Mumbai concert deaths (File Photo) MUMBAI: An international underground house and techno music event scheduled for Sunday was called off just hours before, with the BKC police denying it nod citing law and order concerns over crowd management. The denial comes amid controversy over the deaths of two MBA students after they consumed ecstasy pills…
Navi Mumbai: A rare wild cat of rusty-spotted cat breed was rescued from a trap in Dhutum village in Uran taluka and released into the forest at Mouje Vesvi, Uran, after it was found uninjured, forest and wildlife volunteers said. Sharad Dhavji Thakur, a social activist from Dhutum village, spotted the animal while on a…
Thane: A special Pocso court in Thane acquitted a man accused of raping and impregnating his minor stepsister in 2023, after the victim turned hostile and a DNA test established he was not the father of the child she delivered later. As per prosecution, the man gave his then 14-year-old stepsister a spiked soft drink….
Nashik: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing multiple cases of sexual assault and black magic against astrologer Ashok Kharat secured his custodial remand till April 23 in connection with a fifth case registered in Nashik. Kharat was produced before a magistrate via video conferencing on Sunday. Assistant public prosecutor Shailendra Bagade told the court that…
Kalyan: The Mumbai unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), with assistance from Kalyan Taluka police, arrested a 35-year-old woman from Titwala and seized MDMA pills or ecstasy worth over Rs 5 crore, officials said on Sunday. According to police, the accused was found in possession of over 2.3 kg of MDMA. The NCB team…
Mumbai: A 150 mm diameter water pipeline burst during ongoing piling work at Elphinstone Bridge on Sunday around 6.30 pm, leading to waterlogging in the surrounding area during peak supply hours; water is scheduled to flow daily from 4 pm to 7 pm in the area. The burst led to water disruption, causing inconvenience to…
Kalyan: State deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said the govt has directed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to appoint a consultant to prepare a comprehensive plan to ease traffic congestion across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).Speaking at a property exhibition organised by the MCHI-CREDAI Kalyan-Dombivli unit, Shinde said, “The consultant will…
Mumbai: Even a month after BMC ordered peripheral hospitals to take responsibility for patient transfers and ambulances, the reality remains unchanged as medical staff continue to find loopholes. Late Saturday, a semi-conscious 70-year-old man, Prabhakar Bhimrao — a case of suspected bleeding in the brain — was tossed from MW Desai Hospital without any medical…
Mumbai: City Congress chief MP Varsha Gaikwad on Sunday slammed Mhada vice president and CEO Sanjeev Jaiswal for allegedly threatening a protester who was reportedly raising demands related to the Motilal Nagar redevelopment project. Gaikwad shared a video that went viral on social media where Jaiswal, an IAS officer of the 1996 batch, is seen…
Mumbai: Three types of special police squads will be formed in the western suburbs to monitor venues hosting live shows and music concerts from Bandra to Oshiwara, Andheri to Powai, and Sahar to BKC: anti-drug, anti-harassment and anti-theft squads. The areas fall under three zonal deputy commissioners (zones 8, 9, and 10). The move follows…
