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KALYAN, the Thane Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has filed a case against Gangadhar Ahire, the deputy accountant at the Kalyan tehsildar office, on charges of allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 65,000 from a landowner in Kalyan.The complainant, who owns agricultural land in the rural area of Kalyan, recently approached the Kalyan tehsildar office seeking a change in the status of his land from agricultural...

THANE: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday called for a joint and collective effort to identify 'mathadis' (porters) who are involved in blackmail and extortion. Speaking at a rally organised to mark the birth anniversary of Mathadi leader Late Annadsaheb Patil at Vashi, Fadnavis also warned of stringent action against them.The state government did not want to thrust any act on...

At least four persons, including two women, died and 14 cattle drowned when the skies opened up late on Friday night, catching Nagpurians literally sleeping. Citizens woke up to flooded houses and streets as heavy rains continued to pound the city till early on Saturday morning.The deceased were identified as Mirabai Pilley (70, a resident of Mahesh Nagar), Sandhya Dhore (80, a resident of Surendragadh,...

NEW DELHI: Chronology of the bail plea of former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in the Delhi excise policy scam case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI):00:28Excise policy case: Delhi court dismisses Manish Sisodia’s bail pleaFebruary 26: CBI arrests Sisodia in connection with alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy...