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IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe transferred for 24th time in 21 years of service
Mumbai: Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Tukaram Mundhe was transferred by the Maharashtra government on Tuesday, his 24th posting in 21 years of career in bureaucracy. Considered an upright civil servant,…
- India
Maharashtra man tosses 4-year-old to ground, slams him into iron pole
Mumbai: An autorickshaw driver brutally assaulted a four-year-old boy by lifting him by his legs and slamming him to the ground before smashing his head on an iron rod following an argument…
- India
Junior engineer held for taking Rs 2.5 lakh bribe in Maharashtra’s Raigad
Thane: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a woman junior engineer from the Public Works Department in Maharashtra’s Raigad district for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 2.5 lakh from a contractor,…
- India
Maharashtra to honor anti-Naxal cops with medals: Fadnavis
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that personnel serving in the state police’s specialised anti-Naxal unit C-60 will be honoured with medals. Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio, also ordered…
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Ramnavami yatras show ‘love jihad’ consequences with cut-up body parts
Chatra: A play during Ramnavami celebrations in Jharkhand’s Chatra district depicted a fictional scenario in which actors staged the consequences of “love jihad.” The play shows actors dressed as Muslim men in…
- India
Tour operator booked for cheating woman of Rs 6.6 lakh in Thane district
Thane: A case has been registered against a tour operator from Maharashtra’s Thane district for allegedly duping a woman of Rs 6.6 lakh with the promise of arranging travel bookings for her…
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Maharashtra: Palghar ‘godman’ accused of rape held in Pune
Pune: A self-styled godman from Maharashtra’s Palghar district who allegedly raped a 35-year-old woman after claiming to be an incarnation of Lord Shiva has been arrested in Pune, police said on Saturday,…
- Hate Crime
Will gouge out eyes and play marbles: Mumbai BJP MLA over religious insult
Mumbai: Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Nitesh Rane issued a direct threat during the grand Ramnavami procession in Maharashtra’s Mumbai on Thursday, March 26, stating that he would “gouge out the eyes” of…
- Hate Crime
Youth points arrow at mosque during Ramnavami procession in Maharashtra
Ahilyanagar: Videos of a youth pointing an arrow at a mosque during a Ramnavami procession in Maharashtra’s Ahilyanagar surfaced on Friday, March 27, triggering sharp criticism and calls for action. The footage,…
- Hyderabad
10.16 kg ganja seized in Hyderabad; three arrested, six booked
Hyderabad: The Special Task Force (STF) team seized 10.16 kilograms of dry ganja near the Unigas fuel station in Mallepally under the limits of Nampally Excise Station on Friday afternoon. Raid based…
- India
Man wanted in 2022 murder case in Bihar arrested from Maharashtra’s Thane
Thane: A man wanted in a 2022 murder case in Bihar’s East Champaran district has been arrested from Thane in Maharashtra, police said on Thursday, March 26. The accused, identified as Amarendra…
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Domestic help found dead in Thane flat; cops suspect murder
Thane: A 40-year-old domestic help has been found dead with stab injuries in a flat where she worked in Maharashtra’s Thane district, with the police suspecting it to be a case of…
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58-year-old man booked for raping minor girl in Thane
Thane: Police have registered a case against a 58-year-old man for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl in Maharashtra’s Thane district, officials said on Tuesday, March 24. The accused allegedly committed the crime…
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Scientists discover new cockroach species in India
Kolkata: Zoological Survey of India scientists have discovered a new cockroach species in the farm areas of the Deccan Peninsula, especially around Nathachiwadi area in Maharashtra’s Pune. The new species has been…
- India
Police acted proactively in arrest of rape accused ‘godman’ Kharat: Fadnavis
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday, March 23, said the police acted proactively in arresting self-styled godman Ashok Kharat, accused of raping a woman in Nashik. Several women were initially…