Metros, Mumbai, 8th Dec 2016, News & Stories from India

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Metros Mumbai 08 Dec 2016

Metros, Mumbai, 08 Dec 2016

The green button would denote the toilet is clean, yellow would mean it is OK, while the red would indicate the lavatory is unclean. (Photo: Representational Image)

Now, rate public toilets in Mumbai for cleanliness

With an objective to maintain cleanliness at public toilets across Mumbai, BMC has started installing rating machines at these places.

08 Dec 2016 8:02 PM

It found that 439,153 children were enrolled in 2011-2012 but the number fell to 383,485 in 2015-16. Reason being Marathi medium students had a dropout rate of 15 per every 100 in the academic year 2015-2016. (Representational Image)

49 per cent drop in Marathi-medium enrolments

The NGO gathered information from the civic education department through the Right to Information Act.

08 Dec 2016 7:17 AM

Each of the 60-odd employees of the business acquaintance had queued up at multiple branches of different banks to exchange over-the-counter the scrapped currencies for legal tenders, according to the source.

Income tax department seizes Rs 80 lakh in new notes from caterer

The caterer allegedly took help of business acquaintances’ employees to exchange allegedly unaccounted old notes belonging to his clients.

08 Dec 2016 7:16 AM

IMD will have to pay BMC Rs 900 as annual rent for the plot that is located at Jogeshwari. (Photo: PTI)

Doppler radar land will be handed over by next week: Ajoy Mehta

The understanding between the civic body and IMD, the land will be given on lease for a period of 30 years on payment of Rs 2.2 crore.

08 Dec 2016 7:15 AM

Service rates at the Deonar slaughterhouse may be increased by 25 per cent.

Deonar abattoir rates set to rise; mutton may get dearer

Bad news is on its way for meat lovers as mutton rates in Mumbai’s markets may soon shoot up.

08 Dec 2016 7:14 AM

Government to push for cashless economy: Devendra Fadnavis

Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan alleged that demonetisation decision was political and was taken eyeing the UP and Punjab polls.

08 Dec 2016 7:14 AM

NCP will be fighting to save its hold in its stronghold in Pune district, where out of the 223 seats it had won 67 seats in the 2011 elections. (Representational Image)

Acid test for NCP in phase 2 polls, Congress faces uphill task

There are 1,326 candidates in the fray for a total of 324 seats in all the 14 municipal councils in both Pune and Latur districts.

08 Dec 2016 6:47 AM

File picture of the leopard in a trap while being taken to SGNP from Powai on Saturday.

Mumbai: Male leopard released after 22 days of captivity

The animal that was declared 'fit to release' by the veterinarian SGNP on November 15 was a guest to the park in one of its cages.

08 Dec 2016 6:46 AM

The controversial video shows the minister speaking with an election officer, instructing him to reject the nomination of Congress candidate Mr Motwani.

Upset election commission seeks collector report on viral video

The commission has recovered the recorded tape of controversial conversation from private news channel that had aired it for first time.

08 Dec 2016 6:45 AM

Manohar Narwaria, an accused in 2006 Malegaon bomb blast case, was produced before a special MCOCA court on Wednesday after his lawyer complained to the court that Arthur Road jail officials had allegedly beat him up mercilessly.

Malegaon blast accused alleges torture, court orders test

The special court has directed jail authorities to get an independent medical test done and submit the report in court in sealed condition.

08 Dec 2016 6:43 AM

A poster put up by ABVP members that was allegedly torn down and Senior ABVP leader Aniket Ovhal.

RSS warms up to Babasaheb Ambedkar’s legacy

ABVP members hold programmes in his honour, claim assault by left-leaning activists.

08 Dec 2016 6:43 AM

The victim’s naked body was found in her house at Vile Parle.

Doctors suspect Vile Parle physiotherapist was gang-raped

The PM report states one or more persons could have raped the victim.

08 Dec 2016 6:41 AM

CM Devendra Fadnavis before losing 28 kg and now.

Maharashtra CM ‘throws his weight around’, others follow

The government launched the Fight Obesity campaign for MLAs and government employees at the Assembly premises.

08 Dec 2016 6:40 AM

Irate passengers block the railway tracks at Titwala station after which train services on the Titwala-Kandiwali route came to a halt on Wednesday morning. (Photo: Asian Age)

Titwala rail roko wreaks havoc on Central Railway

The Central Railway put out a plea on Twitter asking commuters not to take matters into their own hands but in vain.

08 Dec 2016 4:32 AM

Swapna Shukla was employed with HDFC Life Insurance at Bandra-Kurla Complex and was living in a Ghatkopar hostel.

Mumbai: Pushed in front of train, woman dies

Twenty four-year-old’s killer — a chain-snatcher — booked for culpable homicide, attempt to robbery.

08 Dec 2016 4:29 AM

The app would make it easier for users to file medical negligence cases, check if the doctors treating them have valid degrees, and track doctors in the vicinity. (Representational image)

Maharashtra: Doctors body launches app to register negligence cases

The MMC is a statutory body that monitors state doctors and the mobile app has been created by a group of medical practitioners.

08 Dec 2016 4:26 AM

Bombay HC wants periodic inspection of mid-day meals after chikki scam

The court indicated that it would frame guidelines for inspection of the mid-day meal scheme.

08 Dec 2016 4:24 AM

TMC workers demolish Satyam Lodge, where civic authorities recently found 274 hidden rooms.

Satyam Lodge case: TMC to set up inquiry panel

The Thane police claimed that the TMC was informed about the illegalities and some residents also lodged complaints about the same.

08 Dec 2016 4:23 AM

Trekker from Hyderabad found dead at Prabalgad

Professional trekker Rachita Gupta Kanodia 27 had gone missing after venturing to Raigad to explore the Prabalgad hill fort eight days ago.

08 Dec 2016 4:20 AM

The complainant and accused are relatives and got into a brawl outside the local mosque after Friday prayers in November, after which the FIR was registered. (Photo: PTI/File)

Bombay High Court tells three to clean mosque

Bombay HC orders youths to perform community service to get FIR quashed.

08 Dec 2016 4:19 AM

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