Thane: Police, investigating the alleged sexual assault of a four-year-old student at a school in Thane, said there is no conclusive evidence to support the complaint. A senior Thane City police officer confirmed that the complaint was due to a misunderstanding by the parents.The mother had filed a complaint alleging that her child was sexually…
New Delhi: A departmental inquiry has been initiated after a constable from the Tamil Nadu Special Police (TSP) Force was found allegedly involved in smuggling a mobile phone to a high-risk inmate lodged in Tihar Jail.According to sources, the incident came to light last week following a surprise inspection conducted at Central Jail No. 3,…
Mumbai: BMC on Tuesday demolished the unauthorised constructions at two restaurants of Living Liquidz in Kamala Mills compound at Lower Parel, and cancelled both its licences. Civic officials said it had illegally converted a garment store on the ground and first floors into a restaurant-bar and wine shop, and a tailoring shop on the ground…
New Delhi: A police team from the southeast district reportedly came under a violent attack in Gautampuri after acting on a tip-off about illegal liquor smuggling. During the operation, the officers were allegedly confronted by a hostile group, resulting in one constable sustaining grievous injuries. Police have since arrested three individuals and apprehended a minor…
Mumbai: Amid a nationwide decline in marine fish production, Maharashtra has defied the trend with a 47% increase in 2024, according to the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI). While India’s total marine fish output dropped nearly 2%, from 3.53 million tons in 2023 to 3.47 million tons in 2024, Maharashtra’s landings rose from 2.11…
New Delhi: Delhi University‘s School of Open Learning (SOL) has opened a spot admission round for its newly introduced eight foreign language courses — Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese — this academic year. According to university officials, 560 students have already secured admission to these courses, which are being conducted in…
Mumbai: Vadhavan port in Palghar and the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway will be connected by a freight corridor at Bharveer in Nashik. The 105 km expressway was approved in the cabinet meeting on Tuesday. The project will be undertaken through the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC). A loan of Rs 1,500 crore will be raised…
New Delhi: Lieutenant governor VK Saxena Tuesday approved the proposal to make the Aadhaar number mandatory for issuing income certificates. These certificates help to determine the eligibility of an individual for availing financial benefits under various govt schemes in the capital. The move is aimed at eliminating irregularities in issuing income certificates to the applicants,…
Pune: The Bharati Vidyapeeth police have registered a case against 16 men for allegedly organising and participating in an illegal bullock cart race on Sunday afternoon at Gujar-Nimbalkarwadi village.According to senior inspector Rahul Khilare, the organisers had used social media to widely publicize the event, appealing people to turn up in large numbers. Acting on…
Navi Mumbai: After a video of a rodent eating an ice cream cone at a popular retail outlet inside the Seawoods station complex went viral, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) said it had not received any complaint about the incident.“So far, we have not received any formal complaint about the viral video of a…
