Maha: Chandrapur police design mobile toilet for women cops on bandobast duty The police in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district have specially designed and dedicated a mobile toilet facility for women personnel who are on bandobast duty, an official said on Friday. Considering the health and hygiene issues faced by women in the district's police force, Superintendent of Police Ravindrasingh Pardesi came up with the project under which an unused police van was redesigned into a mobile toilet by the motor vehicle wing of the department, the official said. (PTI)

Maha: Chandrapur police design mobile toilet for women cops on bandobast dutyThe police in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district have specially designed and dedicated a mobile toilet facility for women personnel who are on bandobast duty, an official said on Friday. Considering the health and hygiene issues faced by women in the district's police force, Superintendent of Police Ravindrasingh Pardesi came up with the project under which an unused police van was redesigned into a mobile toilet by the motor vehicle wing of the department, the official said. (PTI)

Koregaon Bhima inquiry commission not given Mumbai office by Maha govt, to function from only Pune The two-member inquiry commission probing the 2018 Koregaon Bhima violence said on Friday it would be functioning only from its Pune office henceforth as the Maharashtra government could not provide it premises in Mumbai for administrative work. (PTI)

Koregaon Bhima inquiry commission not given Mumbai office by Maha govt, to function from only PuneThe two-member inquiry commission probing the 2018 Koregaon Bhima violence said on Friday it would be functioning only from its Pune office henceforth as the Maharashtra government could not provide it premises in Mumbai for administrative work. (PTI)

Court accepts CBI's closure report in cheating case against BJP leader Mohit Kamboj A special court in Mumbai on Friday accepted a closure report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a cheating case against local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mohit Kamboj and others. The CBI in 2020 registered a case against five persons, including Kamboj, for alleged criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery pertaining to a loan of Rs 57.26 crore from the Bank of India. (PTI)

Court accepts CBI's closure report in cheating case against BJP leader Mohit KambojA special court in Mumbai on Friday accepted a closure report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a cheating case against local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mohit Kamboj and others. The CBI in 2020 registered a case against five persons, including Kamboj, for alleged criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery pertaining to a loan of Rs 57.26 crore from the Bank of India. (PTI)

Maha: Bombay HC orders offence against Indurikar Maharaj over remarks The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday directed the police to register a case against popular Marathi 'kirtankar' (preacher) Nivrutti Maharaj Indurikar for his alleged remarks on the timing of intercourse and the gender of child.

Maha: Bombay HC orders offence against Indurikar Maharaj over remarksThe Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday directed the police to register a case against popular Marathi 'kirtankar' (preacher) Nivrutti Maharaj Indurikar for his alleged remarks on the timing of intercourse and the gender of child.

Money laundering case: Court denies medical bail to Vinay Aranha of Rosary Education Group A special PMLA court here has denied temporary bail on medical grounds to the partner of a Pune-based education group who was arrested in a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). (PTI)

Money laundering case: Court denies medical bail to Vinay Aranha of Rosary Education GroupA special PMLA court here has denied temporary bail on medical grounds to the partner of a Pune-based education group who was arrested in a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). (PTI)

Ajit Pawar accuses Maha govt of corruption, claims rates for transfers are fixed; cites raids on ministers' PAs Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar on Friday accused the Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra of indulging in massive corruption, including fixing rates for transfer of officials. The personal assistants of several ministers had been raided (for corruption), the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly alleged. Speaking to reporters here, he also said governance was getting hampered in the state and people were distressed as Shinde's council of ministers had a strength of 20 against the stipulated 43, which meant each minister was handling too much work. (PTI)

Ajit Pawar accuses Maha govt of corruption, claims rates for transfers are fixed; cites raids on ministers' PAsSenior Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar on Friday accused the Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra of indulging in massive corruption, including fixing rates for transfer of officials. The personal assistants of several ministers had been raided (for corruption), the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly alleged.Speaking to reporters here, he also said governance was getting hampered in the state and people were distressed as Shinde's council of ministers had a strength of 20 against the stipulated 43, which meant each minister was handling too much work. (PTI)

An advertisement by over-enthusiastic party worker will not weaken Sena-BJP alliance, says Maha CM An advertisement will not be able to weaken the Bharatiya Janata Party- Shiv Sena alliance, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Friday and asserted that the bitterness someone was trying to create over the last one year had been removed. A war of words erupted between the Shiv Sena and the BJP over a newspaper advertisement that projected Shinde as being more popular in the state than his deputy Fadnavis. (PTI)

