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Maha: Three arrested for cash van robbery in Virar

10:34 pm November 18, 2020

Thane: Three persons have been arrested for allegedly decamping with a cash van containing Rs 4.25 crore from near an ATM in Virar area of Maharashtra’s Palghar district, police said on Wednesday. The police have also recovered most the cash stolen by the van driver, who drove away with the money when other employees of […]

Maha celebrates Diwali in toned-down manner amid COVID-19

2:04 pm November 14, 2020

Mumbai: Diwali, the festival of lights, is being celebrated across Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra on Saturday with fervour, but in a subdued manner under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, Laxmi Pujan, the main day of Diwali, and Naraka Chaturdashi, are being celebrated on the same day on Saturday. In Maharashtra, […]

Maha: Son keeps food stall shut for the day, man ends life

11:37 pm November 7, 2020

Thane: A 55-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in Ulhasnagar in Thane after getting annoyed at his son for not opening his food stall for business one particular day, police said on Saturday. The man lived in Khemani locality and the family runsa street food stall and his son did not open it for business on […]

Maha: Murder accused on the run for over two months held

7:10 pm October 30, 2020

Thane: A history-sheeter, who was on the run after killing a man over two months ago, was arrested on Friday at Ambarnath in Maharashtra‘s Thane district, police said. The accused, Abhijit Jadhav (30), had earlier committed a murder and was out on bail. In August this year, he beat one Rupesh Pawar (34) to death […]

Use Mumbai rain water for irrigation, industries: Gadkari

5:15 pm October 14, 2020

Mumbai: Union minister Nitin Gadkari has written a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, suggesting that rain water from Mumbai be used for irrigation, supply to industries around the city and for horticulture in cities like Nashik and Ahmednagar. Excess water can also be carried to drought-prone areas for domestic and other uses to […]