Mumbai: An app-based cab drivers union on Sunday announced a hunger strike unto death at Azad Maidan from Monday, demanding strict enforcement against illegal bike taxis and implementation of govt-approved fares on aggregator platforms. Drivers alleged that despite repeated statements and directives from the transport department, companies such as Ola, Uber and Rapido allegedly continue…
Kalyan: A video posted by Dombivli resident Darshan Parab has once again highlighted the ‘high-handedness’ of autorickshaw drivers.The video, which has gone viral, shows Parab, who is carrying his child, saying that he and his wife, who is holding luggage, have been unable to get an autorickshaw outside Dombivli railway station for more than 30…
Navi Mumbai: A rare wild cat of rusty-spotted cat breed was rescued from a trap in Dhutum village in Uran taluka and released into the forest at Mouje Vesvi, Uran, after it was found uninjured, forest and wildlife volunteers said. Sharad Dhavji Thakur, a social activist from Dhutum village, spotted the animal while on a…
Nashik: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing multiple cases of sexual assault and black magic against astrologer Ashok Kharat secured his custodial remand till April 23 in connection with a fifth case registered in Nashik. Kharat was produced before a magistrate via video conferencing on Sunday. Assistant public prosecutor Shailendra Bagade told the court that…
Kalyan: The Mumbai unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), with assistance from Kalyan Taluka police, arrested a 35-year-old woman from Titwala and seized MDMA pills or ecstasy worth over Rs 5 crore, officials said on Sunday. According to police, the accused was found in possession of over 2.3 kg of MDMA. The NCB team…
Mumbai: A 150 mm diameter water pipeline burst during ongoing piling work at Elphinstone Bridge on Sunday around 6.30 pm, leading to waterlogging in the surrounding area during peak supply hours; water is scheduled to flow daily from 4 pm to 7 pm in the area. The burst led to water disruption, causing inconvenience to…
Kalyan: State deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said the govt has directed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to appoint a consultant to prepare a comprehensive plan to ease traffic congestion across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).Speaking at a property exhibition organised by the MCHI-CREDAI Kalyan-Dombivli unit, Shinde said, “The consultant will…
Thane: A special Pocso court in Thane acquitted a man accused of raping and impregnating his minor stepsister in 2023, after the victim turned hostile and a DNA test established he was not the father of the child she delivered later. As per prosecution, the man gave his then 14-year-old stepsister a spiked soft drink….
Mumbai: Academics have become the latest targets of ‘sophisticated fraud’. Impersonators claiming affiliations with leading IITs approach professors and universities with offers to collaborate on high-value projects worth crores falsely presented as being backed by Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF). Their ask: an upfront part payment, framed as necessary to ‘secure’ the collaboration and unlock…
Mumbai: The weather bureau has forecast light rains/thundershowers for Mumbai and Thane for April 21 and 22, while for parts of Raigad, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, light to moderate rains and gusty winds are forecast.Experts, however, said that little relief can be expected from the ongoing heat, being summer season, even though there may be…
