Day: February 6, 2020

Body of missing man, former court steno, found in a bag

8:10 pm February 6, 2020

Thane (Maha): A bag with the body of a 56-year-old man stuffed inside was found at Dombivali in the district on Thursday, the police said. The deceased was identified as Umesh P. Patil (56), a retired court employee who had gone missing from his house here two days ago. The bag was found in the […]

Two people were arrested after the Mumbai Crime Branch busted a flesh trade racket on Saturday, said an official.

Eight women rescued from dance bar

8:08 pm February 6, 2020

Mumbai: Eight women performers were rescued during a raid on a bar in suburban Andheri where obscene dances were being staged, the police said on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, police raided Royal Bar and Restaurant in Marol area on Wednesday night, said Deputy Commissioner of Police Ankit Goel. “Obscene dances were being performed there. […]

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

Rajya Sabha passes motion thanking President

8:05 pm February 6, 2020

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed a motion thanking the President for his address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament at the start of the Budget Session. The Upper House passed the resolution after opposition-sponsored amendments were negated. Prime Minister Narendra Modi replied to the debate on the motion that lasted […]

No private players operating NMR service: Southern Railway

Agartala-Akhaura rail link in September 2021

7:58 pm February 6, 2020

Agartala: The much awaited railway line between Agartala to Akhaura in Bangladesh will be completed by September 2021 and the process for acquisition of land and handing it over to the executing agency in both the countries has been completed, officials said on Thursday. The 15.6 km-long railway link connects Gangasagar in Bangladesh to Nischintapur […]

Maharashtra: Repairman crushed to death in elevator mishap

7:55 pm February 6, 2020

Mumbai: A 45-year-old man was crushed to death while repairing an elevator of a 14-storey building at MHADA colony in Navghar in the eastern suburb of Mulund on Thursday, police said. The deceased, Sanjay Santosh Yadav, was repairing a lift on the third floor of Richa Towers, when someone on 14th floor pressed the button […]