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Drugs worth Rs 50 lakh seized in Mumbai on New Year’s eve; 1 held

January 2, 2024

Mumbai Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) arrested a man along with 250 grams of Mephedrone (MD) drugs in the Mahim area on New Year’s Eve, officials said. The estimated value of seized drugs is Rs 50 lakh, they said. According to officials, a team from the Worli unit of the ANC was...

Vivek Phansalkar assumes additional responsibility as DGP

January 2, 2024

Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar has taken on the additional role of the state Director General of Police (DGP) following the retirement of Rajnish Seth on December 31. In October, the Maharashtra government had appointed Seth, a 1988 batch officer, as the chairman of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC)....

Mumbai Police book 283 for drunk driving during New Year

January 2, 2024

In the wake of New Year celebrations, Mumbai Police took action against 283 individuals for operating vehicles under the influence of alcohol, as reported on Monday. The police’s traffic branch orchestrated a 12-hour campaign against drunk driving, concluding at 8 am on Monday, with security personnel stationed at key locations...

Five injured as SUV collides with truck on highway in Thane

January 2, 2024

Five people were seriously injured when a sports utility vehicle (SUV) collided with a truck on Nashik-Mumbai highway in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Monday morning, civic officials said. The accident took place at around 7.30 am in Panch Pakhadi area when the SUV was carrying railway cables from Vasai in...

Two gas delivery agents nabbed for pilfering gas from cylinders

January 2, 2024

Mumbai police apprehended two gas delivery agents involved in a scheme to pilfer gas from cylinders intended for home deliveries. The suspects allegedly transferred the gas to another cylinder for separate sale, surreptitiously using a flute-like device to extract gas while securing the delivery vehicle’s door. According to Shivaji Nagar...

Nagpur lawyer, estate agent arrested in Rs 55 lakh cyber task fraud

January 2, 2024

The cyber police in the south region have dismantled a cyber fraud group, apprehending a lawyer and an estate agent from Nagpur on Saturday. The duo is alleged to be part of a ‘cyber task job fraud’ syndicate that scammed a businesswoman from Walkeshwar of Rs 55.36 lakh. Shockingly, a...

Mumbai Metro Line 3: Aarey-BKC stretch opening postponed to April

January 2, 2024

The inauguration of the initial phase of Mumbai Metro Line 3, linking Aarey and Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), is rescheduled for April 2024. The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC), overseeing the Aqua Line’s implementation, initially aimed to commence Phase 1 operations by December 2023 but extended the deadline due to...

Saamana’s New Year editorial targets BJP, questions commitment to Ram Rajya model

January 2, 2024

Ahead of the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla at Ayodhya, Saamana, the mouthpiece of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray faction), has launched a broadside against the BJP government at the Centre, raising concerns about its commitment to the of creating Ram Rajya model. The editorial, published on Monday, January 1, 2024,...

Adani’s joint venture taps global expertise for Mumbai’s Dharavi redevelopment

January 2, 2024

Gautam Adani, the Indian billionaire, in partnership with Mumbai’s slum rehabilitation authority, has enlisted a global team to spearhead the redevelopment of Dharavi, a significant initiative to transform one of Asia’s largest slums. The project faces mounting opposition, but aims to address the challenges of the densely populated area that...

‘No confusion…,’ Supriya Sule on seat-sharing among I.N.D.I.A. bloc allies

January 2, 2024

Nationalist Congress Party MP Supriya Sule on Monday ruled out any internal confusion on the over-the-seat sharing issue for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, saying that a lot of things about seat sharing were clarified in a meeting between Sonia Gandhi, Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar. This comes amid a...

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