VASAI: The Palghar cops arrested five accused, including the main accused and his four friends, for murdering a man and dumping his body near the Vaitarna dam in Mokhada (Palghar district). They are currently in five days police remand and the cops have also seized the car in which the accused drove the dead body from nashik, to dump it in Palghar district jungle. The accused have been identified as Santosh Dhatrak,36, who is the main accused and his friends Shivram Wagh,29, Gokul Bendkoli,29, Ganesh Bendkoli,22, Sanjay Potkule,30, all Nashik residents. The Mokhada cops found a dead body of a man, whose legs were tied with a wild vine, dumped near Vaitarna dam on July 12 and registered an accidental death report (ADR). The cops formed teams to identify the dead and after a month on August 13, with the help of technical evidence, they identified the deceased as 31yr old Sharad Bodke, resident of Igatpuri in Nashik. The cops then registered a case under sections of Murder and destroying the evidence. “Further investigating this case we gathered vital intel that the deceased had a property dispute with the main accused Santosh and used to always bully his family”, said a local crime branch officer. “He also added that during one of the arguments the deceased had assaulted the parents of the accused and had also fractured the leg of his maternal uncle”. Taking this seriously he hatched a plan with his friends to kill Bodke and invited him for a party at a secluded spot in Trimbakeshwar, Nashik. Here, they all drank and then assaulted Bodke and strangulated him to death. Later, they hid his dead body in the car trunk and dumped it in the jungle near Vaitarna dam.

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VASAI: A political activist has unearthed a MRTP-notice-scam in Vasai Virar, in which a lot of MRTP notices issued to illegal constructions endup being toothless. Another activist has termed such notices as legally ineffective as it lacks basic identification of the property. Meanwhile, senior officials of the vvcmc have assured that soon a circular would be released making it mandatory to mention basic details in the MRTP notice, which are issued to the land owner and the developer/Contractor.A notice under the Maharashtra Regional & Town Planning Act, 1966, is issued to a landowner and the developer/contractor when the corporation finds out that the structure is illegal, and is termed as MRTP Notice in local jargon. However, activists say that the notice should identify the property with mentions like Survey Numbers, Hiss Number, name of the structure, name of the land owner etc. However a lot of MRTP notices only mention the total square feet of construction done along with a vague address and addressed to a person who may or may not be on the property documents.Dharmendra Nigam, Vasai Virar Spokesperson of Shiv Sena (Shinde), said that hundreds of notices issued in Vasai Virar can be termed as a mere formality as they dont even have property details mentioned. The vvcmc staff simply visits an illegal construction site and paste’s or hands over the MRTP notice, which is incomplete. This is a major scam and a few vvcmc staff are involved in this. He also added that such nameless notices cannot be a base for registering a serious offence like FIR and thus proves to be an escape route from the complainant, who is content with the notice issues. This is more than corruption, he concluded.Terence Hendriques, an activist mentioned that, “If the survey numbers, construction details, and the specific sections violated are not accurately mentioned, the notice becomes technically weak. As a result, developers easily obtain interim protection from the court. He has demanded an immediate inquiry into this serious negligence and has called for complete transparency and 100% accuracy in the notice-issuing process.”A senior vvcmc official confirmed that a mrtp notice should be complete with all the details. A notice should confirm the identity of the property, he added

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Indian rice exporters are having a hard day at Dalal Street on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump hinted at a possibility of another round of tariffs on Indian rice imports. The announcement triggered an immediate rout on the markets, raising concerns among investors. Kohinoor Foods saw the sharpest fall, sliding 9.9% to Rs 24.41, its intraday and 52-week low on the BSE. After the dip, the stock rose, to Rs 27.81, adding over 2.5%.LT Foods also fell heavily, dropping 6.5% to Rs 368, while KRBL retreated 2.7% to Rs 370.05. Later in the day, KRBL managed to come back in green figures, adding over 1.5% while LT Foods around also recovered, trading at Rs 376 at BSE, around 11:40 AM. Chaman Lal Setia Exports, another major player in the space, slipped 4.5% to Rs 243.05. However, it trimmed its losses to 0.29 loss, later. The sell-off was sparked by remarks Trump made during an event at the White House where additional assistance for American farmers was announced. The US President said that he intended to “take care” of what he described as the “dumping” of Indian rice in the US market, claiming that lower-priced imports from India, Vietnam and Thailand were damaging the competitiveness of domestic growers. “They shouldn’t be dumping,” Trump said. “You can’t do that,” he further added, as cited by Bloomberg. The suggestion of fresh tariff action comes at a time when the US administration is under pressure from the country’s farming community, a politically influential group ahead of the midterm elections. Farmers have been dealing with rising input costs and uncertain crop prices, some of which have been linked to earlier tariff decisions, ET reported. Trump also hinted that rice may not be the only commodity facing scrutiny, signalling that Canadian fertiliser imports could also be subjected to higher duties. Canada supplies a large share of potash to the US, and although certain imports fall under the North American trade agreement, new tariffs would raise production costs for US farmers. Potash and phosphate were recently added to the US critical minerals list, fuelling expectations of a push for greater domestic output.

