Thane: The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar faction) alleged that Thane Police did not arrest the main accused in a multi-crore stock market fraud case despite an FIR, in which over 1,000 investors were allegedly duped of nearly Rs 185 crore.DCP Parag Manere said the main accused were currently absconding and efforts were underway to…
In 2003, I started teaching French. A few years later, I was asked to conduct a special conversation workshop for two children who wished to learn the foreign language as a hobby. Since the nine-year-old twins could not attend regular courses designed for adults, I would have to teach them at their residence. I reached…
In 2010, I was asked to teach French conversational skills to nine-year-old twins. I reached the address and rang the bell. When I entered, an elderly lady in a pastel sari was making calls from a landline and humming. I froze. The voice! I was all ears until Anuja Bhosle came out and greeted me,…
Thane: Residents of Hiranandani Estate locality have launched an online campaign expressing their concern at the possible inconvenience to locals due to the alleged ‘last-minute modified alignment’ of the Thane internal ring metro project, which cuts through their area. The residents claimed authorities failed to consult locals or elected representatives before modifying the route.The Nagpur-based…
Navi Mumbai: All five accused have been arrested for killing their 29-year-old friend at Digha area after a drunken arguement turned violent. The key accused had smashed the victim’s head with a huge stone. The incident occured on April 12 around 2.30 am. The five assailants fled from the spot leaving the victim injured and…
On Elephanta Island, archaeologists race to unearth ancient waterworks before the onset of the rains. “The water must be sweet, right?” a man in a pink jersey calls out from the stone steps. “It is,” replies the young man in a Dragon Ball Z T-shirt below, without looking up from his pickaxe.On a rocky island…
Mumbai: Taloja resident Arun Walunj would regularly drive his truck to Pune till the abdominal pain started last year. “I also had swollen ankles,” said Walunj, who soon learnt that there was fluid in his abdomen due to liver failure.Walunj, a teetotaller, had fatty liver and was told he needed a transplant because it was…
Mumbai: After the BMC cancelled the transfers of more than 120 civic engineers following allegations of corruption, the civic body has now constituted a special committee to enhance transparency in the internal transfer process for engineers. To ensure greater transparency, the transfer process will be carried out online and a software is being developed for…
Mumbai: The city crime branch recently filed a chargesheet against four people, including a govt servant, for allegedly orchestrating a multi-crore fraud by impersonating as officials of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) and duping victims with promises of allotting govt plots.Those named in the chargesheet are Ravi Sharma, Sunil Surve, Vikram Giri,…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday said the delimitation bill would have amended the Constitution for political means of the ruling regime to increase the seats, reduce the voice of many states and enable the gerrymandering of constituencies to ensure unfair victories. Aaditya said this bill has been defeated in Parliament. Aaditya…
