Mumbai: In a decisive ruling, the Bombay High Court has dismissed the Centre’s claims over 220 acres of salt pan land in Bhayandar, asserting the land belongs to a private party under a historic contract of 1870.Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad, in an April 30 judgment, observed that granting of lands undeniably…
Thane: A 60-year-old resident of Dhokali was allegedly duped of over Rs 3.1 lakh by fraudsters posing as officials of Mahanagar Gas Limited. An FIR was registered.According to police, the fraud took place on April 14 when the victim’s family received a call from an unidentified person claiming their gas connection would be disconnected due…
Thane: Character verification has been made mandatory for all bouncers deployed at bars and permit rooms across Thane City Police jurisdiction, as part of a comprehensive prohibitory order issued under sections of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. Thane Police commissioner Ashutosh Dumbare’s order, effective April 24 until June 22, 2026, bars establishments from…
Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched the Census-2027 campaign by completing self-enumeration digitally. The Governor and Chief Minister also appealed to citizens to participate in the national census. Jishnu Dev Varma completed the self-enumeration at Lokbhavan, the Goveror’s official residence, while Fadnavis completed self-enumeration at Varsha, his official residence. Bombay…
Mumbai: Only a fifth of the patients in Maharashtra visit public hospitals for help, according to the recently released National Statistical Office (NSO) 80th round household consumption on health.The public-to-private division is not so lopsided in any other Indian state even though Maharashtra, one of the affluent states, has over 30 govt medical and dental…
Thane: A woman was killed in a hit-and-run accident near Majiwada junction in Thane on Friday evening while attempting to cross the busy Mumbai–Nashik highway.The police said that the victim, a housekeeping staff in a nearby residential complex, was on her way home to Mumbra. Initial investigations suggest she crossed to the Nashik-bound side of…
Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) Mumbai unit has registered a corruption case against an IRS officer couple for alleged Rs 4.6 crore ‘illicit enrichment’ — i.e. amassing assets illegally.The agency said Amit Kumar Singal was earlier posted as additional director general in the Directorate General of Taxpayer Services, New Delhi, while his wife…
Mumbai: A special court has convicted and sentenced a 37-year-old driver to three years of rigorous imprisonment for trespassing into a 17-year-old neighbour’s home and molesting her a decade ago. The girl’s pet dog attacked him and chased him away, saving her from further harm.“The offence is undoubtedly serious in nature, as it affects the…
Mumbai: The Worli police in Central Mumbai recently arrested an assistant commissioner of police rank officer in a case for allegedly flashing a nine-year-old girl at a garden in Worli. The accused was arrested and sent to judicial custody.A police source said that they arrested the accused soon after getting the complaint. “The accused had…
Navi Mumbai: Two dumper drivers from Mumbai were arrested for allegedly dumping debris illegally near Atal Setu at Chirle in Uran taluka, said police. The action followed a patrol by security guards and a flying squad of City and Industrial Development Corporation, acting on instructions from executive engineer Rajiv Kolap.Officials said the squad received inputs…