An advertisement by over-enthusiastic party worker will not weaken Sena-BJP alliance, says Maha CMAn advertisement will not be able to weaken the Bharatiya Janata Party- Shiv Sena alliance, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Friday and asserted that the bitterness someone was trying to create over the last one year had been removed. A war of words erupted between the Shiv Sena and the BJP over a newspaper advertisement that projected Shinde as being more popular in the state than his deputy Fadnavis. (PTI)

Oppn parties need to forge unity based on common minimum programme against BJP, says Pawar Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Friday said he would persuade all opposition parties to forge unity based on a common minimum programme to provide an alternative to the Narendra Modi government at the Centre. Talking to reporters here, the opposition stalwart said the Bharatiya Janata Party had been rejected in a majority of the states where it was ruling, adding that the saffron party had toppled elected governments to grab power. (PTI)

Oppn parties need to forge unity based on common minimum programme against BJP, says PawarNationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Friday said he would persuade all opposition parties to forge unity based on a common minimum programme to provide an alternative to the Narendra Modi government at the Centre. Talking to reporters here, the opposition stalwart said the Bharatiya Janata Party had been rejected in a majority of the states where it was ruling, adding that the saffron party had toppled elected governments to grab power. (PTI)

Mumbai local train: Jumbo block between Andheri and Goregaon on Sunday, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-local-train-jumbo-block-between-andheri-and-goregaon-on-sunday-23292681" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

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Central Railway to set up 13 breastfeeding pods at stations in Mumbai division
The Central Railway on Friday said 13 state-of-the-art nursing pods will be set up at seven major railway stations in its Mumbai division to create a comfortable space for breastfeeding women during their travel. (PTI)

Central Railway to set up 13 breastfeeding pods at stations in Mumbai division
The Central Railway on Friday said 13 state-of-the-art nursing pods will be set up at seven major railway stations in its Mumbai division to create a comfortable space for breastfeeding women during their travel. (PTI)

Mumbai: BEST bus catches fire in Malvani depot, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-best-bus-catches-fire-in-malads-malvani-depot-23292684" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More...</a>

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Maha: Fadnavis brushes aside query about contentious advertisement showcasing CM's popularity
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said there was no need to answer queries on the alleged advertisement tussle between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena as the Maharashtra government had important work to do. (PTI)

Maha: Fadnavis brushes aside query about contentious advertisement showcasing CM's popularity
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said there was no need to answer queries on the alleged advertisement tussle between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena as the Maharashtra government had important work to do. (PTI)

Mira Road woman's killing: Court extends accused man's police custody till June 22 A court in Maharashtra's Thane district on Friday extended till June 22 the police custody of Manoj Sane, who is accused of killing his live-in partner and dismembering her body to destroy evidence. Sane, whose first remand ended on June 16, was produced in the court of first class judicial magistrate M D Nanavare. (PTI)

Mira Road woman's killing: Court extends accused man's police custody till June 22A court in Maharashtra's Thane district on Friday extended till June 22 the police custody of Manoj Sane, who is accused of killing his live-in partner and dismembering her body to destroy evidence. Sane, whose first remand ended on June 16, was produced in the court of first class judicial magistrate M D Nanavare. (PTI)

Centre, Maha govt insensitive towards women, says Supriya Sule, refers to wrestlers' protest Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) working president Supriya Sule on Friday accused the Centre as well as the Maharashtra government of being insensitive towards women while referring to the Delhi police's crackdown on a protest by women wrestlers and the crime situation in the state. (PTI)

Centre, Maha govt insensitive towards women, says Supriya Sule, refers to wrestlers' protestNationalist Congress Party (NCP) working president Supriya Sule on Friday accused the Centre as well as the Maharashtra government of being insensitive towards women while referring to the Delhi police's crackdown on a protest by women wrestlers and the crime situation in the state. (PTI)

All doors of BJP closed for Uddhav Thackeray, says Maha BJP chief Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Friday said his party's doors were shut for Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, and hinted that there was no possibility of reconciliation with him. He was speaking to reporters at the Nagpur airport. "All doors of the BJP are closed for Uddhav Thackeray. We are neither discussing anything with him nor will we do so in future," Bawankule said in response to a query. (PTI)

All doors of BJP closed for Uddhav Thackeray, says Maha BJP chiefMaharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Friday said his party's doors were shut for Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, and hinted that there was no possibility of reconciliation with him. He was speaking to reporters at the Nagpur airport. "All doors of the BJP are closed for Uddhav Thackeray. We are neither discussing anything with him nor will we do so in future," Bawankule said in response to a query. (PTI)

Money laundering case: HC reserves order on Nawab Malik's plea seeking bail on medical grounds The Enforcement Directorate on Friday opposed Nationalist Congress Party leader Nawab Malik's plea seeking bail on the ground that he was suffering from chronic kidney disease by telling Bombay High Court that many people are leading normal lives with just one functioning kidney.

