Ashok Sawant

The ruling alliance partners in Maharashtra, the BJP and the Shiv Sena, are set for a clash again in the biennial elections to the Legislative Council, after a bitter face-off in the Palghar Lok Sabha bypoll.

Police detained today a 17-year- old boy from Pune in connection with the killing of former Shiv Sena corporator Ashok Sawant in suburban Kandivli. The minor was picked up from Pune yesterday and after being questioned, the Samata Nagar police here took him into custody, an official said.

Two persons were today arrested in connection with the murder of former Shiv Sena corporator Ashok Sawant in Mumbai's suburban Kandivali.

A former Shiv Sena corporator was hacked to death by unknown attackers in Mumbai last night, a police officer said today. Ashok Sawant, 62, was attacked with choppers outside his home around 11 pm on Sunday. He had just returned after meeting a friend, the police said.

Senior Congress leader Narayan Rane today filed his nomination papers for the Bandra East Assembly seat by-election to be held on April 11.

Worried that you will binge on sweets this festive season? A Ganesh mandal in Andheri has taken on the mantle of making sure devotees stay healthy, by asking them to 'donate' their calories by working out on a treadmill.

The ruling alliance partners in Maharashtra, the BJP and the Shiv Sena, are set for a clash again in the biennial elections to the Legislative Council, after a bitter face-off in the Palghar Lok Sabha bypoll.

Police detained today a 17-year- old boy from Pune in connection with the killing of former Shiv Sena corporator Ashok Sawant in suburban Kandivli. The minor was picked up from Pune yesterday and after being questioned, the Samata Nagar police here took him into custody, an official said.

Two persons were today arrested in connection with the murder of former Shiv Sena corporator Ashok Sawant in Mumbai's suburban Kandivali.

A former Shiv Sena corporator was hacked to death by unknown attackers in Mumbai last night, a police officer said today. Ashok Sawant, 62, was attacked with choppers outside his home around 11 pm on Sunday. He had just returned after meeting a friend, the police said.

Senior Congress leader Narayan Rane today filed his nomination papers for the Bandra East Assembly seat by-election to be held on April 11.

Worried that you will binge on sweets this festive season? A Ganesh mandal in Andheri has taken on the mantle of making sure devotees stay healthy, by asking them to 'donate' their calories by working out on a treadmill.