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Thane: An unidentified 30-year-old man was found dead, possibly by drowning, in the Mumbra Reti Bunder creek on Friday, officials informed. This case comes right after another incident reported -- of an unidentified woman found dead in the waters along the same stretch on Thursday."A man, possibly in his 30s, was found dead in the waters around 10 am, following which civic rescue teams managed to fish the body out and handed it to the police," informed Yasin Tadvi, in charge at the Thane Regional Disaster Management Cell. On Thursday, the RDMC control room received an alert around 5 pm from the Mumbra fire station about the body of an unidentified woman aged around 25 to 30 years found floating in the creek waters near the Ganesh Visarjan Ghat, Mumbra Retibandar.The Mumbra police investigating the cases said they are tracking the identities of the deceased and also verifying any missing person reports in nearby police stations to ascertain if the deaths are related. Accidental death reports were registered independently in both cases, the police said.
Thane, Sep 27 (PTI) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a man booked in a case, an official said on Saturday. The ACB laid a trap on Friday and caught Shashikant Laxman Bhalerao (49), an ASI attached to the Mumbra police station, while accepting the bribe amount, the official said. According to the ACB, the accused cop had demanded Rs 50,000 from a man against whom a case had been registered at the police station. "He sought the bribe to help the complainant and to return his seized scooter. After n ...Read More >
Maharashtra police stations are copying Nashik-style videos, forcing accused to chant "fortress of law and order", while officials deny any violence The visuals have begun to follow a pattern. Outside the Nashik Police Crime Branch, an accused is escorted out, at times limping, at times supported by officers on both sides, and positioned before cameras. What follows has now become a familiar refrain, "Nashik zilla kaydyacha balekilla (Nashik district, a fortress of law and order)". According to ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Indian equity indices opened lower on Friday as heavyweights like Axis Bank and Bharti Airtel were among the top losers in the BSE benchmark. At 9.25 am, Sensex was down 171 points or 0.21 per cent at 82, 087 and Nifty was down 35 points or 0.14 per cent at 25, 075. In the Sensex pack, M&M, Tata Steel, Power Grid, L&T, UltraTech Cement, Infosys, Tata Motors, BEL, NTPC, TCS, Trent and Maruti Suzuki were top gainers. Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tech Mahindra , HDFC Bank, Eternal (Zomato), HUL, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Titan and Bajaj Finserv ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) India's gains from importing discounted Russian oil are estimated to be just USD 2.5 billion per annum, significantly lower than the previously speculated range of USD 10-25 billion, a research report said on Thursday. Stopping Russian oil imports would force India, the world's third-largest oil importer and consumer, to rely on limited alternatives, potentially driving global crude prices up to USD 100 per barrel amid rising demand and tight supply. "Benefit from Russian oil imports is way less than exaggerated media numbers," brokerage CLSA said in a report. While ...Read More >
THANE: One person was killed and two others were injured in Mumbra on Thursday when a 51-year-old man fired at them for allegedly harassing a woman he considered his sister.The firing took place at around 11:30 am near Sumatibai Chavan Hindi Primary School in Mumbra's Kailas Nagar area, which is under the jurisdiction of Mumbra police station. Police arrested the accused, Jayen Shivanandan Nair. According to the police, a minor dispute had erupted over the cutting of a banana tree within the school premises, where the woman accused considers his sister works as a caretaker. The dispute led to ...Read More >
Patna, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major action against corruption, the State Vigilance Unit (SVU) on Saturday arrested Sub-Inspector Putul Kumari, the SHO of the Women's Police Station in Samastipur, for accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000. Her driver was also arrested in the case. The arrest has created a stir within the police department. According to an official, Putul Kumari was caught red-handed while taking the bribe from Rajiv Ranjan, a resident of Chhatauna village under Mufassil police station limits, in connection with an assault case. Rajiv Ranjan had filed a written complaint with ...Read More >
