Maharashtra

KALYAN: A watchman and his wife along with two others, stole valuables worth Rs 36 lakh from a builder’s flat in Kalyan on Friday. The builder and his family had gone to play garba when the duo and their associates entered the house and stole the valuables. The accused watchman and his wife are from Nepal. The family later informed the Mahatma Phule police about the incident.The incident took place at...

MUMBAI: In a morale boost to Navratra revellers, the state government on Friday extended the deadline for the use of loudspeakers upto midnight to the three final days of Navratra. Permission had already been granted for Sunday October 22 (Ashtami) and Monday October 23 (Navami). On Friday the state allowed the extended use of loudspeakers for Saturday October 21 too. The day marks the important...

MUMBAI: State Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Friday decided to club the 34 petitions in the Shiv Sena MLAs disqualification case into six groups based on the cause of action. Of the six groups, four groups have petitions filed by the Sena (UBT) and two groups have petitions filed by the Eknath Shinde-led Sena. Narwekar has also asked Shinde-led Sena to submit before him by October 25, documents that...

MUMBAI: The liquor served to you in a bar, lounge, club, discotheque or a cafe will get a little costlier. Maharashtra goverment has increased the VAT by 5% for permit room liquor service to make it to to total 10%. A GR to this effect was issued on Friday. However, there is no rise for liquor services in star hotels as already their VAT is at higher level, that is 20%.Hoteliers say the increase of...

THANE: A man hailing from Chennai has been apprehended by Maharashtra police for allegedly defrauding a resident of Navi Mumbai of more than Rs 21 lakh. The suspect, identified as Lokesh Kumar, was arrested by officers from the Cyber police station in Navi Mumbai on October 9.The fraudulent activity occurred between August 6 and 11 of this year when the accused contacted the victim via phone. He falsely...

BHIWANDI: Bhiwandi taluka police probing the gang rape of a 16-year-old involving seven accused nabbed one more person on Wednesday, taking the total arrests to five so far. Police said the accused will produced before the Bhiwandi court on Thursday. The seven accused include the girl's boyfriend who recorded a video of the crime and shared it with others. !(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { function...

THANE: The BJP will reach out to over three lakh households in the city and ensure the Thane Lok Sabha seat is won and it contributes towards anointing Narendra Modi as the prime minister for the third time, party state chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said.Bawankule was interacting with the media following a mega voter-approach initiative in Thane ciry- considered as the fiefdom of chief minister Eknath...

MUMBAI: The income-tax investigation wing searched several premises in Mumbai and other locations on Monday in connection with the BMC's Covid scam, mainly the alleged supply of oxygen at inflated rates. The search operation, which will continue for a few more days, included premises of Romin Chheda's company Highway Construction Company and its associate entities. I-T sources said the search will be...

MUMBAI: Maharashtra ST Karmachari Congress general secretary Shrirang Barge on Sunday demanded that the state transport buses should be exempted from toll rates as the charges were hefty after the hikes from October 1.The burden of the toll hike will be on commuters and the government should consider MSRTC as public service and waive toll at all check posts, he said.He said that the MSRTC pays around Rs...

BHIWANDI: Two men on a motorcycle suffered serious injuries after two masked accused on a bike fired at them near the Padgha area in Thane district on Friday evening. Police said the reason behind the firing is still to be known. After committing the crime, the accused fled on foot, leaving their bike behind.The victims, both residents of Chandansar Idgah Maidan in Virar (East), were headed towards...