Navi Mumbai: After three months of investigation, the detection branch team of Rabale police has arrested a gang of two men and a teenager for cheating a 59-year-old housemaid by decamping with her gold ornaments worth Rs 1.54 lakh under the pretext of offering freebies, reports George Mendonca.The trio approached the woman on the street…
Thane: The Naupada police have registered an FIR against a doctor and staff of a private hospital for alleged medical negligence that led to the death of a 51-year-old woman in 2017.The woman was admitted to a hospital near Teen Hath Naka on April 16, 2017, after experiencing chest pain, dizziness and profuse sweating. The…
Mumbai: With Maharashtra fisheries minister Nitesh Rane writing to Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh seeking urgent intervention on rising diesel costs, concerns are mounting over a looming supply crunch in Mumbai’s fish markets and a spike in retail prices.In his letter, Rane highlighted that 7,550 mechanised fishing vessels operated through 136 cooperative societies are facing…
Mumbai: Amid demands for answers from the Opposition on the probe against astrologer Ashok Kharat who is accused of raping and molesting women, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis told the state assembly on Monday that the issue was very serious and the government would take action even against those remotely related to the case.“What happened is…
Mumbai: The state govt has set up a committee to draft a new bill for empowerment of women farmers. Last week, DCM Sunetra Pawar had said a special bill on women farmers would be introduced in the next session of the state legislature to strengthen women’s rights and recognition in agriculture. Sunetra Pawar was speaking…
Mumbai: The state govt has set up a committee to draft a new bill for empowerment of women farmers. Last week, DCM Sunetra Pawar had said a special bill on women farmers would be introduced in the next session of the state legislature to strengthen women’s rights and recognition in agriculture. Sunetra Pawar was speaking…
Mumbai: Telecom operators have opposed the fresh in-building solution (IBS) tender floated by Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, while offering to purchase the existing infrastructure created by the earlier vendor ACES to ensure faster rollout of mobile connectivity across Metro stations.In a joint communication to MMRCL’s managing director Ashwini Bhide on March 23, 2016, Reliance…
Mumbai: A 40-year-old woman has registered a police complaint against a beggar for attempting to kidnap her nine-year-old daughter. The alert child had stopped a stranger and requested him to call her mother immediately. Police have registered an FIR.The incident occurred on March 21. The complainant works as a maid. Around 7 pm, she sent…
Mumbai: BMC has written to two key state agencies —Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) —flagging their property tax dues of over Rs 2,287 crore and seeking immediate payment.In letters sent on March 16, just days before the end of the financial year, it said property tax…
Mumbai: Drawing a clear line ahead of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the BJP has directed its just one-month-old corporators in Mumbai to scrutinise voter rolls at the micro level and ensure none of its supporters is left out, signalling an aggressive build-up to the exercise. A meeting was held at the BMC headquarters on…
