TRAILER DRIVER RUNS OVER BIKER IN VASHI, HELD

NAVI MUMBAI : A 25-year-old man from Vile Parle died after his bike was hit by a trailer on Sunday night at the Vashi creek bridge on Sion-panvel highway. According to police, Sukhakarta Athnikar was returning home from Karjat. The driver was nabbed from Chunabhatti.

Potholes on Sionpanvel highway: HC to hear PIL

NAVI MUMBAI: The public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Khargharbased social activist Deepak Singh on July 16 is up for discussion in Bombay high court today. In his PIL, Singh accused authorities and CM Devendra Fadnavis for failing to maintain the highway, due to which the highway developed potholes, leading to many accidents.

School students’ parents complain against fee hike

MUMBAI: The parents of a Dahisar school complained to the state education department about the arbitrary fee hike. Parents said the school had indiscriminately hiked fees by 38% in two years under various heads and was discussing the issue. The school did not respond to the allegations.

BMC career counselling for farming, defence aspirants

MUMBAI: The civic body will provide dedicated career counselling sessions for municipal school children interested in fields like farming and defence. The sessions will begin from Class 9 this year onwards, instead of Class 10 and will be held in August.

Rickshaw driver held for passing lewd comments

MUMBAI: The Sakinaka police arrested a rickshaw driver from Powai on Saturday for calling a 50-year-old woman a prostitute on July 22, while she was at a bus stop. Rafiq Nadaf, 26, drove rashly due to which his rickshaw hit the woman. The woman then asked Nadaf to drive properly, following which he called her a prostitute and fled. The woman managed to note the rickshaw’s details and approached the police.