Palghar: A truck driver was arrested after driving recklessly and crashing into multiple vehicles in Saphale market area of Palghar district on Wednesday at 4.30 pm. According to police, the accused driver, Ranjit Kumar Mahto (30), a native of Bihar, was driving a cement-loaded truck in an intoxicated state. The collisions damaged the vehicles and…
Thane: A special Pocso Court in Thane has convicted a 37-year-old teacher for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old student in 2019 during a “surprise test”, and sentenced him to three years of rigorous imprisonment.Such acts tarnish the sacred teacher-student bond, said special judge Ruby U Malvankar Kadam in the order on Tuesday. According to prosecution, the…
Mumbai: Police have destroyed illegal cannabis saplings that were found in the hilly areas near Bhandup hill reservoir.Deputy commissioner of police Hemraj Rajput said preliminary inquiry suggests the saplings may have sprouted naturally from seeds discarded by drug addicts frequenting the isolated hill area. “There is no evidence of systematic cannabis cultivation. The saplings appear…
Mumbai: Observing that the prosecution of the accused is proper irrespective of the fact that now deceased stock broker Harshad Mehta was the key person manipulating stocks, a special court Thursday convicted six companies and their two directors, Dinesh Doshi and Anil Doshi, for failing to comply with multiple summons issued by the Securities and…
Mumbai: Mumbai mayor Ritu Tawde dismissed rumours surrounding an alleged ban on fish cutting at the Vakola fish market, assuring Koli traders that the civic body has imposed no such restrictions and urging them to continue business “without fear.“Visiting the Vakola fish market in the morning, Tawde interacted with Koli women fish vendors after reports…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government is planning to draw a policy in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 that would empower government agencies and institutions to formally recognise individuals’ existing skills and competencies through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).While exploring a resolution for over 130 students who were allegedly duped by Bandra’s Dr Baliram…
Mumbai: Mhada on Thursday issued a letter of acceptance to a consortium of builders for the cluster development of Abhyuday Nagar, Kalachowkie. Under the scheme, residents occupying flats measuring 210 sq. ft carpet area will receive free homes measuring 641 sq. ft carpet area.Mhada accepted the bid submitted by the consortium of MGN Agro Properties,…
Mumbai: A sessions court on Thursday rejected the bail pleas of three accused in the fatal drug overdose case, while granting relief to one of the alleged organisers of the music concert at Nesco, Akash Samal. The court denied bail to alleged drug suppliers Raunak Khandelwal and Pratik Pandey and senior executive of the exhibition…
Mumbai: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report for 2024, released on Wednesday, showed an overall decline in crime across India’s metropolitan cities and states, even as Mumbai recorded rises in total offences, crimes against women and children, and cybercrime. While several traditional offences such as murder, robbery and house break-ins declined, concerns persisted over…
Pune: NCP neta Jay Pawar on Thursday said his mother deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar would contest the 2029 Baramati assembly election and expressed hope that she would emerge as the chief ministerial face.Speaking to reporters after holding a janata darbar in Baramati — an initiative earlier started by his father Ajit Pawar — Jay…
