Navi Mumbai: A forest guard deployed at the Teenvira dam area was killed in a mishap after his bike accidentally fell into a pit dug upon the Revas-Reddi road stretch in Alibaug on Friday night. The victim Suraj Sarange (30), riding his bike after duty, was returning home when the mishap was reported. He lost…
Thane: A 55-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted by her daughter and son-in-law after a domestic dispute turned violent in a Wagle Estate tenement area, officials said Saturday. A case has been registered against the couple.Authorities said the clash erupted on Friday in the low-income settlement in the Indira Nagar area after water spillage from the…
Mumbai: Impact — a citizens movement for environment and civic issues raised concerns over the continued use of the Carter Road promenade in Bandra for cooking and food stalls, alleging that the activity posed safety risks and obstructed the public walking space.In a letter addressed to the chief executive officer of the Maharashtra Maritime Board…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Saturday said it “cannot second guess” denial of security clearance by the Centre on National Security grounds and dismissed 2 interconnected petitions, one of which was by a company in a JV with an Azerbaijan-based entity that had for CIDCO’s road infrastructure project bids worth almost ₹3500 crore in…
Thane: A chase in the narrow and crowded lanes of Mumbra’s Shil Daighar area in the early hours of Saturday saw two civilians suffer gunshot injuries after a fleeing suspect allegedly opened fire indiscriminately while trying to escape from a police team.Mumbra police later arrested the accused, identified as Shahabad alias Shambhu Qureshi (28), a…
Mumbai: The Bombay high court has sought to know from the state govt and the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation what the Kalyan West nullah, in which a man died in June 2023 due to electrocution, was meant for. Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande on Wednesday said they expect the state and KDMC to submit…
Mumbai: The BMC on Thursday carried out demolition action at the car showroom and service centre located along the Western Express Highway in Jogeshwari (East) over alleged unauthorised construction on the premises.Civic officials said the action was taken after the owner failed to remove the unauthorised structures despite earlier notices issued under Section 351 of…
Mumbai: The cash-strapped Maharashtra govt whose debt projection for 2026-27 has hit an all-time high of Rs 11 lakh crore, climbing by Rs 1.7 lakh crore in just one year, has decided to fulfil its election promise by introducing a farm loan waiver in the budget tabled in the state assembly on Friday. The Punyashlok…
International Women’s Day in Dharavi is being marked with a series of self-defence and health awareness workshops for adolescent girls across local schools. More than 1,500 girls from seven schools have already taken part in the programme, which focuses on helping students understand personal safety, physical well-being and confidence building. The organisers, NMDPL, said the…
Thane: In a major step to strengthen student safety within school premises, as many as 1,329 schools run by the Thane Zilla Parishad in the district will be equipped with a robust CCTV network by April 2026, officials informed on Friday.The move, which is being executed in two phases, is part of the initiative to…
