Mumbai: Children growing up in India’s urban slums are no longer battling just undernutrition. By the time they reach primary school, many are becoming overweight or obese, creating a dangerous “double burden of malnutrition” that could fuel future epidemics of diabetes and heart disease.That is the key finding of a new study published last week…
Palghar: Police recovered the skeleton of a 32-year-old history-sheeter from the water tank of a housing complex at Nalasopara in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, nearly five months after he went missing, and arrested five men for allegedly murdering him, officials said on Saturday.The victim, identified as Ravi Bidlan, went missing on Jan 15 this year, they…
Mumbai: In a major operation against illegal immigration, Mumbai Police arrested seven Bangladeshi nationals who were allegedly residing in India without valid documents for nearly 15 years, officials said on Saturday.The action was carried out by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) Police in Andheri, where officers conducted a targeted operation based on specific intelligence…
Mumbai: On a scorching Thursday afternoon, our vehicle crawls across the uneven terrain of the Mulund dumping ground, lurching over mounds of excavated waste and freshly processed earth. Giant excavators claw into decades-old garbage while conveyor belts, trommel screens and compactors work relentlessly under a cloud of dust. This is not an active landfill. The…
Navi Mumbai: An unidentified woman was killed in a hit-and-run accident while allegedly attempting to cross the Sion-Panvel Highway near Belpada in Kharghar on Saturday morning.The Kharghar police have registered an FIR against an unidentified vehicle driver under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Motor Vehicles Act for rash and negligent…
Accused have been charged for alleged criminal breach of trust, cheating, conspiracy and embezzlement Mumbai: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police have filed a chargesheet against former office bearers of New India Co-operative Bank and executives of the Percept Group alleging a conspiracy involving irregular loan sanctions, diversion of funds, wrongful release…
Mumbai: Even as the city is facing a 10% water cut, the Mumbai Water Tanker Association (MWTA) has warned that all tanker operators across Mumbai will take their vehicles off the roads and suspend water transportation services throughout Mumbai from 12 am on June 8 until further notice, in view of “harsh and selective” implementation…
Mumbai/Thane: Two men were arrested for allegedly molesting women train passengers in two separate incidents in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.A 32-year-old man was arrested by the Govt Railway Police (GRP) for molesting a 22-year-old woman at Andheri railway station on Thursday morning. The accused was identified as Ishaan Doshi. Police said he works at a…
Gas agency owner, employee held for illegally transferring LPG from larger cylinder to smaller ones for sale (image for representation) Mumbai: A 57-year-old owner of an Andheri West-based gas agency and his employee were taken into custody by the crime branch for illegally transferring LPG from a 14.6 kg cylinder to four smaller empty cylinders…
The silt was spread across a stretch of nearly 50 metres George Mendonca and Sanjeev Devasia The silt was spread across a stretch of nearly 50 metres Navi Mumbai: Traffic movement on the north-bound carriageway of the Sion-Panvel Highway near the Vashi toll plaza was partially disrupted for nearly three hours on Saturday morning after…
