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MUMBAI: Alleged land mafia kingpin Surendra Pratap Singh aka Randha has been arrested by the Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar (MBVV) police crime branch on charges of encroaching upon 2.10 acres of private land in Vasai and defrauding unsuspecting home buyers by selling them flats in illegally constructed buildings on the plot. Singh was arrested on Monday night by a team attached to unit 4 of the MBVV crime branch based on technical intelligence and investigation. He was produced before the Vasai co ...Read More >
MUMBAI: A stray dog bit at least eight people in Naigaon on Friday morning when devotees were exiting the Daya Mata Church in Ranshet after attending Good Friday prayers. The injured were rushed to the civic run-DM Petit Hospital and discharged after being administered anti-rabies injections, said Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) health officer Dr Bhakti Chaudhary. The stray dog was captured by a team from the VVCMC following a call to the emergency number, officials said. Margre ...Read More >
The child is battling for his life in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a Mira Road hospital after being denied treatment in four Vasai hospitals. Vasai police said the child, Vignesh, is the son of Atul Kondhare, 32, and the family lives in Anupam Ghar Sankul building near the Vasai court. Vignesh was playing with other children within the society's premises at 8:00pm on Monday, when he wandered into a rickshaw parked in the compound and sat inside it. Upon seeing this, the rickshaw driver, San ...Read More >
Mumbai: A disturbing incident from Vasai West has triggered widespread outrage after CCTV footage surfaced showing a man violently assaulting a four-year-old child. The shocking visuals, now circulating on social media, depict the accused allegedly lifting the child and slamming him onto the ground with force. According to information shared by X user 'Siraj Noorani', the minor has been identified as Vignesh. The incident is said to have stemmed from a petty altercation between the accused, ide ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Ten days after a woman's decomposed body was discovered in the bushes in Virar East on March 21, the Mira Bhayander-Vasai Virar police crime branch identified the victim as Priya Kumari Yadav, 22, and arrested her husband, who allegedly murdered her over suspicions of an affair, along with an accomplice. Piecing together fragmented evidence and forensic leads proved to be a formidable challenge for investigators, as the body was in an advanced stage of decomposition. With no immediate i ...Read More >
MUMBAI: A Mumbai gangster, whose name was once only whispered in the shadows, returned to the city on Tuesday, after he was arrested for the 2022 daylight killing of a property developer in Virar east. Subhash Singh Thakur, now 74 years old, was brought to Virar by the Crime Branch of the Mira-Bhayander-Vasai-Virar (MBVV) Police, from Fatehgarh Central Jail in Uttar Pradesh, where he is serving a life sentence in another case. Charged under provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Cr ...Read More >
By Amir Khan Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 17 (ANI): As political parties gear up to stake a claim to 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Waris Pathan warned that his party might contest the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections solo if no other party joins hands with them. This statement comes amid talks of possible alliances and the upcoming BMC polls. Pathan's statement, "Bihar toh sirf jhanki hai, pura Ma ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Election Commission announced the dates for the eagerly awaited Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections along with 28 other Municipal Corporations. The elections are scheduled to be held on January 15, while the counting of votes will be done on January 16. Apart from Mumbai, municipal corporations in major cities such as Thane, Navi Mumbai, Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar, Kalyan-Dombivli, Pune, Nagpur, and Nashik, among others, will also go for polls. With ...Read More >
Voting for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections is set for January 15, 2026. Counting of votes will take place on January 16. This announcement formally begins the process for the long-awaited civic polls in Maharashtra. Candidates can file nominations from December 23 to December 30, 2025. The schedule covers elections for the BMC and other municipal corporations across the state. Voting for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections will be held on January 15, 2026, wi ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) announced a major electoral event for the state on Monday, with polls for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and 28 other municipal corporations scheduled for a single phase on January 15, 2026. This comprehensive civic election will determine the representatives for 2,869 seats across 29 major urban areas, marking the end of prolonged administrative rule in several cities, including Mumbai, where the term of the elected body exp ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 15 (PTI) High-stakes polls to 29 municipal corporations, including the cash-rich Mumbai, on January 15 will see the ruling Mahayuti and Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) battling it out for electoral supremacy in Maharashtra's major urban centres. The poll schedule announcement was made by Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday in compliance of an order from the Supreme Court fixing January 31 next year as the deadline for holding the long-pending local body election ...Read More >
