News for 'Thane district'

Rains continue in Mumbai; road, rail traffic hit

Rains continue in Mumbai; road, rail traffic hit

Rediff.com1 Jul 2023

Commuters on some routes, including the Harbour line that operates services between Panvel and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), complained of delay in train operations in the morning hours.

Shinde's Maratha Reservation Dilemma

Shinde's Maratha Reservation Dilemma

Rediff.com23 Dec 2023

Any move of the present government to appease the Marathas may boomerang. Eknath Shinde is a worried man with the agitation not having an easy solution, notes Ramesh Menon.

Man held for raping daughter over nine years

Man held for raping daughter over nine years

Rediff.com19 Mar 2009

In a shocking case, a 60-year man allegedly raped his daughter repeatedly over a span of nine years at the behest of an occultist, who said the act would bring prosperity to the family. The 21-year-old victim, who had been silent about the incident, mustered courage to approach the police after her businessman-father attempted to rape her 15-year-old younger sister. Besides the father, the Mira Road police have arrested the victim's mother.

Truckers' stir: Relief as fuel tanker refilling begins in Maha

Truckers' stir: Relief as fuel tanker refilling begins in Maha

Rediff.com2 Jan 2024

Petrol pumps in Mumbai, Nagpur and other parts of the state witnessed long queues on Tuesday as people came to fill up their vehicle tanks fearing shortage of fuel amid the protest by truck drivers.

Slain Mumbai terrorists had Karnataka links

Slain Mumbai terrorists had Karnataka links

Rediff.com13 Mar 2008

The IB suspects that terrorist outfits planned to set up sleeper cells in Mumbai so that they could strike at will. Having set up sleeper cells in Kerala, Karnataka and Hyderabad, terror outfits felt that by setting up similar cells in Mumbai, they would be able to create a terror network.

Guv inks Ulhas blgs ordinance

Guv inks Ulhas blgs ordinance

Rediff.com14 Jan 2006

Maharashtra Governor S M Krishna Saturday signed an ordinance aimed at regularising illegal buildings in Ulhasnagar township of neighbouring Thane district.

Maharashtra to regularise buildings in Ulhasnagar

Maharashtra to regularise buildings in Ulhasnagar

Rediff.com27 Dec 2005

The decision to regularise the buildings was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet in Mumbai.

Mumbai, Pune to have female mayors

Mumbai, Pune to have female mayors

Rediff.com31 Jan 2007

The post was reserved for a woman from Other Backward Classes

Maha monsoon fury: 113 dead, 100 still missing

Maha monsoon fury: 113 dead, 100 still missing

Rediff.com25 Jul 2021

So far, 50 people have also been injured in these incidents, the government said in a statement.

Centre promotes Rashmi Shukla among 3 Maha IPS officers to DGP rank

Centre promotes Rashmi Shukla among 3 Maha IPS officers to DGP rank

Rediff.com12 Feb 2023

Shukla, incidentally, was accused of tapping phones of some political leaders while she was chief of the state intelligence department in Maharashtra.

Pandurang Shastri Athavale cremated

Pandurang Shastri Athavale cremated

Rediff.com26 Oct 2003

The mortal remains of the social reformer were consigned to flames at Tatwajnana Vidyapeeth, Ghodbunder in Thane district.

Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0: Rahul to walk from Gujarat to Meghalaya

Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0: Rahul to walk from Gujarat to Meghalaya

Rediff.com8 Aug 2023

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will embark on a fresh padayatra (foot march) from Gujarat to Meghalaya and during that period leaders and workers of the party's Maharashtra unit would criss-cross the state, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Nana Patole said on Tuesday.

ED issues fresh summons to Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut for July 27

ED issues fresh summons to Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut for July 27

Rediff.com20 Jul 2022

Shiv Sena member of Parliament Sanjay Raut skipped appearing before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Mumbai on Wednesday for questioning in a money-laundering case, citing his engagement with the ongoing Parliament session in Delhi, sources said.

With record spike of 7,074, Maha's Covid tally crosses 2 lakh

With record spike of 7,074, Maha's Covid tally crosses 2 lakh

Rediff.com4 Jul 2020

Mumbai has reported total of 83,237 cases and 4,830 deaths to date.

Maharashtra to cancel licences of gutkha cos

Maharashtra to cancel licences of gutkha cos

Rediff.com29 Jan 2005

the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration on Saturday issued directives to various departments to cancel the licences of gutkha manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers in the state after finding magnesium carbonate in gutkha.

BJP leader Pramod Mahajan shot at, critical

BJP leader Pramod Mahajan shot at, critical

Rediff.com22 Apr 2006

The assailant has surrendered before the police.

First two cases of Omicron reported from Mumbai ; Maha tally at 10

First two cases of Omicron reported from Mumbai ; Maha tally at 10

Rediff.com7 Dec 2021

Highlighting that mutation in a virus is a natural phenomenon, the civic body said citizens should do not panic and appealed to them to follow COVID-19-appropriate behaviour.