Money laundering case: HC reserves order on Nawab Malik's plea seeking bail on medical groundsThe Enforcement Directorate on Friday opposed Nationalist Congress Party leader Nawab Malik's plea seeking bail on the ground that he was suffering from chronic kidney disease by telling Bombay High Court that many people are leading normal lives with just one functioning kidney.

Bharatiya Janata Party state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Friday said the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray should clear his stand on the Karnataka government's decision on textbooks as well as the decision to repeal the anti-conversion law. (PTI)

Bharatiya Janata Party state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Friday said the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray should clear his stand on the Karnataka government's decision on textbooks as well as the decision to repeal the anti-conversion law. (PTI)

Maha: Solar project to come up on Tulja Bhavani temple's land in Osmanabad A solar project will be established on 1,150 acres land belonging to the famous Tulja Bhavani temple in Maharashtra's Osmanabad district, a temple official said on Friday. A committee of the temple trust has approved the project of 250 megawatts capacity proposed by the Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MAHAGENCO), the official said.

Maha: Solar project to come up on Tulja Bhavani temple's land in OsmanabadA solar project will be established on 1,150 acres land belonging to the famous Tulja Bhavani temple in Maharashtra's Osmanabad district, a temple official said on Friday. A committee of the temple trust has approved the project of 250 megawatts capacity proposed by the Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MAHAGENCO), the official said.

BJP asks Uddhav to clarify his stand on Karnataka move to drop chapters on Savarkar, Hedgewar from textbooks Senior BJP leaders from Maharashtra on Friday described the Karnataka government's move to revise school textbooks as minority appeasement and asked Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray to clarify his stand on the matter.

BJP asks Uddhav to clarify his stand on Karnataka move to drop chapters on Savarkar, Hedgewar from textbooksSenior BJP leaders from Maharashtra on Friday described the Karnataka government's move to revise school textbooks as minority appeasement and asked Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray to clarify his stand on the matter.

A 24-year-old worker died of electrocution while working in an electronic wire manufacturing unit at Ambarnath MIDC in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Friday. The incident occurred on June 14 and the police have registered a case of negligence against the owner of the company and its two personnel, they said. "Deceased Rahul Chowdhary was testing the wires at the plant when he suffered an electric shock and died on the spot. It was found that the company did not provide a PPE (personal protective equipment) to the worker that led to his death," a police official said, quoting the complaint lodged by his cousin. (PTI)

A 24-year-old worker died of electrocution while working in an electronic wire manufacturing unit at Ambarnath MIDC in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Friday. The incident occurred on June 14 and the police have registered a case of negligence against the owner of the company and its two personnel, they said."Deceased Rahul Chowdhary was testing the wires at the plant when he suffered an electric shock and died on the spot. It was found that the company did not provide a PPE (personal protective equipment) to the worker that led to his death," a police official said, quoting the complaint lodged by his cousin. (PTI)

The civic body of Maharashtra's Thane city has collected 32 per cent of its targeted taxes for the financial year 2023-24 in the first three months, the corporation said in a release on Friday. In the first quarter of the current financial year, the Thane Municipal Corporation collected Rs 253.86 crore in taxes as against Rs 185.86 crore for the same period in 2022-23, it said. Civic chief Abhijit Bangar attributed the higher collection to the 10 per cent rebate that they had offered in the payment of the full year's taxes in advance. He said the rebate has now been extended till June 30. Another senior official said that the tax collection in 2022-23 stood at Rs 752 crore. This year, the target is Rs 800 crore, he said. (PTI)

The civic body of Maharashtra's Thane city has collected 32 per cent of its targeted taxes for the financial year 2023-24 in the first three months, the corporation said in a release on Friday. In the first quarter of the current financial year, the Thane Municipal Corporation collected Rs 253.86 crore in taxes as against Rs 185.86 crore for the same period in 2022-23, it said. Civic chief Abhijit Bangar attributed the higher collection to the 10 per cent rebate that they had offered in the payment of the full year's taxes in advance. He said the rebate has now been extended till June 30. Another senior official said that the tax collection in 2022-23 stood at Rs 752 crore. This year, the target is Rs 800 crore, he said. (PTI)

