Thane

THANE: The Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) have launched a hunt to search for a 65-year-old mentally unstable man who jumped into Mumbra creek. Yasin Tadvi, the head of RDMc said that they received an alert about the incident at around 1 pm, from the son of the man. Immediately after which, the fire fighters as well as RDMC went to the spot with rescue...

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...

THANE: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) will set up a temporary advanced vehicle surveillance network at each of the five Mumbai entry points to monitor volume of vehicles passing through them, party officials said.The development comes following discussion with chief minister Eknath Shinde and PWD minister Dada Bhuse last week over surveying traffic movement and analysing the possibility of...

THANE: In separate incidents in Thane district, two men were arrested, and a minor was detained for the alleged possession and transportation of beef valued at Rs 1.67 lakh. On Friday at around 5 am, authorities apprehended some individuals unloading beef from a tempo at MHADA colony in Bhiwandi town.The police confiscated 200kg of meat, valued at Rs 1.2 lakh, from the tempo, and the driver, Mohammad...

THANE: A woman in her early thirties died in Maljipada in the district after falling off a motorcycle on hitting a pothole and coming under the wheels of a dumper truck, said the police on Friday. The accident took place on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway (NH-8) late on Thursday night. The deceased was identified by the police as Laxmi Gupta. She had been returning from the Tungareshwar temple in the...

THANE: A woman in her early thirties lost her life after a motorbike accident that led to her being struck by a dumper truck. The incident occurred late on Thursday night on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway.The victim, identified as Laxmi Gupta, was returning from the Tungareshwar temple in the district and was a pillion rider on the motorbike. The bike hit a road crater located at Maljipada, causing Gupta...

THANE: Two men have been arrested by the police in connection with a massive financial crime in Thane city. The crime involved a breach in the system of a payment gateway service provider, resulting in the unlawful transfer of more than Rs 16,180 crore, as confirmed by an official on Friday. The individuals arrested are Anup Dubey (26) from Bhayander and Sanjay Namdeo Gaikwad (42) from Mumbai, who is a...

THANE: The close-knit Jewish community staying in Thane has started special prayer sessions at their respective homes for peace and safety of their brethren in war-struck Israel, said members on Thursday.Few community members who assembled at the Shaar Hashamaim-Gate of Heaven Synagogue located in the dense Tembhi naka area of the city said they preferred to abstain from reacting publicly on the issue...

THANE: The close-knit Jewish community staying in Maharashtra's Thane has started special prayer sessions at their respective homes for peace and safety of the war-struck Israel, members said Thursday.A few community members who assembled at the Shaar Hashamaim — Gate of Heaven synagogue located in the dense Tembhi naka area of the city — on Thursday afternoon said they preferred to abstain from...

PALGHAR: At least four Bangladeshi nationals were arrested for allegedly cheating people under the pretext of selling foreign currencies at a discount in the city. They handed them blank papers resembling banknotes, police said on Wednesday. The accused, including two women, are found to be living in India without valid documents, senior police inspector (crime branch) Pramod Badakh said. !(function(f,...