Thane: The medical officer at the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation’s Rukminibai Hospital has been served a show-cause notice for allegedly providing incorrect information regarding dog bite cases on Sunday, civic officials informed on Wednesday.The facility actually attended to 58 dog bite patients on Sunday, but Dr. Sandeep Pagare, medical officer at the facility, apparently failed to…
Pic used for representation purpose Mumbai: The man who allegedly broke into actor and 2016 beauty pageant second runner-up Lopamudra Raut’s Santacruz flat and stole valuables worth nearly Rs 1 crore had an unusual past: he was once a police informer who had spent time with Gamdevi police learning how they investigated thefts.Chandan Mukhiya (26)…
Maharashtra now requires commercial passenger vehicle drivers to know Marathi. (File photo) MUMBAI: Practical knowledge of Marathi has been made mandatory for all commercial passenger vehicle drivers in Maharashtra, including those operating app-based cabs, with the state government warning of strict action against violators.The new directive, announced by Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Wednesday,…
A fire ignited in two flats situated on the 11th floor of a Vile Parle building MUMBAI: Two people, including a 2.5-year-old child, died and six others were injured after a fire broke out in two flats on the 11th floor of a residential building in Vile Parle (West) late Tuesday night.The fire erupted around…
Police said over a dozen theft cases were registered since 2024 at Sahar and Airport police stations, but none was solved, and an insider role was suspected in the thefts. MUMBAI: Airport authorities and police have failed to find a solution to the rise in thefts of valuables, mobile phones and baggage belonging to passengers…
To mark the upcoming Independence Day celebrations, the company is also offering a free first ride for new users for a limited period. MUMBAI: Ride-hailing platform Uber has announced one of its biggest expansions in India, extending its services to 100 additional cities and taking its network to more than 220 cities nationwide.To mark the…
The Mumbai crime branch has made a notable arrest, detaining a former administrative officer implicated in a major scam (Representative image) MUMBAI: The city crime branch probing the police salary scam where nearly Rs 6.5 crore was allegedly paid as salaries to 10 ghost employees of the city police, arrested a former administrative officer of…
Heavy rain is especially challenging due to the city’s geography, dense construction and limited drainage capacity. MUMBAI: Heavy rains, a deadly fire at a residential building and an international city level conference are ruling the news headlines of Mumbai today. Mumbai’s monsoon has gathered pace again with more showers likely as the city’s seasonal rainfall…
A shocking case in Palghar saw a woman abducted and subjected to gang rape after her motorcycle skidded off a lonely road (Representative image generated using AI) PALGHAR: A two-wheeler skid on a deserted stretch of road turned into a night of horror for a 19-year-old woman and her male friend in Palghar’s Talasari area,…
Following the incident, teams from the Mumbai Fire Brigade, Mumbai Police, the electricity distribution company, 108 ambulance services and BMC ward staff were mobilised to the spot. (File photo) MUMBAI: Six people are feared trapped after a landslide at Gaushiya Chawl in Chirag Nagar, in Kurla (West), early Wednesday morning.The incident was reported around at…
