Mumbai: In a decisive ruling, the Bombay High Court has dismissed the Centre’s claims over 220 acres of salt pan land in Bhayandar, asserting the land belongs to a private party under a historic contract of 1870.Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad, in an April 30 judgment, observed that granting of lands undeniably…
Thane: Character verification has been made mandatory for all bouncers deployed at bars and permit rooms across Thane City Police jurisdiction, as part of a comprehensive prohibitory order issued under sections of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. Thane Police commissioner Ashutosh Dumbare’s order, effective April 24 until June 22, 2026, bars establishments from…
Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched the Census-2027 campaign by completing self-enumeration digitally. The Governor and Chief Minister also appealed to citizens to participate in the national census. Jishnu Dev Varma completed the self-enumeration at Lokbhavan, the Goveror’s official residence, while Fadnavis completed self-enumeration at Varsha, his official residence. Bombay…
Badlapur: Thane Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has booked the chief accounts officer of the Kulgaon-Badlapur Municipal Council for allegedly demanding a 6% bribe to clear pending road work bills and security deposits. The accused, Vikas Chavan, was booked following a complaint by a contractor.According to officials, the complainant’s firm secured tenders for 77 development works in…
Mumbai: The BMC has imposed a Rs 1 crore penalty on the contractor carrying out flyover work at the T-junction near Maharashtra Nagar in Mankhurd for safety lapses that led to the toppling of a piling rig on Tuesday night, claiming the life of a police constable. Civic officials said that the parts of the…
Mumbai: Cyber police arrested a 46-year-old Nashik man for allowing his bank account to be used to park illegal funds obtained through fake online stocks. He received Rs 7.4 lakh as commission, police said.According to police, the complainant, a Dadar resident, was duped of Rs 87 lakh by people posing as representatives of a private…
Mumbai: Amboli police on Monday filed an FIR against film producers Gopala Pillai Vijaykumar and M Paul Michael for alleged cheating and defamation linked to the copyright of the 1989 Malayalam film ‘Ramji Rao Speaking’, which was remade into Hindi movie ‘Hera Pheri’.The action was taken based on a complaint by Hindi film producer Firoz…
The National Gallery of Modern Art in Mumbai opened ‘Lens & Legacy: Bollywood in Focus,’ an exhibition celebrating Indian cinema. The event featured poignant tributes to recently deceased legends Dharmendra and Asha Bhosle, with Hema Malini sharing her grief. The exhibition showcases rare archival photographs and portraits, tracing the visual journey of Indian cinema. The…
Mumbai: A tilt towards application-based questions and conceptual evaluation has marked this year’s ICSE (Class 10) results, with schools across the city reporting stronger outcomes and a visible expansion of the high-scoring cohort.In Maharashtra, 30,393 students from 279 schools appeared for the examination, recording an overall pass percentage of 99.93%. Of these, 16,170 boys and…
MUMBAI: The Worli police in Central Mumbai recently arrested an assistant commissioner of police rank officer in a case for allegedly flashing his private part in front of a nine-year-old girl at a garden in Worli. The accused has been sent to judicial custody.A police source said that they arrested the accused soon after getting…
