Navi Mumbai: The State Excise Department laid a trap in Poyanje and Tupgaon village on the old Mumbai-Pune highway in Panvel taluka on Feb 18 and seized a huge contraband of illegally transported liquor worth Rs 19 lakh.The excise department team initially confiscated 12 bottles of duplicate IMFL (Indian Made Foreign Liquor) and branded foreign…
Mumbai: A special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court acquitted a South African national Promise Khalishwayo (29), who was accused of smuggling narcotics into the country.On Feb 18, 2021, Khalishwayo was caught by the Narcotics Control Bureau at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport with 2.9 kg heroin in her trolley bag. AI Impact…
Mumbai: The Muslim holy month of Ramzan began on a pious note Thursday. As the first fast broke at 6.43 pm, Iftar gatherings were organised at mosques citywide, right from the expansive Minara Masjid in Mohammed Ali Road to the Four Bungalows Kabrastan Masjid in Andheri. Big and small contributions of dates, fruit, fritters and…
Mumbai: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) extended emergency assistance to a 75-year-old passenger who fell ill during a tour to Vietnam, officials said.The tourist, developed a sudden health complication while abroad. The IRCTC tour management team immediately facilitated his admission to Tam Anh Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, where he remained…
Mumbai: A fraudster posing as a New Zealand national befriended a 74-year-old Cuffe Parade resident and duped her of Rs 50.8 lakh by making her transfer the money for his daughter’s treatment. An FIR has been registered on Tuesday. The complainant had sent Rs 50.8 lakh in a total of 27 transactions to various bank…
Thane: A sessions court in Thane convicted two Bangladeshi women for illegally entering and residing in India without valid documents, sentencing them to a year and two months of simple imprisonment, along with a fine of Rs 1,000 each.The Ad-hoc Sessions Judge and Additional Sessions Judge, Thane, R M Rathod, delivered the verdict against Salaya…
Navi Mumbai: A day before launching the road safety week celebration, the ghat section of the Pune bound carriageway of the Mumbai-Pune expressway witnessed massive traffic jam on Thursday. The traffic extended up to 3.5 km between Datta Wadi and Dasturi on the Borghat section. Many stuck in the traffic snarl expressed their displeasures. Three…
Mumbai: A “Bengali baba” or self styled godman was arrested by a joint team of Railway Protection Force (RPF) from Central and Western Railway for illegally pasting and distributing publicity material in trains and on railway premises. The joint operation was carried out on Feb 17.Mohammad Nazir Andari was apprehended from a dargah at Reay…
Mumbai: The state govt on Feb 19 announced that MSRTC will procure 8,300 buses in its fleet this year to address an acute shortage that has affected services across routes.MSRTC caters to over 50 lakh commuters daily across Maharashtra.An official from the bus corporation told TOI that the MSRTC has been under sustained financial stress…
Mumbai: A group of 102 architects, designers and planners under the banner of the Mumbai Architects Collective issued a public appeal to CM Fadnavis and BMC commissioner Bhushan Gagrani against the proposed redevelopment of Mahalaxmi Racecourse, warning that any underground construction could permanently damage one of the city’s last large public open spaces.The collective said…
