Saturday, February 21, 2026

Author: Worldsnap Staff

Mumbai
Worldsnap Staff

Ornament shop robbed

On Wednesday afternoon, inefficiency on the part of the Mira Road police was highlighted once again when three unidentified robbers barged into a jewellery shop and stole gold ornaments. Jewellery worth Rs six lakh was stolen at gunpoint. According to Mira Road police jewellery shop owned by Gautam Jain, 30, is situated opposite NH High School in Shanti Park area in Mira Road. After looting the booty all three fled from the scene on a motorbike. Police have registered a case of robbery and ar…

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Jaipur
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Most crime cases remain unsolved

We are investigating the case, is a standard reply of senior police officers whenever queried about the progress of any unsolved cases of murder, dacoity or robbery. Except for a few cases, it seems that that city police are merely stashing cases in the name of investigation. In the infamous Babli Bhandari case, the main accused Rajesh Yadav is still at large. The parents of the deceased girl had alleged that since the father of the accused is an assistant sub-inspector in traffic polic…

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Pune
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Modikhana residents continue to live in stink

The two-decade-old problem of leaking drainage lines continues to haunt Modikhana residents with no complete repairs in sight. The 8,000-odd residents of the area are up in arms against the Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) engineering and health department for failing to resolve the issue even after 20 years. The citizens of the area recently contacted DNA highlighting the issue. A visit to the spot revealed that the drainage intersection near the Modikhana cattle shed had broken and the catt…

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Maharashtra
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MHA officer held in bulletproof jacket scam

The multi-crore bulletproof jacket procurement deal got murkier on Wednesday when the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a senior ministry of home affairs (MHA) official for granting undue favours to some suppliers.The officer, RKSharma, holding the rank of a director, was head of a special cell called Modernisation & Provisioning of Central Police Forces and was looking after allocation of weaponry to such paramilitary forces.Preliminary investigations by the CBI revealed th…

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Business
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Glaxo eyeing Piramal’s formulation business?

The spectre of acquisition looms large on the local pharma horizon again. After Ranbaxy Labs in 2008 and Shantha Biotech in 2009, it may be the turn of Piramal Healthcare to pass into a multinational pharma company’s fold, the buzz on the street suggests.According to industry sources, Piramal Healthcare is looking to sell its domestic formulations business and British behemoth GSK is a likely buyer.Piramal officials could not be reached for comment. GSK said it did not comment o…

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