THANE: At least ten people died and three others were injured after a four-storey residential building collapsed in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra’s Thane district late on Thursday night. The building had been declared “dangerous” by the civic body in September 2020.Five of the deceased were identified as Shamim Shaikh (32), Ranjeet Singh (45), Miraj Rasul Shaikh…
Rescue operations are underway for several labourers feared trapped under debris BHIWANDI: A man died and four to five people are feared trapped after a ground-plus-four residential building collapsed in Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi early on Friday, officials said.The building, which had earlier been declared dangerous by the Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation (BNCMC), collapsed while repair…
THANE: Maharashtra revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday said that Thane district will soon have an additional collectorate and two new tehsildar offices to improve administrative efficiency and strengthen property-related services for residents.Speaking at the ‘Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Maharajswa Samadhan Shivir’, Bawankule said the state government’s revenue outreach campaign had benefited thousands of families in…
A man, his confiscated car and cops can be seen. (AI-generated image used for representational purpose) THANE: A man allegedly strangled his partner to death after suspecting her of having an affair with another person and transported her body in a car from Kolhapur to Thane in Maharashtra before being arrested, police said on Tuesday.The…
A drunk man allegedly assaulted a police constable near a temple in Thane THANE: A drunk man allegedly assaulted a police constable and attempted to stab him during a late-night incident in Maharashtra’s Thane district.The incident took place around 1.30am on Sunday near a temple in the Gauripada area of Kalyan West, news agency PTI…
Eknath Shinde launches Rs 200-crore Teen Hath Naka Traffic Improvement Project THANE: Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday announced the Rs 200-crore Teen Hath Naka Traffic Improvement Project aimed at decongesting one of Asia’s busiest traffic junctions and reshaping mobility across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.The project, expected to be completed within 18 months, will…
A flash flood near a Thane waterfall claimed one life and left another tourist missing (AI-generated image used for representational purposes) THANE: A 21-year-old man died, another went missing, and three tourists were rescued after they were swept away in a flash flood triggered by heavy rain near a waterfall in Maharashtra’s Thane district on…
A fire erupted in a 16-storey Thane building’s electrical duct on Sunday morning (Representative image) THANE: A fire broke out in the electrical duct of a 16-storey residential building in Maharashtra’s Thane city on Sunday.Emergency responders safely evacuated residents and brought the blaze under control without any casualties, news agency PTI reported.The fire was reported…
According to police, around 2,000 to 2,500 people, mostly students and youth, participated in the demonstration, which remained largely peaceful. KALYAN: A protest called by the CJP at Phadke Ground in Kalyan on Saturday against the alleged police action on students at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar turned into a celebration after news broke of Union Education…
Congress workers staged a protest in Kalyan West against alleged police action. KALYAN: Congress workers staged a rasta roko protest at Shivaji Chowk in Kalyan West to protest against the alleged police action on students demonstrating at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi over the alleged paper leak issue.Led by Navin Singh, Kalyan District President, the…
