Mumbai: Mira Road police have registered a sexual assault FIR against BJP corporator Laxman Jangam from Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation under BNS Section 69, which criminalises sexual relations induced by a false promise of marriage (it does not amount to the offence of rape), even as he filed a cross complaint against the complainant alleging extortion…
Palghar: A major explosion inside a makeshift firecracker manufacturing unit in Konsai village of Palghar’s Wada taluka killed one worker and left four others injured on Tuesday afternoon. One of the injured is critical. The firecracker unit had been operating illegally from an old farmhouse covered with a tin shed. Police have arrested three persons…
Navi Mumbai: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Navi Mumbai, on Tuesday arrested Dr Kailas Gaikwad, Deputy Municipal Commissioner of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 42,000 from a sub-contractor.ACB officials said the complainant approached the agency on April 20, alleging that Gaikwad had demanded a bribe to clear a…
Thane: The Nagpur-based Mahametro has appointed a general consultant for the execution of the 29km-long Thane Integral Ring Metro project, officials informed on Tuesday.An infrastructure firm, AECOM, bagged the contract to work as the general consultant for the ambitious project following a bidding process, said officials. “The consultant will be responsible for design review, project…
MUMBAI: The traffic on Mumbai-Pune Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway will be temporarily diverted for a few hours on April 23 and 24 on account of bridge maintenance work.In a release issued on Tuesday, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) said the block is planned from 12 am to 3 pm on April 23 and 24,…
Mumbai University is investigating allegations of question paper leaks for three BCom sixth-semester subjects MUMBAI: The Mumbai University said on Tuesday evening that it was inquiring into allegations that question papers of three subjects in its ongoing sixth semester TY BCom examinations had been leaked and circulated through a WhatsApp group linked to a private…
Mumbai: The committee led by MITRA CEO Praveen Pardeshi, appointed six months ago to formulate criteria for the farm loan waiver and recommend short- and long-term measures for the agrarian distress in Maharashtra, submitted its report to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday.The submission has brought the state government closer to implementing the loan waiver,…
Mumbai: Several data centres have been planned in the Konkan region of Maharashtra. Fresh allotment data from the Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation (MIDC) points to a cumulative investment commitment of over Rs 1.43 lakh crore, one of the highest in recent years. Several chemical engineering firms and banks have also submitted plans to set up…
Mumbai: The state women and child welfare dept on Sunday prevented 13 child marriages across the state on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, said minister of state for women and child welfare Meghana Bordikar. These include five in Ahilyanagar, two each in Yavatmal and Dharashiv, and one each in Raigad, Buldhana, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Parbhani….
Mumbai: To improve safety inside detention facilities, Mumbai Police has introduced a standardised clothing for accused persons lodged in central lockups across the city. Now, male suspects taken into custody and sent to central lockups are being provided with maroon T-shirts and shorts. According to police sources, the initiative has been implemented in response to…