The Navi Mumbai police in Maharashtra have registered a case against six persons for allegedly stealing power worth Rs 17.8 lakh, an official said on Friday. The flying squad of state-run distributor MSEDCL had checked the premises of six users at Kalmboli on June 5 and found that they were illegally drawing power by bypassing the electricity supply meter, he said. The station house officer of Kalamboli police station said a case was registered under the Electricity Act on Thursday on a complaint by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL). The accused allegedly stole electricity for periods ranging from 5 months to 54 months and the total value of the theft was Rs 17.8 lakh, the official said. (PTI)

The Navi Mumbai police in Maharashtra have registered a case against six persons for allegedly stealing power worth Rs 17.8 lakh, an official said on Friday. The flying squad of state-run distributor MSEDCL had checked the premises of six users at Kalmboli on June 5 and found that they were illegally drawing power by bypassing the electricity supply meter, he said. The station house officer of Kalamboli police station said a case was registered under the Electricity Act on Thursday on a complaint by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL). The accused allegedly stole electricity for periods ranging from 5 months to 54 months and the total value of the theft was Rs 17.8 lakh, the official said. (PTI)

A solar project will be established on 1,150 acres land belonging to the famous Tulja Bhavani temple in Maharashtra's Osmanabad district, a temple official said on Friday. A committee of the temple trust has approved the project of 250 megawatts capacity proposed by the Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MAHAGENCO), the official said. (PTI)

A solar project will be established on 1,150 acres land belonging to the famous Tulja Bhavani temple in Maharashtra's Osmanabad district, a temple official said on Friday. A committee of the temple trust has approved the project of 250 megawatts capacity proposed by the Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MAHAGENCO), the official said. (PTI)

A mobile shop owner residing in Maharashtra's Thane district, who lost Rs 36 lakh in a cryptocurrency fraud more than a year ago, has got his entire amount back after the police cracked the case and found that a Chinese national was involved in the offence, an official said on Friday. The probe into the case was conducted by the cyber cell of the Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar (MBVV) police commissionerate, he said. Sujitkumar Gunjkar, senior inspector of the MBVV cyber cell, said the victim was lured into cryptocurrency trading in February 2022 after he joined a WhatsApp group involving cryptocurrency traders. The group administrator, a woman, got in touch with him and sought investments in the cryptocurrency promising goods returns. (PTI)

A mobile shop owner residing in Maharashtra's Thane district, who lost Rs 36 lakh in a cryptocurrency fraud more than a year ago, has got his entire amount back after the police cracked the case and found that a Chinese national was involved in the offence, an official said on Friday. The probe into the case was conducted by the cyber cell of the Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar (MBVV) police commissionerate, he said. Sujitkumar Gunjkar, senior inspector of the MBVV cyber cell, said the victim was lured into cryptocurrency trading in February 2022 after he joined a WhatsApp group involving cryptocurrency traders. The group administrator, a woman, got in touch with him and sought investments in the cryptocurrency promising goods returns. (PTI)

A minor fire erupted in the electricity cables attached to the pillars that are part of the under-construction Metro rail route at Ovala Naka in Thane city of Maharashtra, an official said. Nobody was injured in the incident that occurred on Thursday evening, said Yasin Tadvi, the disaster control officer of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC). (PTI)

A minor fire erupted in the electricity cables attached to the pillars that are part of the under-construction Metro rail route at Ovala Naka in Thane city of Maharashtra, an official said. Nobody was injured in the incident that occurred on Thursday evening, said Yasin Tadvi, the disaster control officer of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC). (PTI)

The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/mumbai-police-articles" rel="nofollow">Kanjurmarg police</a>&nbsp;have arrested Mayur Shinde, a history-sheeter, in connection with the threat calls to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/shiv-sena-articles" rel="nofollow">Shiv Sena</a> (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut. The leader had received threat calls on June 8 from an unknown number. After an investigation, the cops had arrested four people. During their interrogation, Shinde&rsquo;s name cropped up. Shinde is reportedly a close associate of the MP&rsquo;s brother, MLA Sunil Raut, and he had recently joined the Nationalist Congress Party. Rival parties have claimed the threat call was an attempt to restore police security to the MP. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/police-arrest-history-sheeter-23292568" rel="nofollow">Read more</a>

