In Maharashtra, the practice of conducting premarital background checks is rapidly gaining traction after the Lohagarh murder case MUMBAI: Around the time ‘Siya Point’ at Lohagad Fort—where a Pune woman allegedly pushed her fiancé Ketan Agarwal to his death in June—began drawing curious visitors, detective agencies in Mumbai said they noticed a rise in enquiries…
Vasai: The Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) has sought a Rs 1,000-crore relief package from Maharashtra govt to restore civic infrastructure damaged by the devastating July floods and undertake long-term flood mitigation measures. The civic body has estimated its own infrastructure losses at Rs 28.61 crore following the unprecedented rainfall.Heavy rainfall during the first week…
Virar: The body of an unidentified woman was found washed ashore at Arnala beach near Virar on Sunday morning, prompting police to launch an investigation into the cause of her death.According to the police, the woman is believed to be between 25 and 30 years old, and her identity is yet to be established. After…
MUMBAI: The year was 2016. Shadab Momin was wiping the floor at the juice centre where he worked when the unthinkable happened. His ex-girlfriend walked in. Her brother asked for a one-litre Cola.Momin, hands still sticky from the day’s shift, stopped mopping, handed him the bottle and refused to look at the woman who had…
Palghar: A public hearing conducted by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on Sunday for the proposed environmental clearance of stone quarry projects at Gargaon in Palghar district witnessed strong opposition from local villagers and environmental activists. Despite the protests, the hearing was completed under heavy police security.The proposed quarries at Gargaon and Khaniwade in Boisar…
Mumbai: A six-month-old boy allegedly abducted from his mother’s custody in Kurla was traced safely within four hours following a coordinated CCTV-based search by Mumbai and Thane police on Sunday.The incident occurred between 5.30 am and 6 am at Kamlabai Chawl, near Gaurishankar Temple, Masrani Lane, Halav Pool, Kurla West.According to VB Nagar police, the…
Bhiwandi: A 46-year-old woman was killed and her husband injured after their scooter skidded into a pothole on Thane-Bhiwandi Road at Rahanal village on Sunday, throwing them onto the road before the woman was run over by a truck, police said.The deceased was identified as Sunita Akshaylal Pal (46), a resident of Manorama Nagar in…
Navi Mumbai: A Wadala youth, Arman Ansari (24), drowned in a river off Solanpada dam, Karjat, on Saturday. A five-member group had arrived at the river on a picnic. Ansari had jumped from a bundh into the water to swim but hit his head and chin on the underwater rock surface before drowning.The victim remained…
Nalasopara: A 20-year-old man drowned after slipping into a lake while fishing with his friends in Nalasopara East on Sunday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Sohel Ibrahim Shaikh (20), a resident of Gala Nagar in Nalasopara East.According to officials, Sohel had gone fishing with his friends at Nagela Lake in Shirdi Sankhyeshwar Nagar area…
Mumbai: Even as Bandraites have been protesting the proposed conversion of Neville D’Souza football ground at Reclamation into a convention centre, similar fears have gripped residents of Pali village in the same suburb. Citizens have questioned ongoing construction of a sports facility by an NGO on a large plot owned by the collectorate, which has…
