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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said the city and other parts of Maharashtra and Goa are likely to witness moderate to heavy rainfall because of a cyclonic circulation.The city on Sunday received 10.8 mm rainfall till 8.30 pm.According to a duty officer at IMD, the low pressure area that originated over the Commorin area (south-east Arabian sea between India and Sri Lanka) and now moving over Commorin-Lakshadweep has resulted in the cyclonic circulation.Deputy dir…

Pune

November 15, 2009 Worldsnap Staff

State crime rate rose by 5.4% in 2008; convictions dropped by 1.7%

The crime rate in Maharashtra increased by 5.4% in 2008 as compared to the previous year while the conviction rate of 9.4% under the Indian Penal Code registered a decrease of 1.7% during this period.With this, Maharashtra has registered the poorest conviction rate in the country during 2008, according to the 11th annual report of ‘Crime in Maharashtra 2008’ released by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) here on Saturday.The report states that Mumbai had the highest nu…

Ahmedabad

November 14, 2009 Worldsnap Staff

Girlfriend ke liye kuch bhi karega

Tushar alias Lalo Patel (22), an engineering student, took to crime to make some quick bucks to lavish on his girlfriend.Patel used to steal mobile phones to keep the charade of a rich boyfriend. He was nabbed by the Gujarat University police on Thursday afternoon with 2 mobile phones.? Sources in the department said that Patel had started stealing mobile phones to make some easy money.? Cops said a fortnight ago, Patel had been shown the door by his father for his spendthrift ways.<br …

Mumbai