Thane: A fire broke out in the meter room of a residential building in Khopat area of the city on Friday evening, a civic official said, adding that nobody was injured in the incident. Electrical installations and around 20 electricity meters were damaged, he said.The fire broke out in the meter room located on the…
Thane: The Thane City Police Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) arrested two persons and seized 1 kg and 736 grams of heroin valued at approximately Rs 6.9 crore, officials said. The operation also brought back into focus a notorious gangster who allegedly remained underground for nearly 22 years after fleeing the country.Acting on a high-level directive to…
Mumbai: The historic convocation hall of Mumbai University echoed with spirited arguments on Friday as students from across Maharashtra gathered for the state-level finale of the 11th Speak for India debate competition. Yash Patil from Mumbai University’s Ambedkar Studies Department emerged as the winner. The second place went to Ashwin Kulkarni from Sandip University, Nashik.Organised…
Mumbai: Two people have been arrested and a minor has been detained in connection with a theft of 5 kg gold ornaments, valued at Rs 7.88 crore, from a jewellery store in Borivali West. Police have recovered one kilogram of gold so far and are looking for at least two to three more accused persons….
Thane: The Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights asked a city-based CBSE-affiliated school to clarify its stance after parents of a student accused the school management of illegally withholding his Class X result for the last 2 years and demanding that the pending tuition fees be cleared first.The student apparently scored fewer marks…
Mumbai: After a bystander lost an eye to a stone flung by a commuter over a spat between him and another traveller on a local train at Bandra, the Govt Railway Police (GRP) tracked down and arrested the suspect on Thursday. Yogendra Bauddha, the accused, is a labourer. The stone flung by Bauddha injured Nishant…
Mumbai: A 24-year-old resident of Kurla died after being hit by an unknown vehicle in the area early on Thursday. Two passersby found the victim, Rishikesh Gaikwad, injured on the road and rushed him to Noor Hospital nearby. The facility allegedly refused treatment, following which he was taken to Bhabha Hospital, where was declared dead…
Palghar: A private ambulance abandoned a deceased patient’s body midway and forced his relatives to carry it home in a make-shift cloth stretcher in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, officials said on Friday.Contrary to the ambulance driver’s reported claim, the 1.8 km road to the hamlet where the deceased lived is motorable, the Palghar Zilla Parishad stated…
Thane: A motorcyclist and his pillion rider suffered injuries after a truck, whose driver lost control of the vehicle after its engine suddenly caught fire, collided their bike on the Mumbra bypass late Wednesday. The incident was reported near the Ganesh Visarjan Ghat at Retibunder in Mumbra around 9.10 pm, officials said. According to the…
Comedian Kunal Kamra (File Photo) MUMBAI: Two petitions, one by stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, have challenged the constitutional validity of a recently amended rule under the Information Technology Act and the legality of the cyber portal ‘Sahyog’ established by the Centre.Mumbai-based senior advocate Haresh Jagtiani and Kamra filed separate petitions challenging the constitutionality of Rule…
