MUMBAI: A 16-year-old girl narrowly escaped after her 21-year-old boyfriend attempted to kill her with a sickle and molested her outside her college in Mulund after she stopped speaking to him. Within 24 hours, police arrested the accused identified as Ashish Bansode, a resident of Badlapur under the Pocso Act. According to police, Bansode approached…
Priest killed in BEST e-bus crash on SCLR (AI image used for representational purpose only) MUMBAI: A 55-year-old priest on a scooter lost his life in a mishap involving an electric BEST bus on the Santacruz-Chembur Link Road (SCLR) in Kurla on Thursday afternoon.The deceased, identified as Trivikram Shripad Acharya, was a resident of Ganesh…
Palghar: The process of distribution of land acquisition compensation for the Vadhvan Port Greenfield Highway Project has started, officials said on Wednesday.A meeting in this regard was held by District Collector Dr Indu Rani Jakhar.The compensation amount will be directly credited to the bank accounts of the landowners who have been asked to submit updated…
Mumbai: Police are searching for the vehicle that killed a 24-year-old biker near Centaur Hotel on Western Express Highway in Vile Parle (E) in the early hours of Wednesday. The incident occurred at 12.15 am when the deceased, Neelkanth Ingole, was riding his two-wheeler and had crossed the flyover bridge on the WEH. “The team…
MUMBAI: FDA minister Narhari Zirwal of NCP found himself at the centre of a fresh controversy on Thursday after a video showing him with a transgender person in a bedroom went viral. The video shows Zirwal asleep and the trans person sitting next to him. Another clip shows the person lying on the bed with…
Mumbai: In a move aimed at bringing about a sustainable solution while simultaneously raising a revenue stream for the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to make the best of its waste water. The civic standing committee on Wednesday gave nod to sell 3 million litres per day (MLD) of treated wastewater from its…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra forest department has announced a cash reward of Rs 25,000 to whoever provides any vital clue or information on the unknown person who recently shot three Bonnet macaques with arrows in Thane region.Meanwhile, the forest officials and team members of Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare (RAWW) already visited three archery training academies…
Thane: A sessions court in Thane has convicted two men for the brutal murder of an octogenarian and his caretaker in a case dating back to 2016, bringing closure after nearly a decade-long trial. Additional sessions judge G G Bhansali convicted Prashant Sadashiv Pawar and Atendra, and sentenced them to life imprisonment for murder. The…
Mumbai: A sessions court on Thursday ordered the transfer of dismissed RPF constable and quadruple murder accused Chetansingh Choudhary to a mental health facility and sought specific opinion as to whether he is fit or unfit to stand trial and capable of conducting his defence.Choudhary had filed a bail plea claiming that his mental health…
Mira Bhayandar: A 37-year-old housemaid was brutally stabbed to death by an unidentified person inside a residential flat in Mira Road on Thursday night. The accused fled the scene immediately after the attack.The deceased has been identified as Suman Kamble, a resident of Kashimira, who was working at a flat in Chandresh Accord society. Upon…
