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Scamster arrested for creating fake HSRP site, cheating over 40 motorists

MUMBAI, April 17 -- The South Cyber police have arrested a 57-year-old man for allegedly creating a fake website and cheating vehicle owners who applied for high-security registration plates (HSRPs), ... Read More


3 bikers die in separate accidents in Navi Mumbai

NAVI MUMBAI, April 17 -- Three bikers lost their lives in separate road accidents across Navi Mumbai on Tuesday. While one of them was speeding and crashed into a tree, two of them were run over by un... Read More


Chem units deserting Tarapur for Guj over green mandate

PALGHAR, April 17 -- Chemical factories operating in the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) estate at Tarapur are gradually shifting base to Gujarat as they have no space to accommo... Read More


Hindi mandatory from Class 1 in state schools

MUMBAI, April 17 -- The state government has announced that Hindi will be made a compulsory third language subject for students from Classes 1 to 5, starting from the academic year 2025-26. The move i... Read More


bike skids on Elphinstone bridge, 1 dead

MUMBAI, April 17 -- A 39-year-old pillion rider died after the bike skidded on the Elphinstone Bridge in Prabhadevi on Wednesday morning. An accidental death report was registered. The deceased was i... Read More


Bellasis Bridge to beat deadline by 6 months?

India, April 17 -- Mumbai: In a city teeming with unfinished infrastructure work and missed deadlines, the Bellasis Bridge in south Mumbai is a stark rarity. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (B... Read More


CR to improve access to LTT, clear encroachments

MUMBAI, April 17 -- The Central Railway (CR) plans to reclaim a 300-500-metre encroached stretch connecting Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) with Vidyavihar railway station on the Main Line. This would i... Read More


2 kg of cocaine seized from Guinean at mumbai airport

MUMBAI, April 17 -- A woman hailing from the West African country of Guinea was arrested for possession of 2.17 kg of cocaine, after she arrived on flight from Nairobi in Kenya. The contraband was fou... Read More


Dharavi redevpt: Document submission deadline ends; 15,000 may be excluded

Mumbai, April 17 -- Around 15,000 tenement owners in Dharavi could be excluded from the Adani Group-led redevelopment project of one of Asia's largest slums, as the deadline to submit documents provin... Read More


Jeweller buys fake gold worth Rs.2.3 cr

MUMBAI, April 17 -- The Dongri police have booked two men for duping a 48-year-old jeweller of Rs.2.30 crore by selling him fake gold coins that appeared to be manufactured by a Swiss company. The ar... Read More