Mumbai: The State Election Commission (SEC) of Maharashtra on Monday announced the long-awaited election schedule for 29 municipal corporations across the state, including the high-profile Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) as well as Thane and Navi Mumbai. Polling for all 29 civic bodies will be held on January 15, 2026, followed by the counting of votes on January 16, State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare said while addressing a press conference in Mumbai. With the announcement of ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 15 (PTI) The long-awaited polls to 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including cash-rich Mumbai, where elections are due since early 2022, will be held on January 15 and votes will be counted on January 16, the State Election Commission (SEC) said on Monday. As many as 2,869 seats in these municipal corporations, including 227 in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) -- Asia's largest civic body with more than Rs 74,000 crore budget in 2025-26 -- will be up for grabs, ...Read More >
Mumbai: Former Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) commissioner Anil Pawar, who spent nearly two months in jail in connection with the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) money laundering probe into illegal construction in the Vasai-Virar region, on Monday appealed to the government to revoke his suspension and reinstate him. "I was suspended because I was in custody for more than 48 hours. But my arrest was illegal - the high court has said this. Even the Supreme Court refused to stay th ...Read More >
Mumbai: Former Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) commissioner Anil Pawar, who spent nearly two months in jail in connection with the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) money laundering probe into illegal construction in the Vasai-Virar region, on Monday appealed to the government to revoke his suspension and reinstate him. "I was suspended because I was in custody for more than 48 hours. But my arrest was illegal - the high court has said this. Even the Supreme Court refused to stay th ...Read More >
MUMBAI: In the forthcoming local body elections, in order to avoid rebellion within the ranks of the ruling Mahayuti alliance partners, it has been decided that the combine will fight together in some of the nine municipal corporations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), while in some others, the allies will go solo. This was revealed by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday, at an informal chat with journalists over lunch at his official residence Varsha. The Bharatiya Janata Part ...Read More >
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached properties worth Rs 71 crore in connection with a major scam linked to illegal construction in the Vasai-Virar belt, part of which, Rs 44 crore, belongs to IAS officer Anil Pawar, reported TOI. The investigation revolves around 41 unauthorised buildings, which the Bombay High Court had ordered demolished. Central to the case is Bharti Pawar, wife of Anil Pawar, who has been named by the ED for allegedly fronting a portion of the scam worth Rs 169.6 ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court, while terming the arrest of former Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) chief Anilkumar Pawar as "illegal", has held that there is no prima facie case against him and that the Directorate of Enforcement's (ED) stand is "speculative and based on hazy facts". Lack of Tangible Evidence A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad, on Wednesday, set aside Pawar's arrest, observing that the ED lacked "tangible material" to justify his de ...Read More >
The massive congestion on Tuesday evening left vehicles barely inching forward for hours. Palghar: A massive traffic jam on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway in Maharashtra's Palghar district stranded more than 500 students and commuters for nearly 12 hours, officials said on Wednesday. Twelve buses carrying students from Classes 5 to 10 of different schools, along with some college students from neighbouring Thane and Mumbai, were caught in the gridlock stretching for several kilometres ...Read More >
