Tag: Mumbai

Mumbai: A woman was killed and two others were injured when a part of a crane collapsed on them after it accidentally hit a Metro rail pillar in suburban Andheri here, police said. The incident occurred in the early hours near Gundavali bus stop on Western Express Highway, an official said. “The driver of the […]

Mumbai: Mumbai became the second district in Maharashtra after Pune to surpass a Covid-19 tally of half million cases since the outbreak of the pandemic 13 months ago, as the…

Mumbai: In a shocker, some drug peddlers stopped a team of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) sleuths when they went to carry out a raid at a location in Goregaon suburb, officials said here on Monday. The incident occurred late on Sunday when the two-member NCB team was heckled and stymied by a menacing mob of […]

Koraput: The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Mumbai (Nagpur branch) has picked up a person from Jeypore of Koraput district in connection with a narcotics case. A team of the ATS led by Sub-Inspector Ashish Thakur with assistance from local Sadar Police conducted a raid at Kalaguda village on Saturday night. During the raid, the team […]

Mumbai: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has issued summons to Mumbai’s famed ‘Muchhad Paanwala’ in connection with the ongoing probe into various drugs cases, NCB Regional Director Sameer Wankhede said here on Monday. The development follows the revelation of Muchhad Paanwala’s name as an alleged customer, during the interrogation of an arrested British national Karan […]

Jharsuguda: The much awaited flight services connecting Jharsuguda to Mumbai-Bengaluru has commenced today with the landing of first Spice Jet’s Boeing 737 at the Veer Surendra Sai airport here. The flight which landed at 12.30pm was given traditional water salute on its arrival. Odisha Health Minister and Local MLA Naba Das, MPs like Nitesh Gangdev, […]

Mumbai/Bhubaneswar: A homemaker from Odisha has claimed her dominance in the national level Mrs India Pageant held in Mumbai recently. Navdeep Kaur from Kansbahal in Sundergarh district has proved her mettle in the grand finale of Mrs India competition concluded two days ago in Mumbai. She wore the crown defying many other talents hailing from […]

Mumbai: The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the Mumbai crime branch has seized 1,800 kg ganja worth Rs 3.5 crore which was being brought from Odisha and arrested two persons in the biggest such operation in recent past, an official said on Saturday. On a tip-off, police intercepted a truck at a Foot Over Bridge (FOB) […]

Mumbai: A special court in Mumbai on Tuesday sent gangster Ravi Pujari brought here from Bengaluru, to police custody till March 9 in a 2016 firing case, officials said. Absconding since years, Pujari was extradited from the west African nation of Senegal in February 2020 and was lodged in a Bengaluru jail in connection with […]

Mumbai: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze Saturday night after questioning him for 12 hours over the recovery of an explosive-laden vehicle near the residence of industrialist Mukesh Ambani, an agency spokesperson said. Waze was summoned at the agency’s Mumbai office at Cumballa Hill in south Mumbai around 11.30 am […]

Mumbai: In a huge fallout of the mystery SUV case, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday shunted out Mumbai Commissioner of Police Param Bir Singh and replaced him with current Director-General of Police Hemant Nagrale, Home Minister Anil Deshmukh announced. Senior IPS officer Rajnish Sheth has been entrusted with the additional responsibility of DGP, while Singh […]

Cuttack: The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the life and livelihood of every individual irrespective of his/her personal, professional, economic or social background. Those in the glamour and showbiz world are not immune to the pandemic turmoil. Suchismita Routray, a young woman from Cuttack’s Jhanjirmangala who worked as an assistant camera person in Bollywood for five […]

Mumbai: Several people assembled near an open government plot in Vikhroli area of Mumbai following rumours of land being provided free of cost to the poor. Civic authorities and police removed them from the spot, but they are still staying put in the vicinity in the hope of getting free land, officials said. More than […]

Mumbai: Choreographer-filmmaker and director Remo D’Souza, who was admitted to Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai after suffering a heart attack, has been discharged. Remo shared a video on Instagram after returning home from hospital, thanking all for their love and prayers. “Thank you all for the love , prayers and blessings I am back… thank you […]