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LPG supplies may stop in 3 mths, apply for piped gas: Min | Mumbai News
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Mumbai: Food and civil supplies minister Chhagan Bhujbal said on Saturday that LPG supplies may dry up in the next three months in the backdrop of the US-Iran war and there should be an increased focus on switching to piped natural gas (PNG).“We have had a discussion in Delhi with the food and civil supplies minister and petroleum minister. PNG is cheaper and should be used as much as possible. According to their circular, it’s possible that LPG supplies will stop in the next three months. By then, people should apply for PNG connections where it is possible,” said Bhujbal.He said in urban areas, where piped gas is available in municipal areas, it should be made mandatory. “In municipalities where PNG is available, it should be made mandatory for the occupation certificate. Like water supply connections are required before occupation certificates are given,” said Bhujbal. He also said permissions should be speeded up for laying new PNG lines. “Permissions are required from an adjoining building which has a PNG connection. They often resist this because they fear their own supply will reduce. Such permissions should be done away with,” he said.



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Mumbai cops’ push for MCOCA in Parel chain snatching case falls flat | Mumbai News
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Mumbai: Even as the police were eager to bring chain snatching under the ambit of the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), with the prosecution’s failure to provide documentary evidence linking the accused to a criminal syndicate, it has not stuck in all cases. While a special court this week convicted and sentenced 46-year-old Ajiz Sayyed, alias Irani, to seven years rigorous imprisonment for a 2018 Parel chain-snatching case, it has struck down the state’s attempt to label him as an organized criminal.Special judge NR Pradhan ruled that while the robbery was proven through the “trustworthy, cogent and reliable” testimony of eye-witnesses who caught the accused red-handed, court found major procedural and evidentiary gaps in the claims of him being involved with a gang. The judge noted that the Sanctioning Authority, then police commissioner Subodh Jaiswal, admitted in cross-examination that the exact quantum of financial gain was not mentioned. “There is absolutely no evidence on record to show that accused…was member of organised crime, and by doing organised crime, he earned pecuniary gain,” special judge NR Pradhan ruled, leading to Sayyed’s acquittal from all charges under MCOCA. Special public prosecutor Vijay Malankar cited the evidence of 30 witnesses to seek the accused conviction. The incident occurred on Dec 4, 2018, near KEM Hospital. The victim, was walking with her mother when Sayyed and an accomplice, Mohammed Sayyed, alias Andu, approached on a black motorcycle. The pillion rider snatched Sakpal’s mangalsutra, valued at Rs 1.60 lakh, and the duo attempted to speed away but their escape was thwarted when their motorcycle slipped during a sharp U-turn, allowing a pursuing witness, Prathamesh Sarang, and local residents to apprehend them. Andu subsequently absconded and is yet to be caught. The judge noted the significance of the immediate capture and noted that the stolen jewelry was recovered directly from Sayyed’s person during a search at the Bhoiwada police station later that evening.The legal battle centered largely on the invocation of MCOCA. The prosecution argued that the duo operated as an organized crime syndicate led by Andu. Investigating officers claimed Sayyed had at least four previous cases against him. However, the judge pointed out that prior approval order and the final sanction order failed to specify the crimes allegedly committed by Sayyed. While Sayyed was sentenced to seven years and a Rs 10,000 fine for robbery, he was granted a set-off for the time already spent in custody. The trial against “gang leader”, Andu, has been separated as he remains untraceable.



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KKR’s Cameron Green ‘won’t get suffocated by heavy price tag’, says Shane Watson | Cricket News
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KKR’s Cameron Green ‘won’t get suffocated by heavy price tag’, says Shane Watson | Cricket News


KKR’s Cameron Green 'won't get suffocated by heavy price tag', says Shane Watson
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Mumbai: Over the years, the IPL has seen various top buys burdened by the pressure of their high price tags. In 2014, it was Yuvraj Singh, bought by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for Rs 14 crore, while in 2025, it was Rishabh Pant, purchased by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 27 crore, who both seemed weighed down by their massive auction prices. There have been many others as well.In that context, there is genuine concern that the latest in the list could be Australian allrounder Cameron Green, who was picked up by Kolkata Knight Riders for a whopping Rs 25.20 crore in the IPL mini-auction in November last year.

