1. 16-year-old Mumbai Student Jumps in Front of Train After Failing HSC Exams
Hours after the Class 12 HSC results were declared, a 16-year-old student from Badlapur, who failed the exams, committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving train near Badlapur railway station on Wednesday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Shubhangi Langhi, a resident of Badlapur.
The incident took place on Wednesday evening, a little after Langhi checked her marks online along with friends and realised that she had failed. “She was worried about going home, and once she got back, she was crying inconsolably. Her mother tried to console her,” said an official from the Kalyan Government Railway Police, requesting anonymity. Langhi is believed to have killed herself as she did not want to face her father.
A post-mortem was conducted, after which her body was handed over to her parents.
Source: Hindustan Times
2. Tata-led Group Wins Worli BDD Chawls Bid
The decks were finally cleared for the redevelopment of Worli BDD Chawls on Thursday after the Maharashtra Housing Area Development Authority (Mhada) opened bids for the Rs 10,700-crore project. A consortium comprising Tata Projects Ltd, Capacit’e Infraprojects and Chinese CITIC Construction Co Ltd was the lowest bidder.'
“The Tata-led consortium is the successful L1 bidder for the Worli BDD Chawls project. They quoted a rate of Rs 49,617 per sq m of construction area, while a consortium led by ACC India and the Lebanon-based Arabian Construction Company Holding Ltd quoted Rs 53,810 per sq m,” a senior Mhada official said.
Also in the final fray was a consortium of China’s Construction Eighth Engineering, IL&FS Transportation Networks, and IL&FS Maritime. Mhada officials said the bid details would be presented before an empowered committee headed by state Chief Secretary DK Jain, which will give final clearance. The Worli project had not received any bids in two tenders in the past, while the third tender had attracted controversy when the Shapoorji Pallonji Group was not allowed to bid.
Source: Mumbai Mirror
3. Jhatka for Phatka Thief As RPF Nabs Him Red-handed
After two commuters were targeted near Vitava Bridge on Thane-Airoli section, RPF formed two undercover teams, which caught robber in two days; seven robberies took place at the spot in May.
After two phatka robbers struck commuters twice within a span of a few minutes at the same spot on the Thane-Airoli section of the Trans-Harbour Line on Wednesday, the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Turbhe, deployed two undercover teams which managed to catch the alleged culprit just two days after the crimes were committed.
The alleged robber has been identified as Nitin Baban Pawar, 19. In all, seven phatka robberies took place on the same spot, near Vitava Bridge on the Thane-Airoli railway section, in May alone.
Source: Mumbai Mirror
4. 5-year-old Dead, 4 Others Injured After Gas Cylinder Leak Leads to Explosion in Navi Mumbai
A five-year-old boy, Soham Katte, died and four others were injured after a gas cylinder leaked and led to an explosion in Kalamboli, Navi Mumbai, early Thursday morning.
The incident occurred around 6.25am in LIG Colony, in sector 3, near KLE college.
Members of the Jadhav and Katte families, who are neighbours, were injured in the blast.
The injured include the deceased child’s father Baban Katte, 42, his mother Shubhangi Katte, 32, and their neighbours Ashwini Jadhav, 32, who is in a serious condition, and her husband Nanaso Jadhav, 35.
“I think the gas cylinder started leaking in the Jadhav family’s house at night while everyone was asleep. In the morning, when Ashwini woke up and switched on a light, there must have been some spark in the electric meter fixed inside the house. It led to a huge explosion,” said a resident, who did not wish to be named.
Source: Hindustan Times
5. Aurangabad Violence: Police Look at Booking Flipkart for Online Swords
Police in Maharashtra are exploring the possibility of levelling criminal conspiracy charges against Flipkart after the Aurangabad Crime Branch recovered a consignment of 30 weapons, including 12 swords and 16 knives, that were allegedly ordered online through the e-commerce firm.
According to police, orders for most of the consignments were placed on May 16 by 24 local residents and the weapons reached a courier company’s office for delivery on May 21. The orders were placed days after Aurangabad witnessed clashes over rumours of water connections being disconnected, leading to communal riots on May 11 and 12 in which a boy was killed.
The orders were placed under the categories of ‘toy swords’ and ‘kitchen appliances’, said police. The state’s Anti Terrorism Squad is also part of the probe.
Source: The Indian Express
6. Dadar Parsi Colony Gets Its Own Fire Temple
The Dadar Parsi Colony, reportedly the largest Zoroastrian enclave in the world with a dedicated Instagram page, now has its own fire temple. Called the Dadgah Saheb, its opening on Thursday was a grand affair. Chairman of Parsi Resource Group, Jimmy Mistry’s dream didn’t become a reality through magic. It took sweat, determination and a lot of hard work.
Housed in Della Tower, Dadgah Saheb is an imposing 21-storey building with majestic yet simple Persian architecture. Inspired by the Akshardham temple in New Delhi, Mistry designed this edifice 10 years ago. “The Akshardham temple not only makes one proud to be a Hindu but also proud to be an Indian. I wanted to bring similar pride here,” said Mistry.
The fire temple was enthroned on Thursday in the presence of 14 priests, at the hands of Vada Dasturji Dr Fireoze Kotwal, Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor and Vada Dasturji Cyrus Noshiwan Dastur. “This is a secondary non-consecrated fire so that Parsis can go inside the temple and pray without the presence of priests. The fire from the Vendidad and Faresta will be enthroned inside the temple,” said Mistry.
Source: Mumbai Mirror
7. Monsoon to Arrive in Mumbai by June 7, 3 Days Ahead of Schedule, Says Weather Bureau
The southwest monsoon is expected to reach Mumbai between June 6 and 8, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday.
“Conditions are likely to become favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into some more parts of south peninsula around June 3. Rainfall activity is likely to increase over parts of Maharashtra and Goa states from June 6, leading to probable advance over these areas during June 6 and 8,” the IMD release read.
If the monsoon makes its landing over Mumbai by June 7, it will do so three days before its scheduled arrival, which is June 10. “The Konkan coast, including Mumbai, could expect the arrival of the monsoon by June 7. However, location-wise advancement is not forecasted by IMD. The exact date and how intensely the southwest monsoon currents advance over central India has to observed over the coming days,” said Sunita Devi from IMD, New Delhi.
Source: Hindustan Times
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