According to police, the gang had trafficked around 20 women for prostitution and used them to solicit customers in and around the Kalyan Kalyan: In a first-of-its-kind action in Thane district, Thane police have invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against a six-member women-led gang allegedly involved in running an organised…
According to police, the gang had trafficked around 20 women for prostitution and used them to solicit customers in and around the Kalyan Kalyan: In a first-of-its-kind action in Thane district, Thane police have invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against a six-member women-led gang allegedly involved in running an organised…
No suicide note was found Mumbai: A State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) constable posted on guard duty at Lok Bhavan, the official residence of the Governor of Maharashtra located at Malabar Hill, allegedly died by suicide after shooting himself with his service weapon on Monday evening, said police. No suicide note was found.The constable, Kaustabh…
Mumbai: A man impersonating a police officer extorted Rs 13,000 from Vile Parle resident Manoj Patel by threatening to book him and jail him for three months for chewing tobacco, which is banned by the govt.The Vile Parle police, which registered the case, said the conman flashed an ID card and demanded a Rs 25,000…
Mumbai: The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Monday slammed the Mahayuti govt over the landslide on the ‘missing link’ — called the ‘connecting link’ since its recent inauguration — on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway.Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis defended his govt, saying the missing link was an engineering marvel, be it the tunnel or the viaduct,…
Navi Mumbai: The catchment area of Morbe dam, located on the outskirts of the city, received a record single-day rainfall of 333 mm in 24 hours, bringing relief to the administration and residents, as dam storage volume rose to 43% from last week’s 26%.The water level dwindled drastically during extreme summer, leading to a 10%…
Tragedy struck New Mandala as an illegal four-storey building collapsed during heavy rains, killing six people in a neighbouring hutment MUMBAI: The Mankhurd Police on Monday arrested the contractor and the chawl owner after six people were killed when an unauthorized four-storey structure collapsed onto a neighbouring hutment in New Mandala on Saturday night.On Saturday…
Mumbai faces severe disruption as heavy rains and strong winds prompt authorities to advise private offices to enable work-from-home. MUMBAI: With heavy rain lashing Mumbai and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a red alert for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the Maharashtra State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) on Monday advised private companies to allow employees…
Delta run by Jaydev Mody owns casinos in Goa and Sikkim and is described as the only publicly listed companies in the regulated casino gaming field. MUMBAI: Bombay high court intervened in a gaming and hospitality company Delta Corp’s challenge to an April action by Meta Platforms Inc of suspending eight of its official IG…
Maharashtra’s IT Minister Ashish Shelar has received urgent calls from leading drone manufacturers to update the Unmanned Systems Policy-2026 (Representative image enhanced with AI) MUMBAI: Weeks after state govt unveiled its automated systems policy to regulate the use, research and manufacturing of drones, robotics and autonomous vehicles, leading drone makers have criticised the policy, warning…
