Rohit Pawar said an agitation will be launched if govt fails to give adequate responses by Aug-end on allegations of several paper leaks Mumbai/Pune: On the heels of nationwide CJP protests over the NEET paper leak, NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Monday alleged that students of a coaching class in Nandurbar had got access…
Vasai: Massive potholes on the Thane-Ghodbunder State Highway, a key link to the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway, led to severe traffic congestion throughout Monday, prompting the Kashimira Traffic Police to issue a notice to the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC), directing it to carry out immediate repairs.The worst-affected stretches were at Kajupada and Chena, particularly near Chen…
Navi Mumbai: A 33-year-old fisherman was arrested by the Alibaug police, Raigad, for possessing 4 kg of ambergris (whale vomit) estimated to be worth Rs 4 crore. He was caught early Monday riding a bike near the jetty at Chalmala in Thal village, Alibaug taluka.Pravin Pande, senior inspector of Alibaug, said the arrested accused was…
Police action during CJP’s protest at Jantar Mantar last week Mumbai: Many social media accounts from Pakistan were involved in a concerted AI-based disinformation campaign to create unrest during the CJP protests in the country, according to the Maharashtra cyber cell. It has got 429 such accounts and posts blocked and removed.No FIR has yet…
The union maintained that monetisation of transport assets could adversely affect the undertaking’s long-term operational requirements Mumbai: The BEST Workers’ Union on Monday opposed any move to monetise, redevelop or sell land parcels belonging to the undertaking, and urged deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde to withdraw directions issued in this regard during a recent meeting…
Model Rhiya Yadav, who went viral during the NEET protest in Mumbai, has approached the Maharashtra Police cyber cell MUMBAI: Model Rhiya Yadav, who went viral after stopping a police van carrying protesters during the NEET paper leak protest in Mumbai, has approached the Maharashtra Police cyber cell alleging online harassment following the incident, she…
Resident groups and activists have urged CM Devendra Fadnavis to cancel land allotments. MUMBAI: Resident groups and activists have written to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis seeking his intervention to cancel the allotment of three reserved open spaces in Juhu and Andheri (West) to the Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM).TOI had last week reported that…
BEST Committee and commuter group discussed expanding bus services on the Eastern Freeway. MUMBAI: Expansion of bus services on the Eastern Freeway and the induction of 150 additional electric double-decker buses emerged as key focus areas during a joint meeting between the BEST Committee and commuter advocacy group Aapli BEST Aaplyachsathi (ABA), amid renewed efforts…
MUMBAI: The Supreme Court has quashed a POCSO case against a woman, holding that there was “absolutely no reason” to subject her to a criminal trial when the evidence did not support the allegations. A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran allowed the woman’s appeal and set aside the FIR registered at…
A man was arrested by Powai police for attempted murder recently (Representative image) MUMBAI: A 37-year-old man was arrested by Powai police on charges of attempting to commit murder after a knifed a 28-year-old man at Powai recently.Police said the accused held a grudge against the complainant, Danish Khan’s relative for lodging a police complaint…
