A woman from Mumbai stands accused of extorting approximately Rs 1.4 crore from her victim, employing blackmail tactics involving private photographs and videos that spanned three years THANE: A 35-year-old Mumbai woman has been booked for allegedly extorting nearly Rs 1.4 crore from a man by threatening to leak his private photos and videos, news…
citizens’ group urges the government to strengthen existing public transport options (File photo) THANE: A citizens’ and experts’ collective, Wake Up Thanekar, has urged the state government to consider strengthening the existing public transport focusing on electric buses, dedicated bus lanes and smart traffic management as a comparatively cheaper and more effective alternative to the…
Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has directed MahaMetro to launch a public awareness campaign. THANE: Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday directed Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MahaMetro) to launch a citywide public awareness campaign and hold consultations with residents to address concerns and dispel misconceptions amid mounting public opposition to the ₹12,200-crore Thane…
Thane netas fear civic services may suffer due to a large TDR release. THANE: The civic services to plush residential enclaves located along the Ghodbunder area could possibly be badly impacted if the massive TDR worth Rs 2800cr is released by the Thane Corporation in lieu of the Chitalsar Manpada land without a simultaneous infra…
Thane netas fear civic services may suffer from a large TDR release (Representative image) THANE: The civic services to plush residential enclaves located along the Ghodbunder area could possibly be badly impacted if the massive TDR worth Rs 2800 crore is released by the Thane Corporation in lieu of the Chitalsar Manpada land without a…
Doctors successfully removed a rare 8.5-kilogram abdominal tumor from a young woman THANE: Doctors at the Thane Municipal Corporation-run Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Kalwa removed a rare 8.5-kg abdominal tumour from a 20-year-old woman, following a complex surgery.The patient had been complaining of pain and swelling on the left side of her abdomen for…
THANE: The state government will replicate and extend the Thane Integral Ring Metro rail project to Kalwa, Mumbra and Diva, bringing the fast-growing suburbs under the fast rail transit network, Konkan Graduate Constituency MLC Niranjan Davkhare said on Monday.Davkhare who raised the issue during an online meeting with Dy CM Eknath Shinde and Mahametro officials…
A toddler required surgery after a broken injection needle remained lodged in his lower back KALYAN: A two-and-a-half-year-old boy had to undergo surgery after a broken injection needle was allegedly left lodged inside his lower back while he was being administered an anti-rabies vaccine at the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation’s (KDMC) Rukminibai Hospital, triggering allegations of…
The accident occurred near Ghoteghar at around 4.30 am. BHIWANDI: A 31-year-old jawan attached to the Thane Disaster Response Force (TDRF) died in a road accident allegedly caused by a large pothole on the Mumbai–Nashik Highway in Shahapur, police said on Monday. The deceased was identified as Vikas Lahu Gore, a resident of Bamne village…
Kohinoor Apartment building in Bhiwandi collapsed, killing 10 people and injuring three others. THANE: The police on Saturday said the owner of Kohinoor Apartment in Bhiwandi was believed to be abroad after the building’s collapse killed 10 people and injured three, while the contractor accused of carrying out unauthorised structural repairs may have died in…