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However, ahead of his team’s opening match of IPL-2026 against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday night, KKR assistant coach and former Australian allrounder Shane Watson asserted that Green will not be weighed down by his high price tag, pointing out that the Australian allrounder prefers to play with absolute freedom.“I’ve seen players in the past who’ve had a high price tag on them. I’ve seen them crumble in the past; that wave of expectations really suffocated their ability to perform at their best,” Watson told reporters on Saturday, ahead of KKR’s training at the Wankhede Stadium.Watson reminded that Green had been bought by Mumbai Indians and later traded to RCB for a big price and performed fairly well in the past. “Cameron certainly doesn’t see it that way. We’ve seen with him when he got picked up to play here at MI a couple of years ago for a pretty decent amount of money (Green first played the IPL in 2023, when MI bought him for INR 17.5 crore), he had a very good season (he scored 452 runs at a strike rate of 160.28 and picked up six wickets). That is his mindset when it comes to the IPL—that he’s got nothing to lose,” Watson said.“Obviously, that’s what people are willing to pay for him, but he’s there to be as free as he can, be at his very best, and we’ve seen how that has been very beneficial for his performances in the IPL over the last couple of seasons. If you’ve seen the way he’s trained over the last couple of weeks, I don’t think in any way that his performance will be suffocated by that price tag, because he’s very free and excited about being able to be free in the middle as well,” he explained.Watson said joining KKR had been “very exciting” for him, especially because of the opportunity to work closely with Green. “There are a number of exciting things about me coming to KKR. One of the biggest is working with Cameron Green. I’ve had several conversations with him over the years, but being able to help him on his journey and support his growth is something I’m really excited about,” Watson said.Hampered by injuries to pacers Harshit Rana and Akash Deep, who have both been ruled out of IPL-2026, Watson admitted KKR are “doing everything” they can to get Matheesha Pathirana to their camp.“It’s a waiting game at the moment, and we’re being guided by the Sri Lankan cricket board. We are just doing everything we can to get him over here as soon as possible. With the calibre of support staff and medical staff that we’ve got here at KKR, we’ve got the exact same interests as Sri Lankan cricket as well. We want Pathirana to be here. We want him to be fit. We certainly would never, ever push him any earlier than he needs to.“We just hope that sooner rather than later he’s able to come over here and we can really start the integration process,” Watson said.Watson showered praise on Zimbabwe pacer Blessing Muzarabani, who was drafted into the side a few days before the tournament, and said that KKR were hoping he would capitalise on the opportunity and deliver the goods. “Life’s all about opportunities, and to be able to see someone like Blessing Muzarabani get the opportunity that he’s been working so hard towards with his exploits on the field is fantastic. For a tall guy, he’s a great athlete. He’s got great skills, and for there to be an opportunity for him to put it on the world stage and test himself against the best batters in the world, I’m so excited for him,” Watson said.Watson revealed that KKR’s young top-order batter, Mumbai’s Angkrish Raghuvanshi, has been slogging it out to be ready to don the keeping gloves. “Raghuvanshi has been working tirelessly on his wicketkeeping for the last five or six months.”



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Over 3000 J&K govt schools have under 10 students: Minister | India News
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Over 3000 J&K govt schools have under 10 students: Minister

SRINAGAR: Over 3,000 govt schools in J&K have had zero or less than 10 students since 2022, education minister Sakina Itoo told the assembly on Saturday.Of the 3,192 such schools,1494 are in Jammu division and 1,698 in Kashmir, National Conference’s (NC) Itoo said in a written reply to a question from BJP legislator RS Pathania.In Jammu, Kathua district has the highest number of such schools at 508. In Kashmir, Baramulla district tops the list of such schools with 396. Srinagar has the lowest number in the Valley with 90 such schools, while Poonch has the lowest in Jammu division with 17.The NC govt also disclosed major infrastructure gaps — 2,698 schools do not have boys’ toilets, 57 lack girls’ toilets, 9,078 schools have no boundary walls, and 10,896 schools lack playgrounds.Pathania called the numbers a “big expose”, arguing the data reflected a lack of public confidence in govt schools. “If people are not enrolling their children in these schools, why are they being opened,” he said, alleging the schools are being run mainly to accommodate teaching staff.Naeem Akhtar, former J&K education minister of PDP, called it a “serious situation” and accused the NC govt of reducing education as an employment scheme for some teachers while neglecting the prime duty of educating students. “Govt’s primary responsibility is human development. This data presents a dismal picture. It is not that there are no students. They are forced to move to private schools because of lack of facilities in govt schools and poor pedagogy,” Akhtar said.Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) president Baba Nazrul Islam agreed that the data reflects growing preference for private schools due to better infrastructure, accountability and faster decision-making. He cautioned, however, that the govt shouldn’t view private schools as competitors but as “knowledge partners”. “If the govt agrees to collaborate with private schools, the issue can be addressed,” Islam said.



