Navi Mumbai: After five months of meticulous probe in the FIR of cheating and forgery registered at Panvel City police station against eight men for allegedly duping a Kharghar builder of nearly Rs 2.3 crore by fraudulently selling him a 47 guntha (approximately 4,755 sq m) parcel of land in Karanjade, which belonged to the…
Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation residents were repeatedly warned about the condition of the building Bhiwandi: Residents of the ill-fated building were repeatedly warned about the condition of the building, which was tagged “very dangerous”, according to Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation (BNCMC).The civic body said it sent a notice in 2020 directing the housing…
Many of the victims were residents, others labourers working at the site and at least one was a visitor Bhiwandi: Ten persons were killed and three injured after half a wing of a five-storey building tagged “very dangerous” collapsed amid illegal emergency repairs to a tilting pillar and rain late on Thursday in Bhiwandi. Locals…
MUMBAI: Escalating their stand-off with the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA), three of the country’s leading hospitality industry associations have jointly petitioned the Prime Minister, the Maharashtra chief minister and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), alleging that recent enforcement measures are bypassing statutory safeguards and hurting businesses. They have sought…
Maharashtra’s Home Department has stopped issuing new orchestra licenses MUMBAI: In a significant move that could reshape Maharashtra’s nightlife and live entertainment industry, the state government has ordered police authorities not to grant any fresh licences or renew existing licences for live music performances (orchestra) in hotels, restaurants and permit rooms, saying such permissions were…
The incident occurred on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor alignment near Madhuban City in Vasai East Vasai: A moving freight train on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor split into two near Madhuban City in Vasai East on Friday morning, triggering a brief disruption before railway engineers restored operations. No injuries or damage were reported.According to…
At least 10 people were killed after a four-storey building collapsed in Bhiwandi on Thursday night New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed grief over the loss of lives due to the collapse of a building at Bhiwandi in Maharashtra’s Thane district, and announced an ex gratia relief of Rs 2 lakh to…
Mumbai: A 40-year-old man was arrested by the Gorai Police on Thursday for the alleged murder of his minor son. Police said the accused, Bunty Rao, had a dispute with his wife and drowned their 10-year-old son after taking him out on the pretext of an outing.Rao works as a photographer at Juhu beach. Police…
India’s vast examination system relies on many private contractors for its operations MUMBAI: A security guard stands at the gate of an exam centre in Mumbai. Inside, women staff frisk female candidates before letting them in.A doorframe metal detector marks the entrance. Computer terminals wait in disciplined rows. Invigilators watch for the smallest suspicious movement,…
Incarcerated individuals gain valuable practical skills through vocational courses, setting the stage for future job prospects (AI-generated image) MUMBAI: Bacchu Khan (name changed), a former Arthur Road jail inmate who dreams of a Dubai job after undergoing a wall-painting course during his time in prison, said he took up the course as “it seemed something…
