MUMBAI: Framing environmental protection as a moral duty, St. Xavier’s College on Saturday hosted the Jesuit Alumni Association for a series of talks on society’s role in safeguarding ecology. Archbishop of Bombay John Rodriguez, the guest of honour, urged citizens to treat the environment as an inheritance. “As we inherit the earthly monetary savings of…
MUMBAI: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested a 40-year-old Assistant Engineer of the Electrical Inspector’s Office, Kurla (West), after he was allegedly caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a contractor.The accused has been identified as Gajanan Prahlad Rathod, posted as Assistant Engineer (Electrical department) at the Office of the Electrical…
MUMBAI: Senior IPS officer Suvez Haque, who has returned from central deputation and was awaiting posting, has now been appointed as Inspector General of Police (Planning and Coordination), Maharashtra State. The post which was of rank Add Dg has been downgraded to IG rank to accommodate Haque. Haque was the Superintendent (SP) of Pune rural…
Mumbai: A 50-year-old man was arrested by Samta Nagar Police for stealing cash, gold, and silver ornaments collectively valued at Rs 1.5 lakh from a woman commuter’s handbag in a BEST bus. Police said the accused, Suresh Pawar, is a habitual offender with a prior criminal history of more than 10 offences registered against him.The…
Mumbai: A four-year-old girl, kidnapped from near Mumbai CSMT railway station in May, was traced to a Varanasi orphanage, from where she was taken into custody by police and reunited with her family, an official said on Friday.Investigations revealed the girl was abandoned by the roadside by the kidnapper and a woman, on spotting the…
Navi Mumbai: The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Navi Mumbai Crime Branch on Friday busted a drug racket operating in the Taloja and Kalamboli nodes and arrested two brothers.Senior inspector of ANC Sandeep Nigade said, “Acting on a tip that narcotics were being sold from a rental flat in Taloja Phase-2, our team raided the flat…
Thane: Shiv Sena Thane MP Naresh Mhaske on Friday instructed all civic and infrastructure agencies working in Thane to urgently resolve persistent problems faced by residents staying along the Ghodbunder Highway. The pre-scheduled review meeting was called following directions from deputy CM Eknath Shinde to resolve issues related to traffic congestion, repairing pothole-ridden flyovers, curbing…
Thane: The completion of Rs 20k crore Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway, which is a part of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, will pave way for a smooth and congestion-free drive on the jampacked Ghodbunder Highway by March 2026, announced Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske on Friday. Mhaske was addressing a review meeting of MSRDC, MMRDA, TMC, and traffic police…
Navi Mumbai: With rising demand in the city, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) will soon operationalise as many as eight public charging stations for electric vehicles in the first phase. Four stations each in Zone-1 and Zone-2 will be opened to the public, providing a total of 48 charging points on a public-private partnership (PPP)…
Thane: A senior manager working with a leading energy drink company was duped of Rs 3.9 crore in an elaborate online share trading scam, police said on Thursday. Police registered an FIR under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The complainant, who is a 48-year-old resident of Hiranandani Estate , was lured into the…