Maharashtra monsoon mayhem: Death toll rises to 192

Maharashtra monsoon mayhem: Death toll rises to 192

Rediff.com27 Jul 2021

As many as 48 persons were injured in these incidents and 25 still missing, while so far, 2,29,074 persons have been evacuated from the flood and rain-affected affected areas and moved to safer places, the government said in a statement in Mumbai.

Shinde ready for special session to grant Maratha quota amid Jarange warning

Shinde ready for special session to grant Maratha quota amid Jarange warning

Rediff.com20 Dec 2023

Shinde also said directives will be issued to give the Kunbi caste certificates to blood relatives of a person who already possesses similar documents.

NCP MLA poses with fake gun in Vidhan Bhawan premises

NCP MLA poses with fake gun in Vidhan Bhawan premises

Rediff.com30 Mar 2015

A Nationalist Congress Party member of Legislative Assembly posed with a fake gun in the Vidhan Bhawan premises on Monday

Saturn to appear brightest on January 13

Saturn to appear brightest on January 13

Rediff.com12 Jan 2005

This year's 'Opposition of Saturn' is considered the brightest till the 'opposition' on December 11, 2031, according to Akash Ganga Centre for Astronomy at Badlapur at Thane district.

Athawale refutes Geete, says Cong backstabbed Sharad Pawar

Athawale refutes Geete, says Cong backstabbed Sharad Pawar

Rediff.com22 Sep 2021

Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday said the Congress had back-stabbed Sharad Pawar and not the other way round, two days after Shiv Sena leader Anant Geete accused the veteran politician of backstabbing Congress and forming the NCP in 1999.

610 litres of illicit liquor seized in Mumbai

610 litres of illicit liquor seized in Mumbai

Rediff.com2 Jan 2005

The spurious liquor tragedy, which was first reported on December 23, has claimed 99 lives so far.

Mumbai stews at 37.5 degrees Celsius, heat wave on Wednesday too

Mumbai stews at 37.5 degrees Celsius, heat wave on Wednesday too

Rediff.com15 Mar 2022

Mumbai civic body took to Twitter to inform citizens about the do's and don'ts and asked them to "stay hydrated and safe".

Muslims being targeted over blasts: Abu Azmi

Muslims being targeted over blasts: Abu Azmi

Rediff.com15 Jul 2006

Abu Azmi has said police have been committing excesses.

Terror nexus busted; eight arrested

Terror nexus busted; eight arrested

Rediff.com7 Oct 2003

Crime Branch sleuths in Ahmedabad said the nexus was between ISI, Lashkar-e-Tayiba and the Dawood Ibrahim gang.

Cyclone Tauktae moves into Gujarat, 6 dead in Maharashtra

Cyclone Tauktae moves into Gujarat, 6 dead in Maharashtra

Rediff.com18 May 2021

Tropical storm 'Tauktae' (pronounced as Tau'Te) which had intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm, lies close to the Gujarat coast, the India Meteorological Department said. "The landfall process has started and will continue during next two hours," the IMD said.

Geminid meteor shower to be visible from Saturday

Geminid meteor shower to be visible from Saturday

Rediff.com11 Dec 2004

The source of this shower is asteroid 3200 Phaethon.

'BJP needs us more than Shiv Sena needs them'

'BJP needs us more than Shiv Sena needs them'

Rediff.com19 Jun 2023

'They should not forget that had we decided not to rebel, they would still be chanting slogans from the footsteps of the Vidhan Sabha.'

Mulund blast case suspect detained

Mulund blast case suspect detained

Rediff.com7 May 2003

Samir Mulla is suspected to have planted the bomb in the local train, which exploded at the Mulund railway station, killing 11 and injuring 60.

HC summons civic chiefs of Bombay, 4 other cities, over potholes

HC summons civic chiefs of Bombay, 4 other cities, over potholes

Rediff.com9 Aug 2023

The Bombay high court on Wednesday summoned the civic chiefs of Mumbai and five other municipal corporations to court on Friday for not complying with its directions to keep roads and footpaths pothole-free.

SC prohibits all prosecution under Section 66A of IT Act

SC prohibits all prosecution under Section 66A of IT Act

Rediff.com12 Oct 2022

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed no citizen can be prosecuted under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, which it had scrapped way back in 2015.

Shiv Sena slams Centre's stand on women in army

Shiv Sena slams Centre's stand on women in army

Rediff.com19 Feb 2020

An editorial in the Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' termed the Supreme Court order as the victory of "women power", and said the Centre needs to change its attitude and vision. The apex court's verdict meant there was a problem in the central government's "mental frame", it said.

Heavy rains cripple Mumbai; more downpour expected on Tuesday

Heavy rains cripple Mumbai; more downpour expected on Tuesday

Rediff.com10 Jul 2018

It is the highest rainfall of the season so far in 24 hours.