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Mumbai Youth Including Lawyer, Banker Just Became Monks
A hush seems to have fallen over Borivli's Chikoo Wadi as a four-day mammoth festival - Vijay Prasthan Utsav that literally means 'path to victory' - ended yesterday. Locals saw thousands of visitors throng the neighbourhood for the Jain spiritual festival. It featured 16 young men and women taking 'diksha', where they renounced the material world,...
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Woman, Boyfriend Held For Allegedly Stealing Valuables From Neighbours
A 28-year-old woman and her boyfriend were arrested for allegedly stealing valuables and cash worth lakhs from houses of their neighbours in suburban Borivli in separate incidents, police said on Wednesday.
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Mumbai: Labourer Saw 7 Men Plunge 8 Floors As He Held On To Parapet
Mohammad Shamim (30) narrates how he hung on to dear life even as his fellow workers fell off an under-construction building in Borivli; with everyone's attention focussed on those who fell, he was left hanging for 15 minutes before help finally arrived; while 1 died, 2 are in ICU and 4 have suffered multiple fractures.
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Mumbai: Travel by Car to Gorai From Borivli in Just 5 Minutes
If everything falls into place as per the plans chalked out by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Auth-ority (MMRDA), then motorists will be able to travel directly from Borivli to Gorai in about five minutes.
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Mumbai: Man Told Son Has Been Kidnapped, Goes Home to Find Wife Dead
In a chilling chain of events, a 27-year-old received a call last evening, informing him that his seven-year-old son had been kidnapped and, even before he could process the information, he reached home to find his wife lying dead.
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Mumbai: Family Forgets Purse with Diamonds, Phone in Train; Gets it Back
At a time when most passengers travelling in long-distance trains complain about the rude behaviour of coach attendants, this Bhayander family has a reason to appreciate them.
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Mumbai Teen Whose Brain Was Pierced by Arrow May Lead a Normal Life
For days now, Brijesh Sahani's parents have been praying for a miracle, and it seems their prayers have been answered. Doctors at the Karuna Hospital in Borivli told mid-day yesterday that the 16-year-old cricketer, who survived an arrow penetrating his brain, might lead a very normal life if the meningitis infection, caused by the incursion of the...
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Serial killer allegedly set corpses on fire in forest
Investigations into the murder of Borivli-based jeweller Nitin Dhakan have led cops to stumble upon a serial killer. While a third victim has been discovered, grieving relatives believe that many more murders masterminded and executed by the killer wait to be unearthed.
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Doctor kills husband for demanding sex, claims police
An ayurvedic doctor killed her husband, after the couple entered a heated argument over intimacy, on Thursday night at their Borivli residence. She then tried to mislead the police by giving them false information that her husband had died of an electric shock while repairing a fan. However, Dr Pragya Bhattacharya's lie was busted after her husband...
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Doctor arrested seven months after 76-yr-old's death
Almost six months after a complaint was filed against a Borivli-based doctor Pradeep Vyas, he was arrested on Tuesday night on charges of causing death due to negligence. Hemlata Thakur had filed the complaint on June 13 against Dr Vyas, accusing him of wrongly treating her mother Minaxi Murti (76) after she was admitted to his clinic on April 23.
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Ghatkopar dandiya is noisiest, beats Goregaon, Borivli
Despite increased awareness, constant checks at various venues and a 10 pm deadline, the noise levels at prime Navratri locations in the suburbs have been found to be way above the permissible limit.
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Kidnapper took lessons from newspaper reports
There is no such thing as a perfect crime but previous transgressions can always guide one to committing a perfect crime, was the belief Hemant Sanghoi had, as he revealed that the inspiration behind abducting his neighbour's son were previous unsolved kidnappings.The 33-year-old unemployed man who was arrested for abducting his neighbour's 14-year...
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New Borivli station will have special provision for babies
The baby kidnapping case that happened at waiting room of Mumbai CST station last week may not be repeated in the railways. The Western Railway on Monday said it had set up special baby care and feeding rooms with restricted access at the new the Borivli suburban railway station building that is set to open up in a fortnight. If the idea clicks, su...
