Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Constable held for raping woman in Palghar

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai sees 82 missing children cases in 36 days, with sharp gender disparity

In a span of 36 days, from November 1 to December 6, the Mumbai Police recorded 82 cases of missing children and young adults, of which 60 were female, pointing to a sharp gender disparity. While cases of missing children are not new to the city, the numbers underline the continued need for vigilance, public awareness, and stronger child protection mechanisms. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Constable held for raping woman in Palghar

Police have arrested a 40-year-old constable for allegedly raping a woman in Maharashtra`s Palghar district, officials said on Monday. The alleged incident occurred last week at the Kasa police station, a senior official from Palghar rural police said. The woman had gone there to record her statement in connection with a case. The constable allegedly raped her in the premises, he said. Based on the woman`s complaint, the police registered a case against the constable on charges of rape and arrested him on Sunday, the official said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: ‘No time to eat or use the washroom’: IndiGo staff struggle as flight delay crisis deepens

I couldn`t have a bite to eat or take a break to use the washroom while on duty,” said Uzair Khan, one of the IndiGo ground staff members who have been on the receiving end of the fury of thousands of fliers amid the unprecedented crisis that arose from the carrier’s failure to cope with revised Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) guidelines. Weary of delays and cancellations that have persisted since December 2, the frustration of passengers was on full display at the IndiGo counter outside Terminal 1 of Mumbai airport on Sunday. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra govt allots 8k square feet land for new Pune Press Club building

The Maharashtra government on Sunday approved the allotment of 8,015 sq ft of land on Senapati Bapat Road to Pune Journalists` Trust for the construction of a new Press Club building. The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis following the initiative of Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, the minister`s office said in a statement. It said the land, located at Bhamburda in Pune, will be allotted for commercial use under Class-2 tenure, with the cost recovered as per prevailing ready reckoner rates, in accordance with the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966, and provisions of Maharashtra Land Revenue (Disposal of Government Lands) Rules 1971.