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KALYAN: After two building collapse incidents within one month, the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has taken proactive steps by appointing a Special Team to conduct a new survey of potentially hazardous buildings. This initiative aims to prevent further accidents in the municipal area.In a recent tragic incident in Dombivli city, one dangerous building collapsed, resulting in the loss of...

MUMBAI: In a major crackdown on ticketless travel, Central Railway (CR) conducted a fortress check at Thane and caught 3,092 passengers for unauthorised and ticketless travel on Monday. This is the highest number of cases registered in a single day on suburban network across Indian Railway. The last highest was at Andheri, where 2,693 passengers were caught and a cumulative fine of Rs 7.14 lakh was...

THANE: Two residents suffered minor burns after they accidentally came in contact with an electric cable in the Sabegaon area of Diva late on Monday, officials said.Yasin Tadvi, the in-charge of the Thane regional disaster management cell, said the incident was reported around 11pm when locals reported minor blasts and sparking from a power cable in Sabegaon area. Suraj Gurav (21) and Ashutosh Kumar...

KALYAN: A 28-year-old man has been killed by his friend by strangulating him with a mobile charger wire over minor dispute in Maharashtra's KalyanThe deceased has been identified as Anil Yadav (24) while the name of the accused is Hiralal Nishad(28).The incident came to light in Khadegolivali area in Kalyan (East). Police said both Anil Yadav and his friend Hiralal Nishad worked in a chappal factory in...

NEW DELHI/THANE: A man in Maharashtra's Thane district has been handed a five-year rigorous imprisonment sentence by a court for his involvement in physically assaulting his wife, which ultimately led to her death.Bikas Vishwanath Yadav (33) has been declared guilty by additional sessions judge Dr Rachna R Tehra. He has been convicted under Section 325 of the Indian Penal Code for voluntarily causing...

THANE: Two brave sisters returning from the airport in the wee hours of Monday rescued a huge and bulky python that slithered into their residential complex in Vasant Vihar, said residents.Sheetal Koul, who stays in the Garden Enclave society, was returning home with her sister, Komal Koul, who had just arrived from the US when they spotted a roughly eight-foot-long python sluggishly ascending the...

THANE: The Maharashtra government will soon start a daily broadcast to announce its achievements since its inception in July 2022 to counter the criticism from the opposition parties, industries minister Uday Samant said on Monday.Samant was in Thane late Monday where he addressed the media saying that the government was working on a plan to announce its achievements during its 15-month tenure and...

NEW DELHI/THANE: Authorities announced the apprehension of two brothers who had evaded capture for 29 years following their involvement in the tragic murder of a woman and her four children in Maharashtra's Thane district. The police arrested them in Uttar Pradesh on Monday.PTI quoted deputy commissioner of police (Crime) Avinash Ambure as reporting that a team from the MBVV police apprehended Anil,...

THANE: Investigators booked four persons linked to the hacking of the software of a payment gateway company and siphoning of Rs 25 crore. Officials have found that the accused set up a fake firm using forged documents to transfer money. The police said that two persons were already arrested in the crime and both are from Gujarat. In the offence registered, the investigation revealed that from the Rs 25...

THANE: Investigators booked four persons linked to the hacking of the software of a payment gateway company and siphoning of Rs 25 crore. Officials have found that the accused set up a fake firm using forged documents to transfer money. The police said that two persons were already arrested in the crime and both are from Gujarat. In the offence registered, the investigation revealed that from the Rs 25...