Amravati: Bacchu Kadu, president of Prahar Janshakti Party, has announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for anyone who smashes the vehicle of Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, minister of water resources department, over his statement on farmer loan waiver. “If I see Vikhe Patil’s vehicle, I will smash it myself, and whoever does it will get…
Mumbai: The city’s air quality index (AQI) remained in the moderate category for the third consecutive day at 106 from 104 recorded a day ago. According to data procured from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), AQI readings across various locations revealed varying air quality levels across the city. Terminal 2 near the Mumbai International…
Mumbai: A 61-year-old retired Mazgaon Dock employee and a 40-year-old senior consultant with an IT company were duped Rs 25.8 lakhs and Rs 35.7 lakhs respectively in two separate cases of online share trading scam. In the first case, the complainant, a resident of Vikhroli, transferred the sum via RTGS in the name of one…
Thane: Court has acquitted a woman and her paramour accused of murdering her husband in 2018, noting the prosecution failed to prove the case, which was based on circumstantial evidence. The accused, Priya Gopi Naik (34) and Mahesh Govind Karale (32), had been charged with murder, criminal conspiracy, administering a stupefying substance, and causing disappearance…
Navi Mumbai: Mahavitaran began automatically approving online applications for change of name in electricity bills, reducing the processing period from one month to three -seven days. The initiative followed direction from the chief minister and energy minister Devendra Fadnavis to introduce customer-oriented changes in Mahavitaran’s digital services and provide prompt home-based support. As directed, the…
MUMBAI: A 22-year-old motorcyclist was killed and his friend seated pillion was grievous injured after they crashed into a dumper that had changed lanes on the Western Express Highway at Malad East early Sunday. The dumper driver abandoned the vehicle and fled. Kurar Police have registered an FIR against the dumper driver and are looking…
MUMBAI: UBT’s Aditya Thackeray raised an objection over a drone “peeping into his home” at Bandra East on Sunday morning. Police clarified that the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) was conducting a survey using the drone in Kherwadi area for the proposed pod taxi service. Thackeray questioned why residents hadn’t been informed of this.Taking…
Mumbai: Cyber-hacking struck elections to the country’s only medical association of neurologists this past week, with Gamdevi police registering an FIR and booking two unknown persons for allegedly tampering with an online election voting platform.E-votes of more than 100 neurologist-members of the Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN) were “registered” even though they hadn’t cast their…
MUMBAI : To carry out maintenance work of tracks, signalling and overhead equipment, a jumbo block of five hours will be taken on Up and Down slow lines between Santacruz and Goregaon stations from 10 am to 3 pm on Sunday.Western Railway chief spokesperson Vineet Abhishek said during the block period, all Slow line suburban…
Thane: Thane resident Dhruva Barua (56), secured second place in the Veteran category at the challenging Silk Route Ultra Marathon in Ladakh, completing the gruelling 122-km course in 20 hours and 15 minutes. The marathon, renowned for its demanding terrain and high altitude, began in Nubra Valley and included an arduous 82-km climb up to…
