Waiting on words

Sunday 24 April '11

Eshwar Rao or 'Hyderabadi'' as he is popularly known is not your usual hotel employee who just reads off a list of delicacies to help hungry customers make up their minds about what to order.

'Slums along tracks prime reason behind railway crime''

Monday 14 March '11

To prevent any untoward incidents and to apprehend miscreants we plan to beef up police deployment at places near the tracks that house slums.

Criminals okay, but Aarey cops have no answer for leopard

Thursday 3 March '11

Besides attending to complainants and offenders who frequent the Aarey Sub Police Station every day, cops here have an unusual and an unwanted guest to look out for these days.

Distinctive cap helped cops trace murder accused

Tuesday 1 March '11

Had Riyaz Khan, one of the four accused in the Bandra seafront mugging, not worn his favourite green fez cap when he and his friends allegedly robbed and stabbed a teenager.

On bail in wife''s murder case, man files RTI for probe status

Monday 28 February '11

A man held for the murder of his wife two years ago and later released on bail has filed an application under the Right To Information Act to know about the state of investigation in the case.

Karate kids

Sunday 13 February '11

Eight-year-old Mary David has chubby cheeks, dark curls and a tendency to giggle shyly when asked her name.

Abetment to suicide: HC to hear Shaikh bail plea today

Wednesday 19 January '11

The Bombay High Court will hear the bail plea of Sub Inspector Munir Shaikh, charged with illegal detention and abetment to suicide, on Wednesday.

Bakery owner complains of extortion bid, NCP leader held

Sunday 9 January '11

A local NCP leader was arrested after a bakery owner filed an extortion complaint with the Dadar police.

Highway Police seek 20 pc of fine amount for upgrade

Friday 7 January '11

With around 12,000 road deaths in the state, many of it on the Mumbai-Pune and Mumbai-Goa highways, the Highway Police now plan to upgrade their resources and help reduce the fatalities.

Theft by minors: Cops guard remand home to nab 'trainer''

Tuesday 28 December '10

The Santacruz police, who are investigating the cases of thefts by minors at weddings and other functions, have decided to keep an eye on the Dongri Remand Home where three of the arrested minors are ...

Traffic Police yet to show green signal to volunteers

Monday 27 December '10

The Mumbai Traffic Police has often urged the common man to lend a hand to make their jobs easier, but those who volunteered for becoming traffic wardens following a request posted on the Traffic Poli...

11-year-old found, claims he was kidnapped by ragpickers

Tuesday 21 December '10

The 11-year-old boy who went missing from Nehru Nagar on Thursday afternoon was found near Kurla railway station on Sunday night. Hussain Khan found his nephew Amir near the station while searching fo...

'Psycho dad'' Gomes dies

Thursday 16 December '10

Francis Gomes, who had allegedly confined his wife and three daughters to their Vasai residence for over seven years, was buried at a cemetary in Nallasopara.

Rapist tantrik fleeced girls'' family of Rs 1 crore: police

Wednesday 1 December '10

Mehdi Kasim Shaikh, the tantrik arrested for raping six teenagers, allegedly fleeced their family of Rs 1 crore over a period of time and stashed it in a flat he had rented in Kalyan.

Gamdevi murder: Cops say Rupal gave instructions over the phone

Friday 19 November '10

Rupal Gandhi, accused in the Gamdevi murder, had called up the domestic help at least thrice on the day of the incident to give him instructions on how to carry out the murder.

Police yet to identify man who jumped off sea link

Thursday 18 November '10

The Dadar police probing the death of a man who jumped off the sea link ahead of US President''s visit, have not been able to trace his identity yet.

Kids for a cause

Sunday 14 November '10

Kids from across the city have a chance to put a smile on the faces of the underprivileged children this Children''s Day.

Month after robber arrests, no sign of cronies or bank loot

Thursday 11 November '10

A month since the Charkop police arrested three members of a gang that had allegedly robbed a series of banks in the western suburbs of almost Rs 80 lakh.

Cops seek expert help to pin cause of model''s death

Tuesday 2 November '10

After the post mortem report revealed that model Rinky Chaudhary was murdered, the Goregaon police are planning to seek expert opinion to ascertain the exact cause of death.

Vodafone VP was unhappy at work, claims friend

Wednesday 27 October '10

The friend who found Chandramouli Iyer, a senior Vodafone official, dead last week has told the Santacruz police that Iyer was unhappy at work.

Jewellery shop burgled at Powai

Tuesday 26 October '10

Burglars night broke into a jewellery shop and decamped with jewellery items worth around Rs 11,40,000, said police.

Ex-banker held for duping film producer says she gave money to ex-husband

Tuesday 26 October '10

The Amboli police have revealed that Parmeet Arora, a former banker arrested on charges of duping Bollywood producer Parag Sanghvi and wife Bunny.

Law Breakers

Monday 25 October '10

Motorists jumping a signal or not wearing a helmet is a common sight on city roads. But our lensman caught traffic police flouting the very rules for which they penalise the general public.

Anti-piracy brigade to target cable operators

Saturday 23 October '10

The Alliance Against Copyright Theft will now target cable operators in its fight against piracy.

'Doctor held for rape watched porn first''

Tuesday 19 October '10

A hospital doctor arrested for raping a patient in the intensive care unit allegedly watched pornographic clips stored in his mobile phone before sexually assaulting the woman.