World Wide Volunteer Web

Sunday 19 May '13

In 2001, a group of students from IRMA started with an idea of an online network of volunteers. Today, that idea is bringing people and NGOs together for a common cause.

Ransom would not have saved Aditya Ranka

Friday 17 May '13

Police say accused always intended to kill kidnapped teen.

Failure to dispose sandals of victim did accused in

Tuesday 14 May '13

A SLIP by an accused helped police crack the case of kidnapping and murder of Aditya, son of diamond broker Jitendra Ranka.

UP ATS zeroes in on city shops involved in illegal arms racket

Tuesday 14 May '13

Police suspect the gang, which imported parts from abroad and sold assembled arms, trawled such shops to recruit gun enthusiasts.

Man booked for molesting 17-year-old daughter

Friday 10 May '13

A 45-YEAR-OLD Wadala resident was arrested Wednesday for allegedly molesting and committing obscene acts, such as showing her pornographic videos, with his teenage daughter for over a year, police sai...

Nashik PWD engineer held for bribery claims he is part of a racket

Wednesday 8 May '13

Satish Chikhlikar, the Nashik public works department (PWD) executive engineer arrested for bribery and amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, has allegedly claimed being onl...

Arms racket could be spread across 4 states, say police

Wednesday 8 May '13

Allwyn D''sa (80) was arrested by UP ATS on April 30.

Badlapur gangrape was historysheeters'' decision: Cops

Wednesday 1 May '13

Last week, police arrested Mamta''s husband Jeetu and three accomplices Vikas Nikam, Rohit Palke and Prasad Rangeele.

No paragliding at Shivaji Park on May 1

Monday 29 April '13

Acting on security concerns raised by the Mumbai Police, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has issued a ban on paragliding around Shivaji Park on May 1, celebrated as Maharashtra Day, due t...

City to get 6 more counselling centres for women

Monday 29 April '13

The state home department has approved six more counselling centres for women in Mumbai.

Probe against suspended senior inspector stalled

Friday 26 April '13

The departmental inquiry against suspended senior inspector Dhananjay Bagayatkar, in charge of Nehru Nagar Police Station where 36 cops were caught on camera accepting bribes, is not progressing, with...

Thane panic call case: Watchman''s wife arrested

Thursday 25 April '13

On Monday, Prasad had allegedly called the police and claimed to have seen ten men enter an unoccupied seven-building complex on Ghodbunder Road.

Thane panic call hoax; watchman lied to get even with motorist

Wednesday 24 April '13

The panic call that sent Thane cops on a seven-hour rigorous search for '10 suspicious men armed with guns'' Monday turned out to be a hoax.

Woman handpicked historysheeters: Police

Wednesday 24 April '13

Investigations into the alleged abduction, assault and gangrape of a 19-year-old woman from Badlapur have revealed that Mamta Nishad, one of the four arrested accused, was the mastermind behind the cr...

Cops swing into action on panic call, all they find are 2 'abandoned'' vehicles

Tuesday 23 April '13

A panic call by a watchman to control room Monday sent Thane police in a tizzy, spawning a seven-hour operation for 'armed men''.

Smiles to go before I sleep

Sunday 21 April '13

For 13 years, Dr Reena Singh has been serving autistic children, making them smile and lead better lives.

Stench of seized cannabis an irritant for ANC personnel

Friday 19 April '13

FOR almost a decade, 1,700 kg of cannabis has been lying in the Azad Maidan unit of the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC).

Inspector trapped in lift says willpower kept him alive

Wednesday 17 April '13

Inspector Suresh Sonawane, who was trapped in his office lift for 40-odd hours from Saturday afternoon, told police Tuesday willpower kept him alive.

A police initiative to help women feel safe in the city

Monday 15 April '13

The Bureau for Police Research and Development (BPR&D), in a bid to curb crimes against women, is starting a new micro-mission to come up with effective strategies for the purpose.

Thakkar Bappa Colony residents claim cops approached them for bribes

Friday 12 April '13

A DAY after Mumbai Police announced suspensions of personnel from Nehru Nagar police station for allegedly accepting bribes to allow renovation of a dilapidated structure in their jurisdiction, reside...

Police beef up IPL security

Friday 12 April '13

The first match of the sixth edition of IPL at Wankhede stadium on Tuesday highlighted some security concerns the Mumbai police are trying to address for the next match on Saturday.

Unprecedented wave of suspensions after sting catches city policemen taking bribes

Thursday 11 April '13

In an unheard-of action, Mumbai Police on Wednesday suspended a very large number of its personnel attached to the Nehru Nagar police station for allegedly accepting bribes from residents of a colony ...

Stung by bribe taking cops caught on camera, Mumbai Police do a first

Thursday 11 April '13

As many as 36 constables caught on camera pocketing cash by a local resident.

Authorities 'threatened'' builders before striking deal to turn blind eye

Wednesday 10 April '13

The elaborate sham served as a threat to builders Jameel Qureshi and Salim Sheikh arrested after the collapse following which they struck a deal with authorities for turning a blind eye to the illegal...

Builders struck a 'deal'' with officers, added floors

Wednesday 10 April '13

Two 'beneficiary'' engineers held