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After Zoji La avalanche deaths, Ladakh hill council stakes claim on Zero Point | India News
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After Zoji La avalanche deaths, Ladakh hill council stakes claim on Zero Point

SRINAGAR: A day after an avalanche struck at Zero Point at Zoji La, located at an altitude of over 11,500 ft, killing seven people from Kargil and injuring six others, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil Saturday accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of a lax response and urged the govts of Union Territories of Ladakh and J&K to treat Zero Point as part of Ladakh’s territory.Addressing a press conference in Drass, LAHDC-Kargil councillors praised the Army, civil administration and Ladakh Police for prompt rescue efforts and retrieval of bodies from the snow following the accident on Friday afternoon. However, they expressed surprise over “J&K Police investigating the incident on Saturday morning”. While J&K claimed the area to be part of its territory, its administrative machinery was always slow to respond when any mishap occurred there, they alleged.The councillors, in fact, disputed J&K’s claim that Zero Point, stretching about five km, falls under its jurisdiction.J&K officials maintain that Zero Point at Zoji La marks the boundary between Ganderbal district in Kashmir and Kargil district in Ladakh. The councillors, however, said Zero Point is not a boundary, but a location used for snow-clearance operations by two wings of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) — BEACON and Vijayak, handling the Kashmir and the Ladakh sides, respectively.The chief executive councillor of LAHDC-Kargil, Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, said since the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of J&K into two UTs on Aug 5, 2019, the boundary at Zoji La had not been demarcated and Zero Point fell under Ladakh’s jurisdiction, he said.Akhoon said heavy vehicles should not have been allowed to move along with light vehicles on Friday, and urged authorities to allow traffic on the Srinagar-Kargil road only before 11 am to reduce the risk of vehicles getting caught in avalanches. “Local wisdom suggests that during March and April, snow begins to melt at Zoji La in the afternoon, increasing the risk of avalanches,” he said.While praising BRO for “doing a commendable job in keeping Zoji La open during winter”, Akhnoor stressed that “better management and consideration of local wisdom are needed” to prevent accidents.



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Cama Hospital in Mumbai to offer genetic counselling from April 1 | Mumbai News
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Cama Hospital in Mumbai to offer genetic counselling from April 1 | Mumbai News


Mumbai: State-run Cama Hospital, near CST, will start a genetic counselling department on April 1 to focus on diagnosis, counselling and management of genetic or inherited disorders.“The department will also aim to provide specialised and advanced care to patients,” said Cama Hospital’s medical superintendent Dr Tushar Palve. Genetic counselling involves guiding individuals and families about inherited diseases, understanding the risk of passing these conditions to the next generation, and helping them make informed medical and reproductive decisions. “The department will help in diagnosing a range of genetic disorders such as down syndrome, thalassemia, sickle cell anaemia, and other chromosomal and inherited conditions. It will also play a key role in early detection of abnormalities during pregnancy and in identifying genetic conditions in newborns,” he added.



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Madhya Pradesh High Court: Man cannot be prosecuted for ‘unnatural sex’ with his wife: Madhya Pradesh high court | Bhopal News
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BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh high court, Gwalior bench has quashed the charges of ‘unnatural sex’ against a married man from Bhind district in a case filed by his wife observing that such allegations cannot be prosecuted within a valid marriage under the existing legal framework.Hearing a petition seeking quashing of FIR and charges, Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke observed that even if the allegations of forced “unnatural acts” made by the complainant are accepted at face value, they pertain to acts within a marital relationship and therefore do not constitute an offence under Section 377 IPC.The court explained that after the 2013 amendment, the definition of rape under Section 375 IPC has been significantly expanded to include various forms of sexual acts, including oral and anal penetration. However, it also pointed to the continuing exception in law which states that “sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his own wife… is not rape.”In this backdrop, the court held that the legal position is clear that such acts, when alleged between husband and wife, cannot be brought under Section 377 IPC. “Such allegations would not constitute an offence under Section 377 IPC,” the court ruled while quashing the charge against the husband.At the same time, the court refused to interfere with the remaining charges, including cruelty for dowry, assault and criminal intimidation, noting that these are supported by material on record and must be examined during trial.The order comes amid a growing pattern in the Gwalior-Chambal region, where Section 377 IPC is increasingly being invoked in matrimonial disputes alongside dowry and cruelty charges.

