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Mumbai: The three-lane Mumbai-bound arm of the new Thane creek bridge at Vashi will be commissioned by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and his two deputies, Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, on Thursday at 1 pm through an online ceremony from Igatpuri, where they will throw open the 76 km Bhiwandi-Igatpuri stretch of the Mumbai-Nagpur super…
Mumbai: A special court Monday closed criminal proceedings against developer Niranjan Hiranandani and others in the alleged Rs 30,000 crore Powai Area Development Scheme (PADS) land scam case. The judge observed that prosecuting the accused would not be in keeping with justice and that there was no prima facie case after the state Anti-Corruption Bureau…
Thane: Thane Police’s Economic Offenses Wing arrested a businessman, Parag Shah, on Wednesday for allegedly defrauding 124 investors of Rs 91.6 crore through a fake investment scheme that promised high returns through search engine advertisements. Shah was the complainant in the case, but the probe showed him as the key conspirator. He was arrested from…
Kolhapur: Shiv Sena (UBT) politician Chandrahar Patil has spoken about receiving an offer to join Shiv Sena, but said he would take a decision only after consulting colleagues.The wrestler-turned-politician’s statement came on Wednesday morning after minister and Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat said Patil was going to join them on June 9 and dared UBT president…
Mumbai: BMC imposed fines exceeding Rs 3 crore on desilting contractors for irregularities found in cleaning drains when pre-monsoon works were underway.“To ensure the quality and monitoring of desilting work, BMC made it mandatory to submit 30-second video recordings with photographs. Additionally, CCTV footage of before and after desilting is compulsory for minor nullahs. All…
Mumbai: The CBI probing the Rs 3 lakh bribe case involving the arrested deputy registrar, Charan Pratap Singh, at the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) is trying to ascertain if any members are involved.The CBI informed the special court that “the accused (Singh) is involved in a corruption racket which may lead to a bigger…
VASAI: A vvcmc contractor who successfully bid a 470 crore rupees contract has been booked by the Achole police station (Vasai) on May 27 for electricity theft of rupees 3,560. This power theft was noticed by an activist in the first week of May while he was on his way for his work at Sanyukt…
MUMBAI: After a closure for one year, the Haj Committee of India reopened its free residential coaching centre for UPSC aspirants at the Haj House here. The residential coaching centre was closed in December 2023.Recently, the Haj Panel issued a notice inviting applications for admission to the free residential coaching centre for Civil Services exams,…
MUMBAI: Of the 37 Covid deaths recorded by the Centre Tuesday, Maharashtra has the maximum, followed by Kerala (9), Delhi (4), Karnataka (4), Tamil Nadu (3) and Uttar Pradesh (2). The union health ministry said Gujarat, MP, Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal had reported a death each.In the state, one of the deaths had Parkinson’s…
MUMBAI: In a bid to enhance international postal logistics and strengthen ties with exporters, the Maharashtra postal dept hosted the ‘India Post: Expo Symposium’ at a hotel in Andheri on Tuesday.The objective of the symposium was to understand the requirements of major exporters and e-commerce leaders. There was a demonstration of international mail solutions, covering…