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Mumbai Youth Including Lawyer, Banker Just Became Monks
A hush seems to have fallen over Borivli's Chikoo Wadi as a four-day mammoth festival - Vijay Prasthan Utsav that literally means 'path to victory' - ended yesterday. Locals saw thousands of visitors throng the neighbourhood for the Jain spiritual festival. It featured 16 young men and women taking 'diksha', where they renounced the material world,...
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Woman, Boyfriend Held For Allegedly Stealing Valuables From Neighbours
A 28-year-old woman and her boyfriend were arrested for allegedly stealing valuables and cash worth lakhs from houses of their neighbours in suburban Borivli in separate incidents, police said on Wednesday.
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Mumbai: Labourer Saw 7 Men Plunge 8 Floors As He Held On To Parapet
Mohammad Shamim (30) narrates how he hung on to dear life even as his fellow workers fell off an under-construction building in Borivli; with everyone's attention focussed on those who fell, he was left hanging for 15 minutes before help finally arrived; while 1 died, 2 are in ICU and 4 have suffered multiple fractures.
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Mumbai: Travel by Car to Gorai From Borivli in Just 5 Minutes
If everything falls into place as per the plans chalked out by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Auth-ority (MMRDA), then motorists will be able to travel directly from Borivli to Gorai in about five minutes.
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Mumbai: Man Told Son Has Been Kidnapped, Goes Home to Find Wife Dead
In a chilling chain of events, a 27-year-old received a call last evening, informing him that his seven-year-old son had been kidnapped and, even before he could process the information, he reached home to find his wife lying dead.
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Mumbai: Family Forgets Purse with Diamonds, Phone in Train; Gets it Back
At a time when most passengers travelling in long-distance trains complain about the rude behaviour of coach attendants, this Bhayander family has a reason to appreciate them.
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Mumbai Teen Whose Brain Was Pierced by Arrow May Lead a Normal Life
For days now, Brijesh Sahani's parents have been praying for a miracle, and it seems their prayers have been answered. Doctors at the Karuna Hospital in Borivli told mid-day yesterday that the 16-year-old cricketer, who survived an arrow penetrating his brain, might lead a very normal life if the meningitis infection, caused by the incursion of the...
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Serial killer allegedly set corpses on fire in forest
Investigations into the murder of Borivli-based jeweller Nitin Dhakan have led cops to stumble upon a serial killer. While a third victim has been discovered, grieving relatives believe that many more murders masterminded and executed by the killer wait to be unearthed.
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Doctor kills husband for demanding sex, claims police
An ayurvedic doctor killed her husband, after the couple entered a heated argument over intimacy, on Thursday night at their Borivli residence. She then tried to mislead the police by giving them false information that her husband had died of an electric shock while repairing a fan. However, Dr Pragya Bhattacharya's lie was busted after her husband...
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Doctor arrested seven months after 76-yr-old's death
Almost six months after a complaint was filed against a Borivli-based doctor Pradeep Vyas, he was arrested on Tuesday night on charges of causing death due to negligence. Hemlata Thakur had filed the complaint on June 13 against Dr Vyas, accusing him of wrongly treating her mother Minaxi Murti (76) after she was admitted to his clinic on April 23.
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Ghatkopar dandiya is noisiest, beats Goregaon, Borivli
Despite increased awareness, constant checks at various venues and a 10 pm deadline, the noise levels at prime Navratri locations in the suburbs have been found to be way above the permissible limit.
-
Kidnapper took lessons from newspaper reports
There is no such thing as a perfect crime but previous transgressions can always guide one to committing a perfect crime, was the belief Hemant Sanghoi had, as he revealed that the inspiration behind abducting his neighbour's son were previous unsolved kidnappings.The 33-year-old unemployed man who was arrested for abducting his neighbour's 14-year...
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New Borivli station will have special provision for babies
The baby kidnapping case that happened at waiting room of Mumbai CST station last week may not be repeated in the railways. The Western Railway on Monday said it had set up special baby care and feeding rooms with restricted access at the new the Borivli suburban railway station building that is set to open up in a fortnight. If the idea clicks, su...
