Maharashtra News Live Updates: Bombay HC pulls up state govt for uncertainty over policy for permitting bike taxis

A 49-year-old woman, a resident of Mumbai's Vile Parle, was gang-raped by her friends in Ahmedabad. Two accused were arrested of whom accused Lalsaheb knew the woman. Efforts are under way to nab those absconding, said Mumbai Police.

The Bombay high court on Tuesday rapped the Maharashtra government for its uncertainty on framing a policy permitting bike taxis in the state, and said it has to clarify its stand one way or the other. A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and S G Dige said the state government cannot keep the issue hanging over the fire and has to take a decision immediately. (PTI)

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it will commence hearing on February 14 on pleas related to the Maharashtra political crisis triggered by the Shiv Sena's division. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud was told by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Uddhav Thackeray Shiv Sena, that he will will seek reference of the cases to a seven-judge bench to have a re-look of a 2016 judgment on powers of assembly speakers to deal with disqualification pleas.

The central police in Ulhasnagar have recovered the stolen idol of Bharat Ratna Baba Saheb Ambedkar and arrested the accused from West Bengal. READ MORE

The Central Police in Ulhasnagar has recovered the stolen idol of Bharat Ratna Baba Saheb Ambedkar and arrested accused from West Bengal who had stolen idol 10 days ago from a Buddha Vihar situated in Ulhasnagar.

A day after Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former minister Aaditya Thackeray slammed the plan to shift the sprawling 226-acre Mahalaxmi Racecourse to a private land near Mulund dumping ground, Congress and Samajwadi Party too hit out at the state government and the BMC over the proposal. The BMC plans to convert the heritage racecourse ground in south Mumbai into a theme park. Aaditya, an MLA from Worli assembly constituency in which the racecourse is located, on Monday reiterated the space was an integral part of Mumbai. Aaditya tweeted: “Khoke Sarkar now wants to sell the race course! The Mahalaxmi Racecourse is an integral urban open space of Mumbai and part of every Mumbaikar’s life. Uddhav Thackeray ji had proposed a park like “The Hyde Park” where everyone would have free, open access to a green open space, without any construction. . . We also hear that commercial interests are involved in Mulund’s proposed racecourse at taxpayers expense. ”

A fall from a local train between Bandra and Mahim stations resulted in a 12-year-old boy eventually losing his leg knee down. His life was saved by an alert police constable who spotted him and rushed him to hospital. The boy, Farhan Ansari, is recuperating at Sion Hospital. His father is a dress designer and believes Farhan fell off the train while travelling with friends. He has not asked him what happened exactly as the boy is traumatised. READ MORE

Two workers cleaning the glass facade of Avighna House, an 18-storey commercial building in Worli, died after the lift trolley carrying them came crashing down on Monday.

The Powai police on Sunday booked a 17-year-old boy who allegedly attacked two 20-year-old youths with a chopper after seeing one of them talk to his ex-girlfriend, on Sunday. READ MORE

The air in Mumbai has been smog-ridden for close to a month now, and the effects on the populace are visible. Hospitals are seeing a surge in patients with wheezing, prolonged cough, upper respiratory infections, runny nose and fever, symptoms that indicate that viral activity and polluted air are causing massive morbidity. READ MORE