Thane, March 21 Authorities in Thane district of Maharashtra have launched a crackdown against illegal sand mining in the Bhiwandi taluka, destroying various equipment, including barges, collectively valued at around Rs 90 lakh, officials said on Saturday.The revenue department carried out the...
Thane, February 20 A 35-year-old gram panchayat member from Thane district in Maharashtra has been arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1.7 lakh from a developer, officials said on Friday.The accused, Swapnil Sitaram Patil, is a member of the Ambadi gram panchayat in...