Malad flyover offers no respite for motorists

MUMBAI: The recent commissioning of three lanes of the proposed six-lane flyover near Times of India junction in Malad does not seem to havehelped motorists save time.

The flyover was supposed to bring down time taken to cross the junction to five minutes from the earlier 25 minutes. However, it still takes 15 minutes for the north-bound traffic to clear this junction in the evening peak hours.

According to MSRDC chief engineer Subhash Nage, the second half of the flyover is expected to be ready by June 30, 2010 and motorists could continue to face traffic woes till such time.

Amit Raje, a resident of Borivli, said he and his friends have got no respite from traffic jams as only one lane is opened for north-bound traffic in the evening. read more...

Dreaded UP gangster arrested from Malad

The Special Cell of the Delhi police along with the Mumbai Crime Branch, on Thursday, arrested a dreaded UP gangster from Malad.

Munna Bajrangi, who has several cases of extortion and murder, including that of an MP, against him across UP, had been staying at Malad for the past few months under a fake name – Prem Singh.

The Special Cell had received information that Bajrangi had rented a flat in Tank Lane near Orlem Church in Malad (West).

On Thursday, a Special Cell team from Delhi arrived and sought help from the Crime Branch to arrest Bajrangi.

The two teams raided Bajrangi’s residence at Valmi Vasahat building where he was residing with his wife and sister, around 4.30 pm, and arrested him. “The Special Cell team has already left for Delhi with Bajrangi,” a Crime Branch officer said. read more...