The&nbsp;Kanjurmarg police&nbsp;have arrested Mayur Shinde, a history-sheeter, in connection with the threat calls to&nbsp;Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut. The leader had received threat calls on June 8 from an unknown number. After an investigation, the cops had arrested four people. During their interrogation, Shinde&rsquo;s name cropped up. Shinde is reportedly a close associate of the MP&rsquo;s brother, MLA Sunil Raut, and he had recently joined the Nationalist Congress Party. Rival parties have claimed the threat call was an attempt to restore police security to the MP. Read more

The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/awareness-common-bins-for-this-trash-please-23292566" rel="nofollow">Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation</a>&nbsp;(BMC) has appointed a consultant to study the feasibility of treating effluent to obtain&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-bmcs-sewage-to-potable-water-plan-finds-no-takers-23255718" rel="nofollow">potable water</a> on a pilot basis. The project at Colaba Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) will take at least three years. This is an attempt to look for alternative sources of drinking water in light of climate change. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/climate-change-challenge-civic-body-begins-search-for-alternative-sources-of-drinking-water-23292567" rel="nofollow">Read more</a>

The&nbsp;Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation&nbsp;(BMC) has appointed a consultant to study the feasibility of treating effluent to obtain&nbsp;potable water on a pilot basis. The project at Colaba Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) will take at least three years. This is an attempt to look for alternative sources of drinking water in light of climate change. Read more

Affluent residents of Oshiwara neighbourhood have appealed to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/delisle-rd-bridge-may-not-be-fully-ready-in-july-23292563" rel="nofollow">BMC</a> to find a permanent solution to the garbage menace in the locality. Trash dumped on roads attracts crows and stray dogs, stinks and poses a health hazard, they pointed out, stating that the problem has persisted for years, despite multiple complaints. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/awareness-common-bins-for-this-trash-please-23292566" rel="nofollow">Read more</a>

Affluent residents of Oshiwara neighbourhood have appealed to the&nbsp;BMC to find a permanent solution to the garbage menace in the locality. Trash dumped on roads attracts crows and stray dogs, stinks and poses a health hazard, they pointed out, stating that the problem has persisted for years, despite multiple complaints. Read more

The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/out-of-910-roads-only-38-concreted-by-bmc-before-rains-23292561" rel="nofollow">civic body</a>, which was already facing backlash for not building footpaths on the recently opened arm of the Delisle Road bridge, has another bad news. The second arm, which will land on N M Joshi Marg, may not be ready in July like the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/got-govt-notice-about-unpaid-power-bill-sender-could-be-jamtara-gang-23292555" rel="nofollow">BMC</a> had planned. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/delisle-rd-bridge-may-not-be-fully-ready-in-july-23292563" rel="nofollow">Read more</a>

The&nbsp;civic body, which was already facing backlash for not building footpaths on the recently opened arm of the Delisle Road bridge, has another bad news. The second arm, which will land on N M Joshi Marg, may not be ready in July like the&nbsp;BMC had planned. Read more

Impressed by the glorious exhibition on the 75-year-old history of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/maharashtra-articles" rel="nofollow">Maharashtra</a> State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday asked managers of the MSRTC about the Bedford buses&mdash;the first to be pressed into service. &ldquo;We should have saved at least one of the buses for today&rsquo;s generation, because old is always gold,&rdquo; he said. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/should-have-saved-at-least-one-of-first-buses-23292565" rel="nofollow">Read more</a>

Impressed by the glorious exhibition on the 75-year-old history of the&nbsp;Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday asked managers of the MSRTC about the Bedford buses&mdash;the first to be pressed into service. &ldquo;We should have saved at least one of the buses for today&rsquo;s generation, because old is always gold,&rdquo; he said. Read more

The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/brihanmumbai-municipal-corporation--articles" rel="nofollow">Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation</a>&nbsp;(BMC), responsible for road infrastructure in the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/mumbai-articles" rel="nofollow">city</a>, has admitted that out of approximately 910 roads, only 38 have been converted into concrete roads before the monsoon season. The responsibility for potholes and bad patches on these roads will rest with five contractors until the roadworks are completed. Notices have been sent to the contractors, and the BMC officials have warned that penal action will be taken against them if they fail to fulfil their obligations. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/out-of-910-roads-only-38-concreted-by-bmc-before-rains-23292561" rel="nofollow">Read more</a>

