MUMBAI: Two men were arrested by the Bangur Nagar Police from Uttar Pradesh for duping a Mumbai-based businessman of Rs 7 lakh by offering to convert plain paper into currency by applying certain chemicals and powders on it. The accused were identified as Prakash Kumar Gupta, 25, and Rajsingh Prasad, 47. The 34-year-old complainant lives…
Thane: The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) revived its Heat Action Plan ahead of the peak summer months, bringing back measures such as installing green shade nets and water fountains at major traffic intersections to provide relief from soaring temperatures.The heat mitigation measures, which came amid the civic body simultaneously allowing the cutting of a large…
Navi Mumbai: Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation on Wednesday started operations at the city’s only veterinary hospital in Juinagar. The facility, built at Rs 6 crore, was ready in 2021. Animal welfare groups had criticised the civic body for the long delay in opening it. The outpatient department began functioning with three veterinarians and four staff…
Maharashtra’s CET Cell has introduced strict new regulations to combat exam malpractice MUMBAI: The use of AI tools, hidden cameras, screen mirroring, smartwatches or any remote-access software during any CET conducted in the state may lead to canellation of candidature for the entire year and/or legal action under the new regulations aimed at preventing malpractice…
Church urges govt to reconsider anti-conversion Bill MUMBAI: The Archdiocese of Bombay has expressed concern over the Maharashtra cabinet’s approval of the draft anti-conversion Bill. Its press office said in a statement Tuesday, “While we acknowledge the State’s duty to safeguard individuals from coercion, inducement or deceit in religious matters, we must express serious reservations…
Kolhapur developer arrested by Mumbai Police in housing scam (Image used for representational purpose only) MUMBAI : The Economic Offences Wing of city police arrested a Kolhapur-based developer who connived with other accused and under pretext of redeveloping a old building consisting of 13 flats in Versova in Andheri allegedly mortgaged and sold flats allotted…
The deceased, Stuti Sonawane, was found hanging at her home in the Antop Hill area on Monday. MUMBAI: A 24-year-old Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) student allegedly died by suicide in Mumbai, leaving behind a six-page note in which she accused her boyfriend of mentally harassing her and humiliating her over their relationship. The deceased,…
Mumbai: The shortage of commercial gas cylinders in Mumbai has also affected clubs, religious kitchens, educational institutions, canteens, hostels, automobile sector, jewellery manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies among other sectors.Mithai manufacturer Vicky Jaisinghani of A1 Sweets, which is based in Ulhasnagar said the shortage of dry fruit from West Asia followed by the LPG cylinder crisis was…
An SUV taken out for a test drive crashed into a parked auto and two bikes, rammed the barricades of a construction site, and nosedived into a 30ft deep pit filled with slush after its driver lost control in Thane’s Pachpakhadi on Tuesday. Its three occupants—Priya Paswan (36) and Mithilesh Paswan (48) from Kalyan, and…
Navi Mumbai: Four male candidates for the police constable’s job were booked by Kalamboli Police after each of them was found in possession of one empty insulin syringe with a needle, used for injecting a performance-enhancing stimulant or steroid to boost their performance during the physical endurance test conducted at the Navi Mumbai Police headquarters…
