A team from Nashik crime branch on Friday reached Mumbra in Thane in search of a 26-year-old TCS employee accused of subjecting a co-worker to religious harassment at the workplace. MUMBAI/NASHIK: A team from Nashik crime branch on Friday reached Mumbra in Thane in search of a 26-year-old TCS employee accused of subjecting a co-worker…
Thane: A major fire broke out at a dyeing unit in Badlapur in Thane district on Friday afternoon at 4 pm, causing extensive damage to property. No one was hurt in the incident, a civic official said. “The flames spread rapidly across the premises, fuelled by a large stock of cloth materials and chemical drums…
Thane: As many as 2,514 patients in Thane district received financial assistance of Rs 21.7 crore under the chief minister’s medical assistance fund in 2025-26, officials said.The fund supports eligible patients who are unable to avail benefits under other govt health schemes. Measures such as a district-level cell, paperless applications and faster approvals have improved…
Thane: A 34-year-old woman suffering from depression allegedly died by suicide at her house in Dombivli (W), police said on Friday. Neighbours alerted the local police, following which a team rushed to the spot, he said.Preliminary investigations revealed that the Sawant had been struggling with severe mental distress following the deaths of her parents and…
Nagpur: Backroom negotiations for the legislative council seats have begun in BJP. Based on its current strength in the assembly, it is positioned to secure up to five of the nine seats. There is a surge in the number of aspirants, mostly those who missed out on RS nominations. The party has to decide if…
Thane: The Thane municipal commissioner Saurabh Rao has ordered that the entire Ghodbunder Highway stretch and adjoining arterial roads be made hawker-free, mandating sustained daily drives against unauthorised vendors who are causing hindrance to free traffic movement on the stretches. Officials said enforcement will begin immediately, with a focus on Majiwada, Manpada and Vartak Nagar…
Thane: State agriculture department has intensified surveillance and enforcement measures across the Konkan region to curb alleged diversion and black marketing of subsidised urea meant for farmers, officials said on Friday. The move comes amid concerns that neem-coated urea, supplied at subsidised rates for agricultural use, is being diverted for industrial purposes due to a…
MUMBAI: Marathi instruction in schools is set to come under stricter scrutiny, with state govt warning of penalties of up to Rs 1 lakh for institutions that fail to comply with teaching requirements for the language.A government resolution (GR) issued on Friday flags that “in many schools, especially private English-medium institutions, Marathi is not being…
Mumbai: Bombay high court on Friday directed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to reply to a petition that seeks financial assistance for the treatment and care of patients of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a rare neurodegenerative disease that is caused by mutated measles virus.Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Shyam Chandak were…
Mumbai: Six months after being initiated and subsequently stayed, BMC has cancelled the transfers of over 120 civic engineers following allegations of corruption.Last month, mayor Ritu Tawde had asked the civic body to “take note of the issue and take appropriate action” regarding the transfers. She was referring to a letter from Ramakant Bane of…