The&nbsp;Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation&nbsp;(BMC), responsible for road infrastructure in the&nbsp;city, has admitted that out of approximately 910 roads, only 38 have been converted into concrete roads before the monsoon season. The responsibility for potholes and bad patches on these roads will rest with five contractors until the roadworks are completed. Notices have been sent to the contractors, and the BMC officials have warned that penal action will be taken against them if they fail to fulfil their obligations. Read more

The infamous cyber fraudsters of Jharkhand's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/jharkhand-articles" rel="nofollow">Jamtara district</a> have sunk to a new low&mdash;they are now sending fake notices, supposedly from the ministry of power, threatening to disconnect the power supply to homes if dues are not paid. Numerous cases have been reported throughout Mumbai where individuals received letters rife with spelling errors informing them about an imminent power disconnection. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/got-govt-notice-about-unpaid-power-bill-sender-could-be-jamtara-gang-23292555" rel="nofollow">Read more</a>

The infamous cyber fraudsters of Jharkhand's&nbsp;Jamtara district have sunk to a new low&mdash;they are now sending fake notices, supposedly from the ministry of power, threatening to disconnect the power supply to homes if dues are not paid. Numerous cases have been reported throughout Mumbai where individuals received letters rife with spelling errors informing them about an imminent power disconnection. Read more

The Mumbai&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/mumbai-articles" rel="nofollow">crime branch</a>&nbsp;has arrested a robber who was involved in 25 cases of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-cops-bust-stolen-mobile-phones-selling-gang-12-held-23240805" rel="nofollow">mobile theft</a>. The suspect, identified as Ramnivas Manju Gupta, 35, a resident of Thane, was arrested in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/" rel="nofollow">Nashik</a> after stealing an entire mobile shop. He managed to make away with 67 iPhones, 57 Android phones, and Rs 25 lakh in cash. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/crime-branch-arrests-serial-mobile-thief-involved-in-25-cases-23292557" rel="nofollow">Read more</a>

The Mumbai&nbsp;crime branch&nbsp;has arrested a robber who was involved in 25 cases of&nbsp;mobile theft. The suspect, identified as Ramnivas Manju Gupta, 35, a resident of Thane, was arrested in&nbsp;Nashik after stealing an entire mobile shop. He managed to make away with 67 iPhones, 57 Android phones, and Rs 25 lakh in cash. Read more

The<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-juhu-police-arrest-two-for-entering-bollywood-actor-shilpa-shettys-home-23292516" rel="nofollow">&nbsp;Juhu police</a>&nbsp;have arrested two thieves who entered actress<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/web-series/article/isha-talwar-to-be-seen-in-rohit-shettys-upcoming-web-series-says-excited-to-be-part-of-cop-universe-23292497" rel="nofollow">&nbsp;Shilpa Shetty&rsquo;</a>s seaside residence through a sliding window on the first floor and made off with valuables on June 6. The cops are awaiting a statement from Shetty, who is abroad at present, mentioning the details of the missing valuables. The accused&mdash;Arjun Suresh Babu Debendram, 26, and Ajay alias Ramesh Debendra, 22&mdash;are residents of Kartik chawl at Nehru Nagar in Vile Parle East. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/two-held-for-stealing-valuables-from-shilpa-shettys-bungalow-23292553" rel="nofollow">Read more</a>

The&nbsp;Juhu police&nbsp;have arrested two thieves who entered actress&nbsp;Shilpa Shetty&rsquo;s seaside residence through a sliding window on the first floor and made off with valuables on June 6. The cops are awaiting a statement from Shetty, who is abroad at present, mentioning the details of the missing valuables. The accused&mdash;Arjun Suresh Babu Debendram, 26, and Ajay alias Ramesh Debendra, 22&mdash;are residents of Kartik chawl at Nehru Nagar in Vile Parle East. Read more

Speeding motorists on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-not-a-single-stop-to-take-break-on-samruddhi-mahamarg-expressway-23275662" rel="nofollow">Samruddhi Mahamarg</a>, who face detention at Kokamthan toll booth for counselling and submitting an affidavit vowing they will not speed again, are forced &nbsp;to suffer due to the lack of basic facilities there. They don't have access to tea or snacks and the only available&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-not-a-single-stop-to-take-break-on-samruddhi-mahamarg-expressway-23275662" rel="nofollow">drinking water</a> is stored in a tank that is not covered by a lid. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/lack-of-facilities-continues-to-dog-motorists-on-mahamarg-23292551" rel="nofollow">Read more</a>

