Thane: The property cell of Thane Crime Branch have busted an interstate drug trafficking racket, arresting a Telangana resident and seizing 638kg of ganja valued at over Rs 2 crore in the illicit market.Acting on a specific tip-off received by police constable Jaykar Jadhav, a team from the property cell intercepted a white SUV heading…
Thane: A sessions court acquitted a 24-year-old tailor who was accused of murdering his stepmother in 2020. The court held that the prosecution failed to establish the chain of circumstantial evidence beyond reasonable doubt.The court noted serious lacunae in the prosecution case, including unreliable “last seen together” evidence, hostile witnesses, and questionable recovery procedures. According…
Mumbai: A bar staffer has been arrested for allegedly getting an associate to stab her 44-year-old boyfriend in Borivli recently. The FIR names her brother-in-law and two associates as well.Borivli police said the man, who is married with children, and the bar staffer, Rita (37), began dating in 2016. Two months ago, he allegedly objected…
In an exclusive pre-poll interaction with the Times group on Friday, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis spoke on a range of subjects. Excerpts: Q: The Thackeray cousins questioned your right to speak about Mumbai saying you were not born here.A: Who understands Mumbai? One of the great names that comes up is the late Balasaheb Thackeray,…
Mumbai: The national final of the IndianOil Science Quiz 3.0, organised by The Times of India, was held on Friday at Bal Gandharva Rang Mandir in Bandra, marking the third edition of the pan-India science quiz series. City rounds were conducted across eight metros — Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai and New Delhi…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena led by deputy CM Eknath Shinde is trumpeting a cluster redevelopment policy aimed at rehabilitating 17 large slum pockets in Mumbai—areas which the party says are predominantly Maharashtrian settlements.Buttressing the argument that the civic body must be run by parties governing the state, the Sena has made housing revamp its main poll…
Thane: As many as four people sustained injuries after 14 vehicles, including cars and auto-rickshaws travelling on the wrong side of Ghodbunder Road triggered a chain collision with a cement-laden heavy vehicle near the Gaimukh check naka early Friday morning.An FIR was registered, and preliminary investigations confirmed the cars and auto-rickshaws were driven dangerously against…
Mumbai: Bombay high court has directed Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) to take action if it finds that a structure allegedly constructed by a former corporator from Shiv Sena is illegal. The Sena functionary, Jyotsana Jadhav, is again contesting the civic elections on a party ticket.Justices Bharati Dangre and R N Laddha on Tuesday heard and…
Mumbai: After losing to his opponent’s father in the 2017 BMC election, Shiv Sena candidate Raju Pednekar is leaving nothing to chance this time in his campaign against Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Zeeshan Multani.Pednekar’s previous victory as a bow-and-arrow candidate in the Muslim-dominated Ward No 62 in Jogeshwari West came at the eleventh hour. His…
Mumbai: Bombay high court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought restoration of candidates for BMC elections whose nominations were rejected for failure to furnish documents and various no objection certificates (NOCs) sought by the returning officers.The PIL by Mozam Ali Mir, a Bandra East resident, sought directions to the State Election…
