According to police, the gang had trafficked around 20 women for prostitution and used them to solicit customers in and around the Kalyan Kalyan: In a first-of-its-kind action in Thane district, Thane police have invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against a six-member women-led gang allegedly involved in running an organised…
According to police, the gang had trafficked around 20 women for prostitution and used them to solicit customers in and around the Kalyan Kalyan: In a first-of-its-kind action in Thane district, Thane police have invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against a six-member women-led gang allegedly involved in running an organised…
Municipal Engineers Union workers protest outside BMC’s M-West ward office on Monday Mumbai: The Municipal Engineers Union on Monday staged a protest outside BMC’s M-West ward office against the suspension of civic engineers in connection with two recent monsoon-related incidents, demanding that the disciplinary action be revoked.Calling the action “premature and unjust”, the union said…
Heavy rains triggered a landslide near Tunnel 2 on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway Missing Link MUMBAI/PUNE: The newly opened Mumbai–Pune Expressway ‘Missing Link’ project ran into serious trouble on Monday as heavy rains triggered a landslide near Tunnel 2, forcing a complete shutdown of the stretch and disrupting traffic between the two cities for over 18…
Mumbai: Within two hours of forgetting his bag full of cash in an autorickshaw, a man got the money back thanks to the Dahisar police.On July 4, Borivli resident Pravin Javale was travelling in an auto from Dahisar to Andheri. He was carrying a bag containing Rs 10 lakh in cash. He forgot the bag…
Mumbai: A man impersonating a police officer extorted Rs 13,000 from Vile Parle resident Manoj Patel by threatening to book him and jail him for three months for chewing tobacco, which is banned by the govt.The Vile Parle police, which registered the case, said the conman flashed an ID card and demanded a Rs 25,000…
Mumbai: The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Monday slammed the Mahayuti govt over the landslide on the ‘missing link’ — called the ‘connecting link’ since its recent inauguration — on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway.Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis defended his govt, saying the missing link was an engineering marvel, be it the tunnel or the viaduct,…
Vasai: Three days of heavy rain brought life to a standstill across Vasai-Virar, with widespread flooding inundating residential areas, disrupting transport and leaving thousands of residents without electricity and internet connectivity. A red alert has been issued for Palghar district for Tuesday and all schools and colleges declared closed.Vasai-Virar received 213mm of rainfall on Saturday,…
Navi Mumbai: The catchment area of Morbe dam, located on the outskirts of the city, received a record single-day rainfall of 333 mm in 24 hours, bringing relief to the administration and residents, as dam storage volume rose to 43% from last week’s 26%.The water level dwindled drastically during extreme summer, leading to a 10%…
Navi Mumbai: A landslide from a hillock on the common stretch of the Kashedi Ghat section resulted in a complete closure of the Mumbai-Goa highway for around 12 hours on Monday. The landslide came along with trees and vegetation, leading to 7-8 ft-high debris deposits on the stretch. The incident was reported around 1.30 am…
