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KALYAN: During a program in Dombivli, Lok Sabha MP Dr Shrikant Shinde indirectly criticized MNS MLA Pramod (Raju Patil), emphasizing the importance of meaningful action over mere complaints. Shinde stressed that the public elects representatives based on their work, and those who fail to deliver may find themselves facing the consequences of becoming former MLAs.On Tuesday, MP Shrikant Shinde was...

KALYAN: In a video going viral on social media, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers can be seen allegedly beating three hawkers in Kalyan after a youth approached them complaining that the trio had physically assaulted him.The MNS workers alleged that on Sunday, the youth identified as Kailash Ghanke, from Vashind near Shahapur taluka, Thane district, had gone to the hawkers to return some...

THANE: A man who allegedly abducted his live-in partner after a dispute was arrested in Kalyan in Maharashtra's Thane district, a police official said on Monday.The 34-year-old accused stopped the victim, who works in a bar, when she was returning home on Sunday but her screams alerted police, he said. "The woman was rescued. The victim's mother and sister have also been booked. Further probe is under...

KALYAN: Hearing a PIL filed by an activist on ongoing illegal construction on government and private lands in Kalyan, the Bombay High Court has directed Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) to demolish the unauthorised construction in Kalyan especially on Kalyan-Haji Malang road and also directed KDMC commissioner to personally look into it.The HC has also asked KDMC to initiate disciplinary...

KALYAN: Union minister Kapil Patil on Sunday blamed 'bad contractors' for poor quality work, especially poor quality roads, in Thane district, the home turf of chief minister Eknath Shinde. Under the cleanliness campaign by the central government, various drives were organised by the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation at more than 50 places on Sunday. Patil participated in the campaign along with his...

KALYAN: Mahatma Phule Police in Kalyan in Maharashtra's Thane district has arrested six people for carrying out a rally without permission near the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj located near Durgadi Fort in Kalyan and disrupting the traffic.The action was taken on Sunday evening after an FIR was registered on complaint of some Hindu organizations.The police — who filed complaint on basis of...

KALYAN: Ahead of the Navratri festival, the Public Works Department (PWD) has undertaken the repairing work of Durgadi fort in Kalyan.This year, cracks developed at many places on the platform of the temple. Therefore, in order to avoid any untoward incident, the repairing work has been initiated.Shiv Sena (Shinde camp) Kalyan city president Ravi Patil had urged the government that the damaged platform...

THANE: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has announced a substantial allocation of Rs 60,000 crore for a range of development initiatives in the Marathwada region. Speaking at the annual Marathwada Muktisangram event in Thane, Shinde expressed the government's unwavering commitment to eliminate all vestiges of underdevelopment in the region."We are resolute in bringing Marathwada into the spotlight. During a...

KALYAN: Amidst the ongoing exchange of allegations between BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad and Shiv Sena's Kalyan (East) city president, Mahesh Gaikwad, in the Kalyan East assembly constituency, the newly-appointed BJP Kalyan district president, Nana Suryavanshi, has called upon chief minister Eknath Shinde to intervene and prevent further statements from the city president targeting the MLA.During a media...

THANE: Local residents led by the Thane unit of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) staged a peaceful protest on the Eastern Express highway at Anand Nagar condemning the toll rate hike.The hike will be implemented starting October 1 at all five Mumbai entry points.Traffic movement towards Thane or Mumbai was not affected as the protestors stood by the roadside holding placards with messages...