Mysuru/Bengaluru: Hours after IT-BT minister Priyank Kharge Wednesday shared a video of a phone call in which an unidentified man, claiming affiliation with RSS, allegedly abused him in Hindi, home minister G Parameshwara said the govt has ordered an investigation. "We will find out who threatened the minister. We will identify the source," Parameshwara said. "A minister has the right to share his opinions. Threatening him for this is unacceptable. Action will be taken. Though tracking callers i ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a severe setback to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Bombay High Court on Wednesday declared the arrest of ex-Vasai-Virar Municipal Commissioner (VVMC) Anilkumar Pawar as "illegal", holding that the agency lacked "tangible material" to justify his detention. The court directed Pawar's immediate release and rejected the ED's plea to stay its order. A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad quashed the arrest and remand orders passed by the designated ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: After four days of relentless downpours, Telangana is expected to have a brief respite on Monday, with no rainfall alerts issued. However, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) placed the state under a yellow alert for thunderstorms. IMD data showed that Papannapet in Medak district received the heaviest 24-hour rainfall at 10.6 cm, followed by Manoor in Sangareddy with 9.28 cm and Nallabelly in Warangal at 9.15 cm. The statewide average rainfall for the day stood at 7.3 mm, nota ...Read More >
Mumbai: Mumbai and its surrounding districts woke up to heavy showers and gusty winds on Monday morning, with the downpour continuing from late Sunday night. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) placed the city and nearby regions under an orange alert for September 29, warning of more intense spells through the day. Though the rainfall intensity is marginally lower compared to Sunday's deluge, officials have urged citizens to remain cautious and avoid unnecessary travel. Mumbai Lashed By H ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The heavens opened up over the city on Saturday night and Sunday, with several areas logging over 100 mm of rainfall. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data, the overall rainfall recorded at the Santacruz observatory this year stood at 3,077 mm on Sunday evening, 772.6 mm more than the city's seasonal average. IMD placed the city and its neighbouring districts of Palghar, Thane, and Raigad on red alert on Sunday. With the rain's intensity expected to subside, the alert ...Read More >
Palghar, Maharashtra: In a major anti-narcotics operation, the Crime Branch Unit-3 of the Vasai-Virar Police Commissionerate seized heroin worth over ₹8.1 crore and arrested three men from Rajasthan late on Thursday night. Trap Near Shripal-1 Tower, Vasai (East) Acting on a tip-off, a police team led by Inspector Shahuraj Ranavare and Sub-Inspector Suhas Kamble laid a trap near Shripal-1 Tower in Vasai (East). Around 9.30 pm, a white Swift car arrived at the spot. Three men alighted with bags ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A 50-year-old man died and his daughter was injured on Thursday morning when a tree fell on them while they were riding a motorcycle in southeast Delhi's Kalkaji area amid heavy rainfall in the national capital. According to a senior police officer, around 9:50 am, an old roadside Neem tree suddenly fell in front of HDFC Bank near Paras Chowk, Kalkaji. Two people a motorcycle trapped under it. They have been identified as Sudhir Kumar and his daughter Priya (22). Upon recieving info ...Read More >
Mumbai - On the occasion of World Organ Donation Day (August 13), Wockhardt Hospitals, Mira Road, conducted a month-long organ donation awareness campaign from July 11 to August 13. Under this initiative, awareness sessions were organized in schools, colleges, and corporate offices across Mira Road, Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar and various parts of Mumbai. Through health lectures, interactive sessions, informative brochures, and real-life testimonials, the message of organ donation reached more than 5 ...Read More >
The four accused -- others are Deputy Director of Urban Planning (suspended) YS Reddy, former corporator and construction businessman Sitaram Gupta and one Arun Gupta -- will be produced before the PMLA court on Thursday, an official said. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday arrested four people, including former Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation Commissioner Anil Kumar Pawar, in connection with a case over illegal constructions. The four accused -- others are Deputy Director of Urba ...Read More >
Bengaluru: For millions of people, the sudden, sharp pain of tooth due to sensitivity can turn a sip of cold water into a jolt. Now, researchers at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in collaboration with Bengaluru-based deep-tech startup Theranautilus, have engineered "CalBots" - magnetic nanobots that can seal the problem at its source.As per IISc, CalBots are 400-nanometre particles loaded with a calcium silicate-based bioceramic formula, designed to travel 500 micrometres deep inside dentin ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday arrested former Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) commissioner Anil Pawar and former deputy director in the VVCMC town-planning department, YS Reddy, as part of its money laundering investigation into the construction of 41 illegal buildings in Vasai East, which were demolished as per court orders in February this year. Both Pawar and Reddy had been questioned by the agency earlier about alleged irregularities in construction of ...Read More >
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