

Monday 16 November '09
When the staff of JJ Hospital were gearing up for the cyclone last week, 55-year-old Lalji Pandey and his son Shailesh were wondering whether they could afford another trip to the city.Tuesday 27 October '09
Almost a month after 60-year-old Francis Gomes was arrested-he was let out on bail later-for allegedly keeping his wife and three daughters captive for seven years in a small flat in Vasai...Sunday
25 October '09In an age where erratic duty schedules to keep law and order and heavy paperwork besiege the average policeman, police constable Jagdish Wasave has found a way to wield words with dexterity in addition to his weapons.Monday
12 October '09Kaustubh Chokshi, the director of Powai-based Sadhrta Retail Ltd, who had been arrested for allegedly duping over 1100 investors to the tune of over Rs 3 crore, is not an average white-collared criminal.Monday
12 October '09Nearly 600 supporters, from within the city and beyond, and from all walks of life, have thrown their weight behind a candidate who they say is standing for people-centric rather than party-centric politics.Saturday
3 October '09During the runup to the 2004 Assembly elections, a mere rumour of Arun ‘Daddy’ Gawli arriving was enough to send all the residents of the Byculla neighbourhood scurrying out of their homes to catch a glimpse of the gangster-turned-politician.Monday
28 September '09In Chembur, a team of 10 policewomen has set a benchmark for colleagues with the efficient crowd management they displayed during the immersion of the Ganesh idols during the recent Ganesh Puja.Sunday
20 September '09A day before RPI activists went on a rampage at the office of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee in protest against the ‘eviction’ of Athawale from his official residence in Delhi, the Azad Maidan police had averted a controversy over Babasaheb Ambedkar’s photos.Sunday
13 September '09A love affair gone wrong turned fatal for a 16-year-old girl from Kurla who committed suicide on Friday after some youths...Monday
27 July '09Since last month, the Colaba police have ensured that everyday their personnel visit the homes of at least five senior citizens and check on their welfare.Saturday
25 July '09Even as a team of the National Disaster Response Force tackled chlorine leak in Bhiwandi that led to hospitalisation of 16 people...Sunday
19 July '09After allegedly duping over 50 jewellers of their gold worth Rs 5 crore, a jeweller-turned-agent, is giving a nightmare to cops.Sunday
12 July '09For 14 years, Agripada-resident Yasmin Cooper has been living with the ghosts of her past in the flat where her elderly parents were murdered in 1994.Wednesday
1 July '09The arrest of a gang accused of stealing trucks should have ideally come as a much-awaited relief for transporters whose vehicles were stolen.Tuesday
23 June '09The near-perfect sketches of two thieves drawn by a professor from the JJ School of Arts helped the Azad Maidan police nab the duo while they were strolling down the street near the CST station last week.Monday
22 June '09Almost a month after the Apna Sahkari Bank at Naigaum was looted of Rs 28 lakh by armed robbers...Saturday
20 June '09The owner of the Reay Road godown from where 11 spent cartridges were discovered by the police, Saremal Pratapchand Jain...Wednesday
17 June '09With the rape case against actor Shiney Ahuja reportedly being treated as ‘priority’ by the Oshiwara police...Tuesday
16 June '09The police have come up with statistics to counter the claims by residents of Strand Marg in South Mumbai that petty crimes have been on the rise in the bylanes of their neighbourhood...Tuesday
16 June '09The police have come up with statistics to counter the claims by residents of Strand Marg in South Mumbai that petty crimes have been on the rise in the bylanes of their neighbourhood...Wednesday
3 June '09While it is a well-known fact that police personnel usually face several hurdles when they are trying to snare an accused...Monday
25 May '09He can barely speak a few words but give two-and-a-half-year-old Truptraj Pandya a tabla and the toddler uses his hands to speak the language of music.Sunday
10 May '09It is a common complaint among lower-rung cops that whenever a case is cracked, senior police officers appear on TV and their pictures are splashed across newspapers while the ‘real’ men behind the success go unnoticed.Sunday
10 May '09To handle mobs more effectively, the Mumbai police are now opting for preventive bandobasts.Monday
4 May '09It all begins when he sees bare feet. They may belong to beggars, flower vendors, slum children or even drunkards.