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Officials say the section is often added to strengthen the case and increase legal pressure, though courts have repeatedly tested its applicability in the context of marital relationships.



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IPL 2026: Fans go gaga as Jacob Duffy, Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal humble SRH, powering RCB to an emphatic win
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IPL 2026: Fans go gaga as Jacob Duffy, Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal humble SRH, powering RCB to an emphatic win



The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 kicked off with a thunderous roar at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday (March 28) as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) delivered a statement victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). In a high-octane season opener, RCB chased down a formidable target of 202 with clinical precision, winning by 6 wickets with a staggering 26 balls to spare. The night belonged to the ‘King’ and the ‘Prodigal Son,’ as Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal turned a stiff chase into a stroll in the park, sending the home fans into a frenzy.

Jacob Duffy’s early destruction and Ishan Kishan’s valiant counter in the first innings

Winning the toss and electing to bowl, RCB immediatey put SRH on the back foot thanks to a sensational opening spell by Jacob Duffy. The New Zealand pacer dismantled the SRH top order with surgical precision, removing the dangerous Travis Head (11) and Abhishek Sharma (7) within the first three overs. When Nitish Kumar Reddy fell shortly after, SRH were reeling at 29/3, and a collapse seemed imminent.

However, SRH captain Ishan Kishan staged a heroic rescue act. Playing a true captain’s knock, Kishan blasted 80 runs off just 38 deliveries, peppered with 7 fours and 3 massive sixes. He found temporary support in Heinrich Klaasen (31), as the duo stabilized the innings with a rapid mid-over acceleration. Despite Kishan’s brilliance, RCB’s death bowling remained disciplined. Romario Shepherd emerged as the wrecker-in-chief in the latter half, picking up 3 wickets for 54 runs. SRH eventually clawed their way to 201/9 in 20 overs, a total that looked competitive on a traditionally batting-friendly Bengaluru surface.

Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal take RCB home with their explosive knocks

The chase began with a minor hiccup as Phil Salt departed early for just 8, but that only set the stage for one of the most dominant partnerships in recent IPL history. Kohli and Padikkal took the SRH bowling attack to the cleaners, exhibiting a perfect blend of classic timing and brute force.

Padikkal, returning to the colors where he first rose to fame, was the primary aggressor early on. He reached a blistering fifty in just 21 balls, eventually finishing with 61 runs off 26 balls, including 7 fours and 4 sixes. His departure at 110/2 didn’t slow the momentum, as Kohli took over the mantle of the anchor-aggressor.

Kohli remained unbeaten on 69 off 38 balls, striking at 181.57. His innings was a vintage display of gap-finding and calculated risk-taking, punctuated by 5 towering sixes. Even a brief double-strike by David Payne, which removed Rajat Patidar (31) and Jitesh Sharma (0) in the 13th over, couldn’t derail the train. Kohli, alongside Tim David (16*), guided RCB past the finish line in just 15.4 overs, finishing at 203/4. This emphatic win not only earned RCB two points but also provided a massive boost to their Net Run Rate, marking a perfect start to their 2026 campaign.

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Mumbai airport customs destroy drugs worth Rs 1,079 crore | Mumbai News
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Mumbai airport customs destroy drugs worth Rs 1,079 crore | Mumbai News


Mumbai: The CSMI airport commissionerate, Mumbai customs cone-III authorities have destroyed a total of 1,010.8 kgs of NDPS drugs valued at around Rs 1,079 crore during the financial year 2025-26. The last lot in this destruction drive was carried out on March 27 where over 376 kg narcotic substances were disposed of. The exercise underscores the firm resolve of customs department to prevent illicit drugs from re-entering society.



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FIR against two for assaulting college girl and fiance in Mumbai | Mumbai News
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FIR against two for assaulting college girl and fiance in Mumbai | Mumbai News


Mumbai: Police have booked a 20-year-old man and his accomplice for allegedly abusing and assaulting a college girl and her fiance in Wadala on Thursday afternoon.The complainant told police that Ayan Pandlekar was stalking her for some time and on Thursday he followed her again. She then called up her fiance and informed him about it. When her fiance, Sultan, arrived, the accused along with his associate allegedly assaulted Sultan. Later, the accused again allegedly assaulted Sultan at a different location in the area and allegedly sexually harassed the complainant who later filed a complaint.



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