attacks in the city, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, in collaboration with Center for Wildlife Studies (CWS), held an awareness workshop on the subject of hum

Influential bookie held for spot-fixing

The Mumbai crime branch on Friday arrested an influential bookie, known to be bigger than the ones already arrested in connection with the recent IPL spot-fixing scandal.

Mobile ban in colleges soon?

The office of the joint director of higher and technical education has issued a circular to all the universities in the state asking them to get feedback from principals of affiliated colleges, on its

Students, teachers claim ban unfeasible

The prospect of having jammers and signal decoders installed in college campuses to ban use of cellphones in classrooms and college premises has seen mixed responses.

CST to make 2nd entry passenger-friendly

The Central Railway has planned to divert its passenger-crowd from CST’s first or main entry to its second entry, which is normally avoided by passengers and wears a deserted look most of the time.

City sees 2 tree falling cases in span of 4 hours

Even as Mumbai only witnessed slight drizzle through Friday, two major tree falling incidents were reported
in the span of four hours in the city, disrupting traffic and leaving one injured.

Doc, NGOs to launch campaign against TB

The death of the 24-year-old medical student, Dr Samidha Khandare, has led the Maharashtra Association of resident Doctors (Mard) and Observer Research Foundation (ORF) together with health activists

Over 17,000 use Thane escalator daily: CR

The Central Railway officials seem satisfied as the newly-installed escalator at Thane station has lived up to the commuters’ expectations and is becoming popular among them.

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