Raipur, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) A villager was brutally murdered in Puvarti village, located within the Jagargunda police station area of Sukma district in Chhattisgarh. Puvarti village holds significant strategic importance as it is the native place of Maoist commander Hidma and Battalion 1 chief Deva Barse. The village has produced 22 hardcore Maoists. The attack was allegedly carried out by a group of ten to fifteen Maoists, who ambushed the victim and killed him using sharp weapons, police sources said. The Maoists accused the villager of being a police informant, a charge that has often ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) The Congress on Sunday attacked the Centre and Rajasthan governments over the reported plan to redraw the boundaries of the Sariska Tiger Reserve for the reactivation of over 50 mining operations, saying the move would be "ecologically devastating". The opposition party also said that with the Rajasthan and Union environment ministers both being from Alwar, this "double engine" cannot be supporting such a move. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh shared on X a media report which claimed that a plan to redraw the boundaries of Rajasthan's ...Read More >
Two young men lost their lives and another was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in Mumbra. A speeding bus, driven by Mustafa Hussain Sheikh, collided with their vehicle. The victims, Sangam Rajesh Pulshare and Avinash Ramdas Davande, died, while Mahesh Bhagwan Vare sustained serious injuries. In a tragic incident on Tuesday evening, two young men were killed and another critically injured when their motorcycle was struck by a speeding bus in Mumbra. The mishap occurred as the victims, ...Read More >
Pune: The Kothrud police on Monday registered a case of cheating and forgery against gangster Nilesh alias Nilya Ghaywal for using a fake registration number on his scooter. The number plate displayed a registration number that actually belongs to an SUV owned by Sagar Bandgar (37), a farmer from Indapur in Pune rural, police said.Bandgar filed a complaint with the Kothrud police, who have since seized Ghaywal's scooter as part of the investigation.Deputy commissioner of police (Zone III) Sambhaji Kadam said, "We seized the scooter and checked its registration number plate, which did not match ...Read More >
Udupi: Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar, the Women & Child Development Minister and Udupi District In-charge Minister, inaugurated the 'Shyena Drishti' CCTV surveillance center in Udupi today, lauding the Udupi District Police Department for its proactive initiative in enhancing public safety through comprehensive CCTV coverage. The project, a collaborative effort between the district police and the Udupi Chamber of Commerce, aims to install strategically placed CCTV cameras across urban, rural, and border areas of the district. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony held at the Udupi Service Bus Stan ...Read More >
Thane, Apr 2 (PTI) One person died and two others were injured after a man fired at them for allegedly teasing a woman, whom he considered as his sister, in Maharashtra's Thane city on Thursday, police said. The incident occurred at 11.30 am at Bismillah Chawl in Kailas Nagar area of Mumbra, they said, adding that the shooter was later arrested and a revolver was recovered from him. "Accused Jayan Shivanandan Nair, 51, was angry with the deceased and his aides for teasing a woman, whom he considered as his sister. He confronted the trio, identified as Abdul Hasan Sheikh, Akbar Abdul Sheikh a ...Read More >
Pilibhit (UP), Jul 15 (PTI) A day after a farmer was killed by a tiger in Fulhar village of Pilibhit district, forest officials said on Tuesday that their team was tracking the animal and it would be captured as soon as the conditions are favourable. Dayaram, 39, was mauled to death by the tiger in his field in Bari Phulhar village, the sixth tiger attack in two months in the region. According to the forest team engaged in tracking the tiger, the animal also attempted to attack its personnel, though fortunately no serious injuries occurred. The tiger was last spotted near Auraiya village, l ...Read More >
The car had a Maharashtra number plate. Luggage was tied to the roof of the vehicle, which made officials believe that a family had come from Maharashtra to visit Agra. A shocking and heartbreaking incident has come to light from the Taj Mahal complex in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. An elderly man was found unconscious and tied inside a locked car parked near the western gate. The incident has raised serious questions about human sensitivity and responsibility. According to Aaj Tak, the man had been locked inside the car for several hours. The extreme heat and humidity had made his condition critic ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's smartphone and electronics industry has raised serious concerns over what it describes as informal but targeted trade restrictions imposed by China. The India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA), in a letter to the government, sought swift policy measures to address these unofficial restrictions, which could derail the country's $32 billion export-driven manufacturing ambitions. As per the ICEA letter, India's electronics manufacturing sector remains heavily reliant on China for high-precision tools, specialized machinery, and critical components. Over the past eigh ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The BJP rushed to the defence of the state government over its decision to introduce Hindi as an optional language for Classes 1 to 5 after the Thackeray cousins announced their decision to hold a joint morcha against "imposition" of Hindi in state schools.CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said Marathi is compulsory, Hindi is optional. "Basically, students can learn any Indian language. We have accepted the three-language policy. When NE was introduced, the Uddhav Thackeray govt was in office. An 18-member committee was set up to study the policy, and in 2021 the Thackeray govt accepted i ...Read More >