Speeding motorists on the&nbsp;Samruddhi Mahamarg, who face detention at Kokamthan toll booth for counselling and submitting an affidavit vowing they will not speed again, are forced &nbsp;to suffer due to the lack of basic facilities there. They don't have access to tea or snacks and the only available&nbsp;drinking water is stored in a tank that is not covered by a lid. Read more

Nearly seven months after a builder digging an illegal borewell in Thane punctured a tunnel, causing&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/mumbai-articles" rel="nofollow">Mumbai&nbsp;</a>a loss of 650 million litres of water, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/brihanmumbai-municipal-corporation--articles" rel="nofollow">BMC</a> will send the company a show-cause notice today. &nbsp;In an attempt to make a watertight case against the violator, in the notice the BMC will mention the amount of the fine imposed on the construction company, and the trouble caused by the puncturing of the tunnel. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/show-cause-notice-for-private-firm-that-broke-water-tunnel-23292548" rel="nofollow">Read more</a>

Nearly seven months after a builder digging an illegal borewell in Thane punctured a tunnel, causing&nbsp;Mumbai&nbsp;a loss of 650 million litres of water, the&nbsp;BMC will send the company a show-cause notice today. &nbsp;In an attempt to make a watertight case against the violator, in the notice the BMC will mention the amount of the fine imposed on the construction company, and the trouble caused by the puncturing of the tunnel. Read more

The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/mumbai-police-articles" rel="nofollow">Khar police</a> arrested fitness and yoga instructor Gunjan Sharma last week, for the alleged sexual assault of a 32-year-old professional pole dancer, but he was released on bail the next day. The woman has now posted a three-part video on her Instagram account, which has a large fan following, to get the cops to act. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-top-fitness-guru-booked-for-sexual-harassment-23292545" rel="nofollow">Read more</a>

The&nbsp;Khar police arrested fitness and yoga instructor Gunjan Sharma last week, for the alleged sexual assault of a 32-year-old professional pole dancer, but he was released on bail the next day. The woman has now posted a three-part video on her Instagram account, which has a large fan following, to get the cops to act. Read more

In the wake of the one-upmanship the Shiv Sena was accused of, CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/devendra-fadnavis-articles" rel="nofollow">Devendra Fadnavis</a> swore by their long-lasting friendship on Thursday to bury the hatchet they denied ever existed. &ldquo;Ye Fevicol ka jod hai, tutega nahin [it&rsquo;s a bond that will never break],&rdquo; Shinde declared at an official function in Palghar, in endorsement of Fadnavis&rsquo;s earlier statement that their friendship and the Sena-BJP alliance wasn&rsquo;t rickety to be broken easily by an advertisement or a statement made by someone. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/jai-veeru-and-fevicol-ka-jod-23292544" rel="nofollow">Read more</a>

In the wake of the one-upmanship the Shiv Sena was accused of, CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM&nbsp;Devendra Fadnavis swore by their long-lasting friendship on Thursday to bury the hatchet they denied ever existed. &ldquo;Ye Fevicol ka jod hai, tutega nahin [it&rsquo;s a bond that will never break],&rdquo; Shinde declared at an official function in Palghar, in endorsement of Fadnavis&rsquo;s earlier statement that their friendship and the Sena-BJP alliance wasn&rsquo;t rickety to be broken easily by an advertisement or a statement made by someone. Read more

A couple, who are digital currency enthusiasts and businesspersons, are running a drug distribution network out of their nest in a posh Goregaon high-rise&mdash;this is the allegation of a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/mira-road-articles" rel="nofollow">Mira Road</a> resident caught last week with 142 grams of MD worth Rs 17 lakh in Madhya Pradesh. The MP police, who issued summons to the couple for questioning, said they are not cooperating and may face arrest now. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/pati-patni-aur-flamingo-23292543" rel="nofollow">Read more</a>

A couple, who are digital currency enthusiasts and businesspersons, are running a drug distribution network out of their nest in a posh Goregaon high-rise&mdash;this is the allegation of a&nbsp;Mira Road resident caught last week with 142 grams of MD worth Rs 17 lakh in Madhya Pradesh. The MP police, who issued summons to the couple for questioning, said they are not cooperating and may face arrest now. Read more

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