Mumbai: Days after a bonnet macaque was shot with an arrow in Thane’s Upvan area, two more monkeys of bonnet macaque species have been injured in a similar fashion with arrows by an unknown persons in the region.The state forest department has lodged a preliminary offence report against an unknown person under the Wildlife Protection…
Palghar: Seventeen workers were affected in a fresh gas leak incident at Tarapur MIDC in Boisar, raising serious concerns over industrial safety in the area. The dimethyl sulphide (DMS) gas leak reportedly occurred on Sunday afternoon at a pharmaceutical unit, Arti Pharma Lab. The affected workers were rushed to a private hospital in Boisar, where…
Mumbai: BJP corporator Makarand Narwekar has demanded a halt to the ongoing construction of aspirational toilets in south Mumbai citing violations of state govt orders and sought the submission of a long-pending inquiry report of aspirational toilets. Civic officials pointed out that BMC is not carrying out any construction activities after industries minister Uday Samant’s…
Mumbai: The Bombay high court recently quashed a debt recovery tribunal (DRT) order that stayed all further post-sale process of a bank’s auction of a south Mumbai flat.The HC said it observed a “disturbing trend”, “in many matters” borrowers and “chronic defaulters” “act as fence sitters” and take no action when banks proceed with recovery….
Nashik: Sarkarwada police in Nashik on Saturday lodged two more cases of rape against astrologer Ashok Kharat.One of the FIRs was filed following a complaint from a former employee of Kharat, accusing him of sexually assaulting his wife between Nov 2023 and Dec 2025, including when she was seven months pregnant, under the pretext of…
Mumbai: A 30-year-old caretaker at Sai Senior Care Foundation in Borivli West allegedly tied the hands of a 75-year-old woman to a bed and physically assaulted her on March 11, police said.The incident occurred at the care home at Bamane Niwas in Gorai 2, Borivli West. The caretaker, identified as Surekha Pawar, a resident of…
Mumbai: A 73-year-old practising lawyer with the Bombay High Court was duped of Rs 3.5 lakh after receiving a message warning that her MGL gas connection would be disconnected at 9.30 pm on March 18 due to the previous month’s bill payment not being updated in the billing system. Police registered a case on Friday…
Mumbai: A 47-year-old homemaker from Vile Parle (E) was duped of Rs 1.1 lakh after she was lured with a claim that she won a car worth Rs 8.5 lakh in a KBC draw, police said. An FIR against an unknown person has been registered. The woman learnt she was cheated when the caller switched…
Mumbai: A 6-year-old male leopard Bittu rescued from the Yeoor range as a cub in 2019, died of Polycystic Kidney disease on Saturday at the SGNP veterinary hospital, stated a press release.The leopard had been raised at the rescue centre. Minister Pratap Sarnaik had adopted the animal and was paying for its upkeep. The press…
Police have arrested a staff member of Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak temple for allegedly stealing money from donation boxes, officials said on Sunday. MUMBAI: Police have arrested a staff member of Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak temple for allegedly stealing money from donation boxes, officials said on Sunday.The incident surfaced on March 20 after temple authorities reviewed CCTV footage from…
