Mumbai: Police on Sunday arrested a woman called Kayanat Jabbar Shaikh-Qureshi (26) from her Dahisar residence in connection with a mephedrone seizure case, the first drug case in which the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) has been invoked. She had been hiding since the arrest of her nephew, Adnan Shaikh. Kayanat and…
Kalyan: The Khadakpada police in Kalyan have registered a case of fraud against a Thane-based doctor couple for duping a fellow doctor and a pharmacist of Rs 70 lakh.The accused, Dr. Prasad Sali and his wife Vaishali, residents of Hiranandani Estate, Thane, promised to set up a 50-bed hospital near the RTO office in Icon…
Mumbai: MMRDA on Sunday blacklisted a sub-contractor and imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakh on the main contractor in case of a major safety lapse in which a tragedy was averted as an iron jack fell near Bhayander bridge on Saturday evening. The incident occurred at the under-construction Mumbai Metro Line 9 site near…
MUMBAI: An intense overnight spell of rain lashed parts of Mumbai suburbs between Saturday night and Sunday morning, with the Santacruz IMD observatory recording 87 mm of rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on September 14. Of this, 61 mm fell in just three hours between 11.30 pm and 2.30 am (September…
Mumbai: Opposition is growing against BMC’s proposed move to demolish Goregaon’s Veer Savarkar flyover to make way for a double-decker bridge connecting the Malad-Mindspace stretch of Mumbai Coastal Road-North to Dindoshi.BJP MLA from Goregaon Vidya Thakur, along with party workers, met civic officials over the weekend and demanded that alternatives be explored to avoid dismantling…
Tiger Shroff brought joy to young cancer patients at CPAA’s National Cancer Rose Day 2025 celebration in Mumbai. He shared health tips, danced, and posed for pictures, creating a cheerful atmosphere. Neha Bhasin and Geeta Kapur also participated, while Feroz Khan led a dance workshop, offering moments of happiness and confidence to over 100 patients…
MUMBAI: Internationally acclaimed cake artist Prachi Dhabal Deb, who has earned three world records from the World Book of Records, London, graced the prestigious Indian Cake Awards (ICA) as head judge and advisory board member. The grand event is India’s pioneering platform dedicated to celebrating talent and excellence in the cake and confectionery industry.Through her…
Mumbai: Over seven decades after its birth, Saifee Scout, the oldest community band of the Dawoodi Bohras in the city, has kept its tradition alive. Without a pause. And without charging a penny, as the members participate voluntarily.Most recently, on the Eid-e-Milad or Prophet Muhammad’s birthday celebrations this past week, the 70-member Saifee Scout was…
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court, hearing the constitutional challenge to the Maharashtra govt’s SEBC Act of 2024 that gives a 10 percent quota to Marathas in education and public employment, orally sought clarity on the impact of the State’s recent decision on implementing the Hyderabad Gazetteer to help Marathas in the Marathwada region to claim…
MUMBAI: A National Lok Adalat held on Saturday in the state settled over seven lakh pre-litigation cases and more than two lakh post-litigation matters, the Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority (MSLSA) said. An amount of over Rs 30 crore was also collected from over 3 lakh unpaid traffic challans in a drive from August 12,…
