The sessions court acquitted a 58-year-old man booked for charges of the attempt to murder in 1991. After 31 years he walked free from the court as the victim of the attack failed to recognise him and the pistol used in the crime. The sessions court last week acquitted Raju Chiknya alias Vilas Balaram Pawar…
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): As the prosecution failed to present the list of witnesses on Saturday, the court scheduled the next hearing in the high-profile Indore honey trap case for April 21. Earlier, during the December 7 hearing, the court had ordered all accused to be present in person, but during the January 25 hearing, only…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has upheld the Maharashtra government’s decision to exclude providing benefits of slum rehabilitation to occupants / tenants of vertical slums. The government had taken a policy decision to exclude mezzanine floors, lofts, and first-floor structures within slums from rehabilitation benefits. The court dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by…
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Thieves broke into the house of a trader who had gone to a family function along with his family and decamped with valuables worth about Rs 27 lakh including cash and jewellery under Khajrana police station limits. Two thieves were caught in the CCTV cameras installed in the house in which they…
Mumbai: The trials are taking perpetuity to conclude and prisons are also simultaneously overcrowded, the Bombay High Court noted while allowing bail plea of former Bhiwandi-Nizampura Municipal Corporation corporator in an alleged kidnapping and extortion case. The court highlighted the challenge of balancing an undertrial’s right to liberty with the need for judicial scrutiny in…
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A second murder by beating to death over a dispute involving women has been reported in the Dwarkapuri area in two days. A 35-year-old man proposed marriage to a woman, after which her brother, along with five of his accomplices thrashed him to death on Friday. Both the deceased and the accused…
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Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Pardeshipura police rescued a youth from abductors and arrested two people from Jaipur within 24 hours of receiving the complaint, police said on Saturday. The accused had called the youth to Jaipur on pretext of making a car deal and held him hostage. According to the police, a person lodged a complaint…
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 8:  With two ground-breaking redevelopment projects in Jogeshwari West and Bandra West, Sayba Group, a name that is synonymous with quality and trust in Mumbai’s real estate industry, is poised to reinvent urban life. With more than 15 years of experience, 32 lakh square feet of OC-ready development, 25+ finished projects,…
New Delhi [India], February 08: India Book of Records organised the soft launch of Guardian of Heritage, the much-anticipated biography of Dr Chu Bao Que, authored by Dr Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury, at the Diamond Books stall during the World Book Fair at Pragati Maidan. The book explores Dr Que’s lifelong dedication to Vietnam’s folk art…
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Hazira (Gujarat) [India], February 8: IRATA and AM/NS India organise Gujarat’s first ‘International Rope Access Symposium’ to advance industrial safety practices amongst companies in Hazira region •   AM/NS India adopted the industrial rope access technology developed by IRATA •   Prominent figures from Gujarat government and various industry leaders converge to discuss advancements in workplace safety…
