Navi Mumbai: MNS workers allegedly vandalised a bar in Panvel late on Saturday, hours after a fiery speech of their party president Raj Thackeray condemning the functioning of dance bars in the ‘sacred land’ of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Raigad.Police registered a case against 15 individuals under the relevant BNS sections following a viral video…
Mumbai: The Customs at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai, arrested one passenger who smuggled 14.738 kg of suspected hydroponic weed (marijuana) worth approximately Rs 14.73 crore in a sealed envelope bearing fake Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) markings and sealed with official MEA tape.Acting on specific intelligence, Customs officials intercepted a passenger who arrived…
New Delhi: In a move set to energise classrooms and empower students, Delhi govt will introduce student clubs in 100 govt schools starting from the 2025–26 academic session. These clubs aim to give students new platforms for expression, exploration, and all-round development—going far beyond textbooks and exams.According to a circular issued by Directorate of Education…
Mumbai: The polling conducted by Sangharsh Kamgar Karmachari Union for BEST staffers at 16 bus depots recently showed that 99% gave their consent for a strike to raise pending demands, including equal rights for drivers and conductors working in wet lease (contractual) buses. As many as 4,986 staffers out of a total of 5,051 who…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court last month asked the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) to consider the plea of a mother seeking custody of her minor daughter, who was allegedly subjected to sexual abuse by her uncle.The divisional bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar directed the committee and the aid centre to…
Pune: State govt has directed district collectors and police commissioners to register FIR and initiate stringent criminal action against those involved in unauthorised excavation, transport and use of sand or any other minor minerals.The revenue and forest department issued a circular on July 17, empowering officials to prosecute offenders under multiple laws, including the Maharashtra…
Kalyan: The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC), long led by a Shiv Sena mayor, may soon witness a major political shift. With civic elections around the corner, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has formally staked its claim to the mayoral post, signalling growing friction within the ruling Mahayuti alliance.BJP’s Maharashtra president and Dombivli MLA Ravindra Chavan…
NEW DELHI: The mystery of a man’s disappearance from northwest Delhi’s Alipur nearly a year ago was solved with the arrest of his wife, who is now accused of orchestrating his murder. Police also arrested her lover, alleging that they conspired in the crime along with her relative. The accused were identified as Soniya, 34,…
Pune: A 20-year-old youth was arrested on the charge of murdering his friend after he made a fake call to the Pune city police control room on Saturday.Investigations revealed that Kishan Shahu, a resident of Handewadi, attacked Uma Shankar Yadav (27) with an iron rod in a tin shed near Sai Ganga Society in Handewadi…
Mumbai: Central Railway has developed a prototype of a closed-door coach for non-AC locals—its first such attempt to enhance commuter safety and ventilation on Mumbai’s suburban network.The prototype, prepared at CR’s Kurla car shed using a Siemens-manufactured rake, comes a month-and-a-half after the Mumbra accident on June 9, in which four commuters died after nine…