Bhagalpur: Tight security arrangements have been made across Bhagalpur district for Muharram. The district administration has prohibited playing of disc jockey (DJ) and displaying of banned weapons during the Muharram processions, in view of the district being a communally sensitive. Magistrates and static police forces have been deployed at 416 places and police patrolling has been intensified in different areas under the supervision of SHOs of police stations in the district."Ten control rooms have been set up to monitor the police patrolling and disseminating information during the three-da ...Read More >
The Mumbra police in Thane arrested a 51-year-old man for allegedly firing three rounds from a country-made revolver, killing one man and injuring two others Thursday. The accused, identified as Jayan Shivanandan Nair, told the police that he opened fire on them since they had been stalking a woman he considered his sister. The shooting victims, identified as Abdul Shaikh, Akbar Ahmad and Sameer Shaikh, were rushed to the Kalsekar Hospital, where Akbar was declared dead. The police arrested Nair ...Read More >
Digha/Kolkata: Why were those speaking Bengali "being tortured across the country every day", CM Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday. Speaking in Digha, where she has gone to attend the first Rath Yatra of the newly inaugurated Jagannath temple, the CM spoke of Bengali-speaking migrant workers being detained at two places in Odisha.Asking Odisha "not to be jealous", Banerjee said while she respected the Puri Jagannath temple, she expected the same respect for the Digha Jagannath temple."I learnt that in Cuttack, 100 Bengali migrant workers were kept in detention camps. In Balasore, 17 are stuck. ...Read More >
Mumbai: A 40-year-old man has been arrested in Mumbai for allegedly strangling his five-year-old stepdaughter and dumping her body in the Arabian Sea. The body was discovered floating near Sassoon Dock in Colaba on Tuesday morning, leading to the swift arrest of the accused.According to the police, the child had been reported missing from the Antop Hill area in Central Mumbai a day earlier. Her mother, Nazia, who works as a housemaid, and Imran Shaikh, the accused, had approached the Antop Hill Police Station and lodged a missing complaint, prompting officers to register a kidnapping case agai ...Read More >
Leh, July 18: Veteran BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Kavinder Gupta, was sworn as the 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.Dressed in traditional Ladakhi attire, Gupta took the oath of office in a solemn ceremony held in Leh, administered by Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, Chief Justice of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh.Welcoming this new chapter in Ladakh's journey, Gupta emphasized service over power, declaring Ladakh deserves dignity, development, and a voice. "I'm here to serve, not to rule."Speaking to the reporters, Gupta acknowledged the pain of past neglect ...Read More >
New Delhi: Industry leaders welcomed the recently announced GST reforms, which reduce the number of tax slabs, stating that it will make tax compliance easier while also directly benefiting consumers through lower prices. Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce Joint Secretary Navjot Alang Rubal said that the reduction of the number of slabs from four to two under the new GST structure is a highly positive step. According to Rubal, this reform will greatly benefit the middle and lower-income groups as the tax reductions on essential items of daily use will bring a noticeable drop in prices. He furthe ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: The depression over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh - south Odisha coasts moved north-north-westwards and crossed South Odisha coast close to Gopalpur during early morning of Tuesday and lay cantered over south coastal Odisha. Weatherman said it was likely to move north-westwards across south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area during next few hours. Under its influence, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, are likely over north and south coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Rayalaseema. Stro ...Read More >
Mumbai, Nov 7 (PTI) Central Railway authorities on Friday sought a detailed report on the agitation by a section of employees at the sprawling CSMT a day earlier, which resulted in stopping of train services for nearly an hour and heavy overcrowding when they resumed. Near Sandhurst Road railway station, around 7pm, some time after services resumed, two persons died and three were injured after they got down of a crowded train and were hit by another train. On Thursday evening, Central Railway employees' unions staged a demonstration outside the divisional railway manager's office at CSMT to ...Read More >