The Maharashtra government on Friday filed an appeal in the Bombay high court challenging the acquittal of the five accused in the Ghatkopar bomb blast case.
'Slogans like 'Ek hai toh safe hai' and 'Batenge toh katenge' resonated with voters.'
More than 21 hours after a huge billboard collapsed in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area due to gusty winds and unseasonal rains, killing at least 14 persons and injuring 75 others, the search and rescue operation is still on, civic officials said on Tuesday.
The footage, however, does not give a clear picture of whether the aircraft burst into flames mid-air or whether it blew up on impact of the crash, an official said.
The death toll in the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse in Mumbai rose to 16 on Thursday with rescue personnel retrieving the bodies of a retired general manager of Air Traffic Control (ATC) and his wife, officials said.
Fortunately, no injuries were reported as there was nobody inside or on the vehicles.
The Mumbai civic body and police have advised all people in the city and surrounding areas to stay indoors as much as possible.
This would give BJP the chance to explore Constitutional options for government formation if there is no clear-cut mandate, explains Sheela Bhatt.
She interacted with fellow commuters during the 30-km ride, the social media post said.
They have been booked for murder (Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code) and causing disappearance of evidence (Section 201 IPC).
Mumbai's Ghatkopar hoarding collapse has claimed the lives of Kartik Aaryan's mama and mami, his maternal uncle and aunt, who lived in Jabalpur and were visiting Mumbai.
Dr Mohammed Abdul Matim Abdul Basit alleged that a cop threatened him against tendering evidence on the alleged escape of co-accused Sayyed Khwaja Yunis from the police custody.
The 100-foot-tall illegal billboard fell at a petrol pump in Ghatkopar during dust storms and unseasonal rains that lashed Mumbai on Monday.
The Bombay high court on Monday admitted an appeal of the Maharashtra government against the order of the Prevention Of Terrorism Act court which had acquitted eight accused involved in the Ghatkopar blast in the metropolis in 2002.
On his part, BJP Lok Sabha MP Narayan Rane, himself no stranger to controversies, got into damage control mode and sought to calm frayed nerves, saying he has chided his son over the remarks.
The Maharashtra government will challenge the acquittal of eight persons in the December 2002 Ghatkopar bomb blast case in one month in which two people were killed and 49 injured.
Western Railway stated that local train services were running normally on Monday morning, however, commuters claimed trains were running late by 5 to 10 minutes.
Shaikh Mohammed Muzamil, acquitted by a special POTA court in the Ghatkopar bomb blast case, surrendered on Tuesday before the trial court which took him into custody.
The Badlapur school, where two young girls were allegedly sexually abused, preferred to cover up the crime instead of helping their parents file a police complaint, said Susieben Shah, chairperson of Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal said: "We think it is a new group of Lashkar-e-Tayiba. Within a few days, the culprits will be tracked down.
Waze was arrested from his Thane residence. The CID will produce him before a court in Ahmadnagar soon.
Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and its suburbs on Thursday, causing waterlogging on roads in some areas that led to traffic snarls and also delayed local train operations.
Mohammed Altaf had allegedly supplied explosives and funds to those who triggered the blast in a BEST bus on December 2, 2002.
It is a question now whether the makers of the statue had comprehended all these factors before making it, the senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader said.
Modi claimed the Congress, when in power at the Centre, had drawn up plans to allocate 15 percent of the total budget to minorities.
Gujarat Police probing a hate speech case on Sunday detained Islamic preacher Mufti Salman Azhari in Mumbai, an official said.
At least 16 people were killed, and 75 injured after the billboard collapsed in an unexpected dust storm in Mumbai on Monday.
The dog had served in the squad for eight years and had been admitted to animal hospital at Parel for treatment last month.
The alleged main conspirator of the 2002 Ghatkopar blast, who was working as a software engineer, has been arrested from Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, police said.
Following the allegation, Special POTA judge A P Bhangale allowed Mohammed Altaf to pen down his statement. Altaf maintained that he was innocent.
'Where would a person living in the forest for 14 years go to find vegetarian food? Is it correct or not (question to the public)? Tell me when I am telling the truth'
Imran, whose was deported to India earlier this week from Saudi Arabia, was recruited in Lashkar ranks sometime in March-April 2002.
Imran Rehman Khan is believed to have fled to Dubai in October last year after leaving 'instructions' to carry out a blast at a crowded place.
Four persons, accused of planning and executing the bomb blast in a BEST bus on December 2, have been remanded to police custody till January 17.
So far, carcasses of 32 flamingos have been recovered from Ghatkopar area, the police said.
Two persons were killed and 22 injured, 3 seriously, in a major blast outside Ghatkopar railway station (on the west side), the reverberations of which were felt on platform no 1 and shattered the window panes of a train.
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