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Mumbai: Bombay high court on Friday directed the additional collector of encroachment, western suburbs, and the assistant commissioner of P-North Ward in Goregaon to cooperate within the next 10 days with the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to probe allegations of large-scale tampering of land records. This tampering allegedly involved public servants, BMC, and touts…

Mumbai: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Mumbai crime branch, probing a land scam involving large-scale tampering of property records to convert Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) and No Development Zone (NDZ) lands into developable plots along the Mumbai coastline, has arrested Mohammed Vasi Akhtar Shaikh (38), who allegedly played a key role in manipulating city…

Mumbai: BMC BMC has initiated an online application process for its newly launched fast-tracked and weekend marriage registration services.It has also expanded the marriage registration services to Christian, Jewish and Parsi couples from the same religion. For Sikhs, in addition to the current facility, registration of marriages under the Anand Marriage Act, 1909, has also…

Thane: The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Thane district has awarded Rs 22.3 lakh compensation to the family of a man who was killed in an accident involving a car driven by a police constable.MACT member R V Mohite found that the accident was a result of the rash and negligent driving of the…

Navi Mumbai: Navi Mumbai police on Friday disposed of narcotics worth Rs 26.48 crore seized in 35 cases of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, registered against accused arrested for drug peddling and consumption. The contraband was incinerated at the govt-approved Mumbai Waste Management Company Ltd in Taloja MIDC.Previously, in February, the…

Kalyan: Four undertrial prisoners assaulted a cop inside a police van on the premises of the Kalyan sessions court earlier this week after allegedly being asked to move to the back of the vehicle. The cop sustained minor injuries. Police said the four from Ulhasnagar—Akash Valmiki, Ganesh Moretiya, Yoginder Moretiya and Vivek Yadav, all of…

Mumbai: Actor Jibraan Khan, son of late Bollywood star Firoz Khan, lodged a complaint with Bandra police on Wednesday against his employee for embezzling Rs35 lakh between April 2024 and March 2025 from Cafe Grounded in Bandra. The accused, Ajay Rawat, who served as the general manager for the past two years, has been charged…

Vasai MLA Sneha Dube Pandit in the meeting with MMRDA and VVCMC officials at the VVCMC headquarters, Virar VASAI: The Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) has sought Rs 2,861 crore from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) for the concretisation of major internal roads under the Extended Mumbai Urban Infrastructure Project (MUIP). The initiative…

MUMBAI: A city-based businessman lodged an FIR alleging that he was cheated of more than ₹11.81 crore by a business couple and their associates through fraudulent loan transactions, false assurances, and illegal sale of mortgaged properties. Police have booked Kumar Dhami and his wife Rupa and unknown persons for cheating. forgery and breach of trust…

MUMBAI: The Indian Coast Guard, in collaboration with EarthDay.org, BMC, and community leaders, hosted a coastal clean-up drive in Mumbai on Friday. Volunteers, students, and officials joined hands to collect plastic waste and participate in educational sessions on marine conservation.Inspector General Bisham Sharma PTM TM lauded the efforts: “Plastic pollution is choking our oceans and…