Mumbai: The Dongri Police arrested a 32-year-old habitual conman who allegedly duped jewellery shop owners across Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai by posing as a customer, showing fake online payment confirmations and fleeing with gold ornaments.His arrest has led to the detection of seven similar offences registered across multiple police stations.The accused, identified as Rahul…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) has directed the state govt to pay Rs 17.95 lakh in compensation to a 23-year-old woman’s family for “violating her right to life” by denying her timely emergency care.The commission also noted that the pregnant woman’s delivery was conducted by doctors who were not trained in obstetrics,…
Navi Mumbai: The Rasayani police in Raigad, in coordination with NGO Help Foundation, rescued eight passengers travelling in an MSRTC bus after the vehicle got stuck on a rainwater-flooded road near Sarsai village along Karjat-Pen Road on Sunday afternoon, due to the Patalganga river crossing the warning level following incessant rains for the past three…
Relentless downpours that have severely disrupted normal life, administrative operations, and public transport networks across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Mumbai: A holiday has been declared for schools and colleges across Mumbai, Thane, and Navi Mumbai on Monday due to an ‘orange’ alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall…
Mumbai: In a significant setback to alleged online liquor sale networks, a Mumbai sessions court has refused anticipatory bail to a Khar-based wine shop licence holder, observing that the allegations disclose a “systematic and organised mechanism” for unauthorised online sale and home delivery of liquor rather than a mere technical breach of licence conditions.Rejecting the…
Vedant Sawant died after being electrocuted by a metal ladder inside his Nalasopara residence that became live due to an inverter-related electrical fault on Saturday Thane: A 20-year-old college student, Vedant Sawant, died after being electrocuted by a metal ladder inside his Nalasopara residence that became live due to an inverter-related electrical fault on Saturday….
The plan was discussed at BEST committee meeting Mumbai: Heavy rainfall on Sunday led to waterlogging in several parts of Mumbai, prompting BEST to divert buses on 43 routes across the city. According to BEST officials, diversions were implemented in nine waterlogged locations, including parts of Chembur, Dadar, Byculla, Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) and Vidyavihar, to…
Mumbai: Heavy rains and strong winds disrupted flight operations at the Mumbai airport on Sunday, with the runway shut for an hour in the morning due to poor visibility. Delhi too had inclement weather with sudden heavy rains in the morning, which impacted flights in Mumbai as well. By evening, four flights were cancelled, and…
Two youngsters were reported to have drowned in separate incidents on Friday and Saturday at the waterfall, one of Navi Mumbai’s best-known natural landmarks in the Kharghar hills that draws thousands of monsoon visitors every year. Navi Mumbai: Environmentalists urged the Maharashtra govt to revive the long-abandoned eco-tourism project at the Pandavkada waterfall in the…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday claimed that Congress MLC Dhiraj Lingade was offered Rs 20 crore to defect to the Eknath Shinde Sena. Raut referred to Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Sachin Ahir’s recent switchover to Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena. Lingade however said he had not received any such offer. Lingade is…
