Navi Mumbai: Vashi police seized hydroponic weed worth Rs 13 crore and arrested three peddlers. An FIR has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.Shashikant Chandekar, senior inspector of Vashi, said, “On Wednesday night, beat marshal police constables Rahul Bhoi and Ashok Shinde were on patrol duty when they received a…
Mumbai: The Silver Oak complex at Bhulabhai Desai Road (Warden Road) in south Mumbai, where NCP leader Sharad Pawar resides in one of the bungalows, is likely to be redeveloped soon.Lodha Developers has acquired the development rights from the owner, the Sorabji Kanga Charity Trust for the 4.3-acre land parcel. Confirming the deal, a Lodha…
Navi Mumbai: A 54-year-old woman from Kharghar lost Rs 4.6 lakh in a gas bill scam by cyber fraudsters posing as officials from Mahanagar Gas Ltd (MGL). An FIR was registered on Wednesday. The victim received a WhatsApp message on Feb 18 claiming to be from MGL, stating that her gas bill was not updated…
Navi Mumbai: A 54-year-old woman from Kharghar lost Rs 4.6 lakh in a gas bill scam by cyber fraudsters posing as officials from Mahanagar Gas Ltd (MGL). An FIR was registered on Wednesday. The victim received a WhatsApp message on Feb 18 claiming to be from MGL, stating that her gas bill was not updated…
Mumbai: Bombay high court recently held that 217 acres of land in Manpada, Thane, could not be dubbed a private forest and dismissed the state govt’s challenge to a Maharashtra revenue tribunal order of 2017 that set aside the acquisition of land by the govt.The HC held that no notice was served by the state…
Navi Mumbai: Police in Raigad have launched a probe into the suspected murder of an unidentifed woman after finding her charred body from inside a pipe along the concrete safety wall of the Amabenali ghat on Wednesday.The body was tracked following a foul odour. Cops after inspecting the area, suspect the woman was set on…
Thane: With water scarcity worsening in enclaves along the Ghodbunder Highway, BJP has now urged the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) to immediately halt permissions for new construction projects in the area.In a letter to municipal commissioner Saurabh Rao, senior BJP corporator Manohar Dumbare from ward number 2 warned that growing public anger over the water…
Thane: Crime Branch seized 123.6 kg of ganja valued at Rs 31 lakh near the defunct Kharegaon toll plaza in Kalwa on Wednesday and arrested two Nashik residents.Police said the action followed a specific tip-off about a large consignment of narcotics being transported towards the Mumbra area. A team laid a trap along the Nashik–Mumbai…
Mumbai: A major mishap was averted on Thursday near Thakurwadi when a banker locomotive that developed a brake issue while assisting a fully loaded goods train in the ghat section between Karjat and Bhivpuri was brought under control.A banker locomotive is an additional engine attached — usually at the rear — to push heavy freight…
Thane: Rupali Chakankar, chairperson of the Maharashtra State Women’s Commission, on Thursday convened a high-level review meeting with Thane police officials, the state health department, the civil administration and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in connection with the alleged illegal human egg extraction racket unearthed in Badlapur.Expressing grave concern, Chakankar said the case appeared…
