Mumbai: A housing society in Chandivli, Andheri East, made workers of a political party remove posters of candidates and netas pasted within building premises as part of campaigning for the upcoming civic elections. Society office bearers, who did not wish to be identified, said the party volunteers themselves removed the posters.“Workers of a political party…
Badlapur: Ahead of the municipal council elections, the Shiv Sena in Badlapur has allotted six tickets to members of one family. Waman Mhatre, Shiv Sena’s city president and a strongman in local politics, has fielded his wife, son, brother, sister-in-law and nephew, as well as himself, making one family the dominant force in the ticket…
Mumbai: Three people were arrested by North Region Cyber Police for cheating an elderly couple of Rs 4.5 crore in a digital arrest fraud. Six cellphones were seized from them.In Aug 2025, the complainant received a call from an individual posing as a telecom representative. He claimed that the complainant’s documents had been misused to…
Mumbai: The city will be transformed in the next five to seven years, said CM Devendra Fadnavis at a town hall discussion at NSCI Dome in Worli on Monday.Many important projects that will give impetus to east-west and north-south connectivity of Mumbai are going to be completed on a war footing, he said. “All major…
Thane: The body of an unidentified woman in her late 30s was found stuffed inside a suitcase on the banks of Desai Creek near Palava area in Thane district on Monday, a police official said.Prima facie, the woman was beaten to death and the body was stuffed in a suitcase for disposal at the creek,…
Thane: A 20-year-old labourer was killed while his 22-year-old aide suffered injuries after an iron pipe from a stack being lifted fell on them during ongoing infrastructure work at Naglabunder on Ghodbunder highway on Sunday morning.Kasarwadavli police lodged an FIR against the contractor for negligence. Police said Sujit Prasad from UP and Abhishek Bharti of…
Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Monday said it will direct corporations disputing the jurisdiction of roads where a death or injury has occurred due to potholes or manholes to share the compensation equally. “What else can be done? A person can’t be asked to go from one committee to the other (committee). This is…
Mumbai: A steep hike in excise duty and licence fees has pushed liquor consumers in Maharashtra towards cheaper and milder options, with beer emerging as the biggest gainer. Many tipplers, unwilling to stretch their budgets for hard liquor, are opting for beer or even country liquor for stronger kicks at lower prices.Between July and Oct,…
Mumbai: A special court recently rejected the bail plea of city businessman Shersingh Rathod, arrested in connection with the Rs 65 crore Mithi River desilting scam case. “The applicant prepared the forged MOUs of the dumping sites… and submitted the same to obtain the tender of desilting work. The applicant transferred huge amounts to the…
Mumbai: Weeks after the violence against three doctors at Cooper Hospital, the medical staff said they are once again feeling insecure about their safety since for the last couple of days, BMC discontinued services of 150 private guards from a firm called Smart Security Services after it failed to prevent the incident or adequately intervene.However,…
