Mumbai: Three people arrested in the Azad Maidan riot case will be discharged on Monday after they were found innocent. A total of 51 people have been arrested in the case so far. Meanwhile, 23 others arrested are set to undergo a medical examination on Monday after they claimed last week that they were beaten up by the police at the Arthur Road prison. The August 11 protest was organised...
05:47 PM, Aug 27, 2012
Mumbai: An auto rickshaw driver was on Saturday arrested for allegedly making a fake call claiming that three explosives had been planted to eliminate MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday during his rally, sending the security agencies into a tizzy, police said. Acting on a tip-off, the accused Rajesh Kumar Sharma (34), auto rickshaw driver by profession, was apprehended this morning from suburban Vile Parle and a mobile handset and...
07:43 PM, Aug 25, 2012
Pune: Welcoming the transfer of Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik following the August 11 violence in south Mumbai, MNS president Raj Thackeray on again demanded resignation of Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil, who he said was "ignorant" about his department. "People are angry with the way police handled August 11 situation (when protesters gathered to condemn Assam violence attacked police and media). In future, there should be no mismanagement of...
12:25 AM, Aug 24, 2012
Mumbai: Every rose has its thorn. Police constable Pramod Tawde learnt this the hard way on Wednesday. The cop - who climbed the podium and gifted Raj Thackeray a yellow rose on Tuesday in front of an applauding crowd, after the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief spoke about how policemen, especially the constabulary, had faced the brunt of the mob on August 11 at Azad Maidan - was on Wednesday...
01:15 PM, Aug 23, 2012
Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil has reportedly recommended the transfer of Mumbai Police commissioner Arup Patnaik after the violence at Mumbai's Azad Maidan were 2 people died and 45 policemen were injured. On Face the Nation, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose asks a panel of experts - Has political interference undermined morale of police force? Sagarika Ghose: Hi there. The Maharashtra Home Minister has reportedly recommended the transfer of Mumbai...
10:54 AM, Aug 23, 2012
Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil has reportedly recommended the transfer of Mumbai Police commissioner Arup Patnaik after the violence at Mumbai's Azad Maidan were 2 people died and 45 policemen were injured. ...
11:59 PM, Aug 22, 2012
Mumbai: Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi on Wednesday offered Rs 2 crore to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray if he substantiates his allegation about Bangladeshi voters in the Assembly constituency from where he won the poll. "Raj Thackeray says there are lakhs of Bangladeshis in my constituency. I will give Rs 2 crore if he shows even 1 lakh Bangladeshis and Pakistanis in Bhiwandi," Azmi said at...
05:33 PM, Aug 22, 2012
Mumbai: The same Azad Maidan that bore a deserted look during an agitation by Team Anna a month ago was on Tuesday packed to capacity. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray was on stage, spreading his political net wider. Despite restrictions imposed, cops say 63,000 had gathered " 43,000 inside the ground and 20,000 in the vicinity. Raj supporters claimed the number was close to a lakh. His speech...
01:35 PM, Aug 22, 2012
Mumbai: A Mumbai police constable has come under fire for defying protocal and greeting MNS chief Raj Thackerary during Tuesday's rally. Constable Pramod Tawde shocked everyone by not only greeting the MNS chief with flowers but also addressing the media and openly criticising senior police officials including Commissioner Arup Patnaik over an old case. Tawde is believed to be suffering from a mental condition. He could face departmental action once...
09:17 AM, Aug 22, 2012
In an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN, IBN Lokmat editor Nikhil Wagle said Raj Thackeray is trying to replace BJP and Shiv Sena in Maharashtra politics. ...
11:31 PM, Aug 21, 2012
Defying the police, MNS chief Raj Thackeray led thousands of his supporters from Girgaum Chowpatty to Mumbai's Azad Maidan. ...
09:46 PM, Aug 21, 2012
Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray addressed a mammoth rally at Mumbai's Azad Maidan on Tuesday and came down heavily on Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil and Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik for what he called was their failure to control the August 11 violence in India's financial capital. Defying the police, Thackeray led thousands of his supporters from Girgaum Chowpatty to Mumbai's Azad Maidan, the scene of...
05:48 PM, Aug 21, 2012
Mumbai: 4.30 pm: Mumbai Police constable Pramod Tawde goes on to the state and gives Raj Thackeray a flower. 4.20 pm: Raj Thackeray blames Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil and Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik for Azad Maidan violence on August 11. 4.05 pm: Raj Thackeray demands that state Home Minister RR Patil and Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik resign. He says that the Mumbai Police was aware of the Azad Maidan...
11:56 AM, Aug 21, 2012
Mumbai: The Mumbai police on Monday granted permission to the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) to hold a public rally at Azad Maidan on Tuesday but were silent on the nod for a protest march ahead of the meet by the Raj Thackeray-led party which has vowed to go ahead with its plan. "Permission has been granted for the rally at Azad Maidan and police machinery is in place at the...
11:52 PM, Aug 20, 2012
Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray on Monday said he would go ahead with his protest march on Tuesday against the August 11 violence even though the police have denied permission for it. Talking to reporters, Raj said the Azad Maidan police have denied permission on grounds that the morcha would lead to traffic congestion and create law and order problem. "Why these rules were not applied to...
07:40 PM, Aug 20, 2012
Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Chitrapat Karmachari Sena (MNCKS), a group affiliated to MNS, on Monday warned the PVR and other multiplex associations to screen Marathi films at prime-time or face the wrath of the Raj Thackeray-led outfit. "We gave a representation to PVR manager and have sent the same to other multiplexes as well. Our demand is to continue with the screening of Marathi films at prime-time," MNCKS president Amey Khopkar...
02:45 PM, Aug 13, 2012
Mumbai: In light of the recent demonstrations by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers against the toll plazas in the city, it seems that the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has taken a serious note of the protest. The authority has now come out with tenders for electronic boards, by which the motorists passing through will get figures about the toll money that has been collected since the booths inauguration....
03:47 PM, Aug 10, 2012
Mumbai: While Mumbais bike riders are itching to feel the sea breeze in their hair on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL), which is banned for two-wheelers, there were a few who managed to do it in style on Sunday. In a show of defiance against toll nakas, party workers of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) not only enjoyed a leisurely bike ride on the sea link, but also managed to do...
03:48 PM, Jul 30, 2012
Pune: MNS chief Raj Thackeray's appeal to people to stop paying toll on highways and entry points to cities had the effect of making the Pune-Mumbai Expressway a toll-free affair for only three hours on Wednesday, but the support for the move expressed by those who rejoiced in the free ride in that window of time brought his party far bigger gains. Even non-Marathi Expressway users wholeheartedly supported the MNS...
02:08 PM, Jul 25, 2012
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Tuesday declared an attack on the toll plazas on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, with its workers shutting down the booths at Thane, Vashim and Khalapur. The party workers reportedly appealed to the citizens not to pay the toll and forced the employees at the toll booths to allow vehicles to pass without paying the toll. The agitation was renewed after MNS chief Raj Thackeray,...
01:36 PM, Jul 24, 2012
