Metros, Mumbai, 25th Feb 2017, News & Stories from India

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Metros Mumbai 25 Feb 2017

Metros, Mumbai, 25 Feb 2017

Shiv Sena candidate Surendra Bagalkar. (Photo: Facebook)

Sena leader who lost in 'lottery' says court can do justice

A five-year-old girl was asked to pick a chit and decide the fate of the candidates who tied.

25 Feb 2017 6:28 PM

Two held in Thane for transporting beef illegally

The tempo and beef, valued at Rs 6 lakh, have been seized and the duo have been booked under Maharashtra Protection of Cattle Act.

25 Feb 2017 1:48 PM

Mumbai: Monkey freed from guard who ‘sexually abused’ her

Recalling the behaviour of the monkey, Ruia alleged, “I saw the monkey in a compromising position with the watchman.”

25 Feb 2017 11:00 AM

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari (Photo: PTI)

No option for BJP but unite with Sena, run BMC: Nitin Gadkari

State BJP minister Chandrakant Patil had also expressed a similar view after the poll results.

25 Feb 2017 7:19 AM

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis with BJP’s winning candidates in Nagpur municipal corporation. (Photo: PTI)

Shiv Sena, BJP hunt for numbers to snatch Mumbai mayor’s post

Three Independents back Sena as the saffron parties look at NCP, MNS for support.

25 Feb 2017 3:41 AM

BJP workers protest offensive photo of CM Devendra Fadnavis

Soumen Mukherjee, a BJP party worker, said journalist Vasant Mane allegedly published an image of Mr Fadnavis wearing a saree.

25 Feb 2017 3:12 AM

Monkey freed from guard who ‘sexually abused’ her

No action has been taken against the watchman as results of the medical tests on the monkey are awaited.

25 Feb 2017 3:11 AM

Laptop thief can’t attend daughter’s wedding in UK

According to the petition on December 16, 2016, Smith was traveling from Mumbai to Goa with his wife.

25 Feb 2017 3:05 AM

TMC ordered to be present by Bombay HC

According to petitioner Iraqi Arif Nawaz’s lawyer, the petition was filed after authorities did not take action despite several complaints.

25 Feb 2017 3:00 AM

Around 5000 will need to be chopped for the Seepz-Colaba metro line project.

Stay on axing trees for metro extended

The high court said that if the trees were “massacred and the environment is destroyed, then we will have to look for another planet.”

25 Feb 2017 2:56 AM

Air India and team undertake green initiatives

The airline produced 500 kilograms of vermicompost using dry and green waste.

25 Feb 2017 2:47 AM

Metro-2A and Metro-7 corridor construction at WEH.

Dahisar metro extension work to begin in December 2017

The estimated cost of the extension is currently pegged at around Rs 3,600 crore.

25 Feb 2017 2:42 AM

Trains were running almost one hour 20 minutes behind schedule. (Representational image)

Errant motorman suspended by Central Railway

Mr Jadhav has been temporarily suspended from work, that is, he is not driving the train anymore.

25 Feb 2017 2:38 AM

With the DISHA app slowly gaining traction, officials want to reach a much wider audience.

Western Railway’s app to show map in 3 languages

With the app slowly gaining traction, officials want to reach a much wider audience with the introduction of three languages.

25 Feb 2017 2:32 AM

The digital signboards will help commuters decide whether they should take the E-way depending on any possible traffic jam on it.

Mum-Pune Expressway users to get traffic news on the move

Four digital signboards called Variable Messages Signage (VMS) will be placed at the starting points from Kalamboli.

25 Feb 2017 2:27 AM

The arrested accused are suspected to be carriers and not owners of the scrapped currency. (Photo: PTI) (Representational image)

Old notes worth Rs 1.04 crore found on four, believed to be carriers

The accused informed police that they were only agents who had been hired to exchange the discontinued notes.

25 Feb 2017 2:24 AM

Shaimaa with her sister Eman Ahmed (lying on the bed).

Eman’s sister thanks media for moral and monetary assistance

A social campaign has been launched to lessen the family’s financial burden.

25 Feb 2017 2:17 AM

$MNS corporator Sanjay Turde is being treated for fractures in one of his legs and will undergo a surgery on Tuesday. (Rajesh Jadhav)$

BJP candidate is held for assault

Sudhir Khatu, 6 others allegedly attacked MNS corporator Sanjay Turde.

25 Feb 2017 2:13 AM

Data from the affidavits also reveals that exactly 14 candidates are within 30 years of age whereas 14 corporators are senior citizens, with one corporator being 71 years old.

44 new corporators have criminal record

While 120 have not studied beyond H.S.C., 38 have not passed even the 10th grade.

25 Feb 2017 1:56 AM

Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadanvis and party state president Ravsaheb Danve along with Ashis Selar, Kirit Somaiya and other leaders being garlanded during celebrations after the BMC poll results at Mumbai BJP office. (Photo: PTI)

Mumbai: Parties take stock of areas that ditched them

The Sena did well in Marathi-dominated areas, whereas the BJP won majority of seats, where Gujarati voters lived.

25 Feb 2017 1:39 AM

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