Navi Mumbai: A 28-year-old man was arrested by Rabale police for allegedly abetting the suicide of a 31-year-old woman from Ghansoli. The accused has been identified as Ajay Teli residing in Airoli node. The victim died at her Ghansoli residence on April 7 around 7 pm.Police had prima facie registered an accidental death report. During…
Navi Mumbai: Following the death of a 29-year-old labourer after he fell from the 27th floor of a high-rise under redevelopment in Vashi as he lost balance while carrying out drilling work on Tuesday evening, the MNS city president Gajanan Kale has demanded that NMMC should immediately revoke the commencement certificate (CC) of the said…
Navi Mumbai: Navi Mumbai-based athletes Aditya Pisal and Rudra Shinde were picked in Team India to represent the country at the ensuing Junior Asian Athletics Championship scheduled to be held in Hong Kong between May 28 and 31. The selection of the duo in the national squad came through their sterling performances at the just-held…
Mumbai: The state’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) results declared on Saturday registered a marginal dip in performance for the Mumbai division, with the overall pass percentage falling to 87.5% compared with 90.4% last year.The number of high scorers also reduced, with 3,466 students crossing the 90% threshold, over a thousand fewer than the previous year….
Mumbai: Observing that it is well-established that in cases of sexual assault involving minors, delay in FIR is often natural due to social stigma, fear, and attempts at mediation, refusing to give the benefit of the delay to the accused, a special Pocso court on Saturday convicted and sentenced a 33-year-old man to 20 years…
Mumbai: Marathi actor, Jaywant Wadkar, has filed a police complaint after his Instagram account was allegedly hacked and used to promote a fraudulent Bitcoin investment scheme, misleading thousands of his followers. The post also urged users to contact a person identified as “Kimberly Murillo” and included a Facebook link promoting alleged cryptocurrency trading services. The…
Mumbai: Before the monsoon, the last stretch of the Santacruz–Chembur Link Road (SCLR) is set to open, with MMRDA completing the crucial BKC–Vakola arm and bringing the entire 10.88-km east–west corridor close to full operation.The final link was achieved with the launch of twin 54-metre composite girders at two levels over the Vakola nullah, stitching…
Palghar: A 22-year-old biker, Nitin Vartha, allegedly hanged himself from a tree on finding out that his friend, Vaibhav Lahange (15), who was on the pillion, had died after he hit a light pole and a tree in Palghar’s Manor on Friday. The impact threw Lahange in the air. When Vartha regained consciousness, he walked…
Mumbai: In a relief for a Virar (W) resident, the Bombay High Court recently declared that reservation on his land has lapsed and that it shall be released from reservation.Justices Ajey Gadkari and Kamal Khata on April 22 directed the state government to notify lapsing of the reservation by publishing it in the official gazette…
Palghar: A Gujarat resident, Pushpa Lad (52), was killed and her 16 family members injured after a trailer hit their mini-bus on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad NH in Dahanu on Friday. The trailer driver fled. The family was going to Mumbai airport. A tyre of the mini-bus burst, which made it slow down, and the trailer driver…
