MUMBAI: A former employee of a private insurance company and his associate were arrested from Panipat, Haryana, for allegedly cheating the organisation of Rs 24 lakh through fraudulent online loans. Police said the prime accused, Imran Khan, visited the homes of policy holders, accessed OTPs from their phones, and altered their bank details and phone…
MUMBAI: In a setback to Customs, the city court granted relief to customs in house agent and the importer arrested in connection with an alleged attempt to export psychotropic substances in commercial quantity in violation of the NDPS Act.The case pertains to export consignment dated May 13 filed by Customs Broker M/s Atharva Logistics on…
A Bangladeshi couple, previously deported for illegal stay, has been apprehended again in Mumbai MUMBAI: A Bangladeshi couple who were deported in July last year for residing in Mumbai illegally were again arrested on Tuesday, this time from Dadar’s Bhoiwada. They told police that they re-entered India through an illegal cross-border jungle route five months…
Navi Mumbai: A 24-year-old man arrested by Kamothe police for bike theft from the parking near near Khandeshwar railway station had escaped from the police station through the washroom window after pretending to relieve himself on Sunday around 4.20 pm. However, the police team desperately launched a search operation and apprehended him after six hours…
Some idol makers have already hiked prices by 25% Mumbai: As Ganesh moortikars prepare to erect makeshift workshops next fortnight, they warn that the cost of Ganpati idols may rise exponentially this festive season. Ganeshotsav this year will be celebrated from Sept 14-25.The cloud of the West Asia conflict, coupled with India’s domestic inflationary situation,…
Kalyan: In a major decision aimed at ending a long-running dispute over the Buddhabhoomi land at Valdhuni in Kalyan, the Maharashtra government has decided to develop the site on the lines of the internationally renowned Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya in Bihar.The decision was taken during a three-hour high-level meeting chaired by Social Justice…
Mumbai: Mumbai suburban guardian minister Ashish Shelar directed all agencies concerned to take coordinated and immediate action to remove encroachments from lands owned by the state govt’s public works department and Tata Power in Mankhurd, and make the land available for the original purpose of the Children’s Aid Society. A review meeting regarding the encroached…
As the injured individuals did not wish to lodge a formal complaint, no FIR was registered, police said Mumbai: A man and a woman, both aged 24, were injured after a BEST electric bus brushed them while they were crossing the road near Poisar depot in Kandivli West on Monday. CCTV footage of the incident…
Mumbai: Passengers on an air-conditioned BEST bus were briefly alarmed on Wednesday morning after smoke was noticed near the vehicle’s rear left tyre at Jambhori Maidan. The bus, operated from the Kurla depot and heading towards J. Mehta Marg, was immediately stopped by the driver, who asked commuters to alight and move to a safe…
Mumbai: The BMC on Tuesday removed extended constructions or unauthorised covering of open space of four hotels in Andheri (W) after BMC additional commissioner Ashwini Joshi directed that strict action was going to be taken against hotels that were using the mandatory open space for the service area and illegally covered it.The BMC K-West ward…