More tariffs for India?

Washington had already imposed a 50% tariff on Indian goods, back in August. This consisted to the already levied 25% tariff and the additional 25% duties that US alleged was a due to India’s continued purchase of Russian oil that fueled Moscow’s war machine against Ukraine. A US delegation is due in India this week, but the likelihood of securing a rollback on tariffs is seen as low, ET reported. Canada, another US trade partner, has also been navigating uncertainty. Earlier proposals from Trump suggested duties on Canadian goods outside the USMCA framework could rise by up to 10%, potentially taking them to 45%. With policy signals from Washington once again clouding the outlook for agricultural trade, investors will be keeping a firm eye on rice-exporting stocks. Any further movement in US tariff policy, especially in sectors tied to farming communities, is expected to play a decisive role in market direction in the coming days.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday raised concerns over reports of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) being threatened and obstructed while carrying out the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal and other states, PTI reported.“Bring to our notice instances of lack of cooperation, threatening of BLOs; we’ll pass orders,” the bench told the Election Commission of India (ECI) after it claimed that its work was being “hindered” in some states.The ECI later stated that if the situation continues to worsen, it would have no option but to take police under deputation. The Commission told the Supreme Court that it has all constitutional powers to deal with the threatening of BLOs and other officials engaged in SIR work.

“Deal with situation or it will cause anarchy,” the SC warned the ECI, referring to the lack of cooperation from certain state governments in facilitating the SIR exercise.The apex court asked the Election Commission to take a firm view of the lack of cooperation from state governments and ensure the exercise is carried out without intimidation or interference.During an earlier hearing, the bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant had flagged the heavy workload placed on BLOs, noting claims of severe stress, pressure, and even deaths linked to the SIR drive. The court directed states to immediately deploy additional manpower, reduce working hours, and consider exemption requests on an individual basis where justified. It reiterated that governments are duty-bound to provide adequate staff.The EC has repeatedly defended SIR as a constitutionally mandated obligation to “clean” the voter lists. It argues that maintaining correct and current electoral rolls is essential to the integrity of the electoral process, and that it retains the exclusive discretion to decide when and how to revise rolls.’This came after several petitions and PILs were filed before the Supreme Court, contending that the design and implementation of SIR threatens the fundamental right to vote of large numbers of genuine voters. Petitioners argue that the documentation requirements, tight deadlines, and house-to-house enumeration make the exercise arbitrary and could lead to large-scale disenfranchisement, particularly of marginalised, poor, migrant, or otherwise vulnerable populations. They contend that the new procedures deviate from older rules, create a “citizenship test,” and fail to ensure proper notice or due process before deleting names. On June 24, the EC issued an order triggering SIR, starting with the Bihar, which was due for assembly elections, and indicating that other states and union territories would follow in a phased drive.

Shardul Thakur and Rohit Sharma (AFP Photo)

NEW DELHI: Indian pacer Shardul Thakur, who was traded to Mumbai Indians (MI) from Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 2 crore ahead of IPL 2026, said former skipper Rohit Sharma played a key role in helping him feel confident and express himself freely. The 34-year-old, part of India’s Test squad during the England tour earlier this year, is hopeful of reliving the “good old days” at his former franchise.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!“Abhi aur pata chalega jab saath me baithenge toh. Kaafi masti hogi,” said Shardul, looking forward to reuniting with his “chaos partner” Rohit.

Reflecting on their bond, he added, “He made me comfortable, he allowed me to be free with him, he allowed me to express myself. We became comfortable with each other and he played a major part in it,” as quoted on the Mumbai Indians website.Shardul’s association with MI began long before his IPL career took off — back in 2010, when he joined the squad as a support bowler. He said that early exposure helped shape his cricketing journey.“I was lucky enough to experience the dressing room early in my days. I was already feeling comfortable in front of senior players. Somewhere down the line, whatever the way I was treated during Mumbai Indians camp also, that small gesture from the Mumbai Indians helped me a lot to grow in my career.“I was made to play practice games. I bowled with a new ball, so that boosted my morale and confidence to another level, and I was picking wickets.”He credited coaches Rahul Sanghvi and Paras Mhambrey for guiding him through his developmental years, but said the most surreal part was sharing space with icons.“I was seeing Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Munaf Patel, Andrew Symonds, Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu… and I’m sharing the same dressing room with them. It was surreal,” said Shardul, who has represented India in 13 Tests, 47 ODIs and 25 T20Is since his debut in 2017.Shardul also shared memories from his younger days in Mumbai, when simply catching a glimpse of cricket royalty felt magical.“So whenever the train passed, we used to get up from our seats, come near the door, and try to sneak in and see who’s practising. Even getting a glimpse of the great Sachin Tendulkar playing, we would have been happy,” he recalled.