Vasai: Portion of a terrace boundary wall of a building fell on Wednesday around 7pm. The debris fell on the garage on the ground floor. The garage owner alerted the residents as well as police and Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation authorities. No one was injured in the incident. VVMC commissioner Manojkumar Suryawanshi reached the spot with…
A sophisticated crime syndicate in Delhi used hidden cameras in commercial vehicles to record traffic NEW DELHI: At first sight, it seemed like a regular traffic enforcement operation in the capital — a commercial vehicle driver being pulled up for a violation and a cop issuing a challan before letting him pass. However, there was…
Pune: An unknown girl and her four accomplices beat up a Bhugaon-based delivery person (28), who works with an e-commerce platform, and extorted Rs 10,000 by threatening to file a complaint under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act on Dec 7.The victim approached the Bharati Vidyapeeth police on Tuesday when they started harassing…
Nagpur: Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi on Wednesday criticised what he called growing incidents of violence and humiliation over not speaking Marathi in the state, urging govt to enact strong laws to curb such attacks. He said the state must decide how long citizens would continue to suffer insults and assaults over the language…
Goa government opposed transit anticipatory bail for nightclub co-owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, detained in Thailand NEW DELHI: The Goa government on Thursday told a Rohini court that Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra — co-owners of Goa’s Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, where 25 people were killed in a fire last week — had “deliberately fled…
Pune: A motorcyclist (49) died after he crashed his bike into the rear of a parked truck and was run over by another truck after he fell off on Tuesday at Nighoje village in Khed taluka.The victim, Girish Kothawade, was on his way to work. The Mahalunge MIDC police have registered a case of causing…
NGO launches free drama workshops for slum children in Mumbai MUMBAI: Mukkti Foundation in collaboration with Anupam Kher’s An Actor Prepares is providing free workshops in dance, drama, and acting for children from Mumbai’s slum localities.The workshops will be conducted by professional trainers, and aim to help the students develop confidence, communication skills, creativity, discipline…
1st image from Thailand resort NEW DELHI: Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, co-owners of the Goa nightclub Birch by Romeo Lane, were detained by Thai Police early on Thursday following a request from Indian law enforcement agencies, sources said. The brothers had fled the country hours after last week’s devastating blaze at the club that claimed…
Pune: The Union ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) is set to establish three extension centres in Maharashtra — one each in Pune, Nagpur and Sindhudurg, additional development commissioner Sudha Keshari said on Wednesday.The three centres are part of a nationwide plan to set up 100 extension centres and 20 technology centres. “Our…
St Andrew’s and other churches undergo restoration as Christmas approaches MUMBAI: The 450-year-old St Andrews Church in Bandra was rededicated to the parish Sunday Dec 7 after an extensive restoration that lasted 20 months.The exterior facade and the interiors, including the altar, have been conserved and repaired in time for Christmas. Oswald Cardinal Gracias offered…
