palghar district

Palghar, March 30 The headless body of a man was found stuffed in a plastic bag and dumped in a mango orchard in Palghar district, Maharashtra, on Monday, with the police issuing a public appeal to identify him.The body of a man in his early to mid-30s was found in an orchard in the Pelhar...

Palghar, March 30 In a brutal, premeditated murder, a 26-year-old man, who suspected his wife's fidelity, allegedly stabbed her to death with the help of his friend in a remote village in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Monday.According to the Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV)...

Palghar, March 29 Three people died on Sunday from injuries sustained in an explosion at an air conditioning unit at a factory in Maharashtra's Palghar district the day before, an official said.The explosion occurred on Saturday at Vistar Metal Industries Private Limited in the Abitghar-Abhang...

Palghar, March 29 A worker was injured after a fire broke out in a mattress foam manufacturing factory in Palghar district, Maharashtra, on Sunday, police said.The fire erupted around 5:30 am and quickly spread across the premises in the Wada area, where large quantities of foam were stored...

Pune, March 28 A self-proclaimed 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.The 40-year-old accused, Hrishikesh Vaidya, was apprehended from the Pimpri...

Palghar/Pune, March 27 Police have registered a case against a self-proclaimed religious figure from Maharashtra's Palghar district for allegedly raping a 35-year-old woman from Pune, after he claimed to be the incarnation of Lord Shiva, officials said on Friday.The woman filed a complaint...

Palghar, March 27 A self-proclaimed religious figure from the Palghar district of Maharashtra has been arrested for allegedly raping a 35-year-old woman after claiming to be an incarnation of Lord Shiva, an official said on Friday.The woman mustered the courage to file a complaint against the...

Palghar, March 26 Services on the Western Railway network between Virar and Vaitarna in Palghar district were disrupted for almost two hours on Thursday after a man was struck by a long-distance train, an official said.The incident occurred at 3 pm when train number 22919 was passing on the...

Palghar, March 26 Police have arrested a man for allegedly stabbing his 30-year-old friend to death after a dispute in Palghar district, Maharashtra, officials said on Thursday.The incident occurred around 10:30 pm on Tuesday at Jijai Nagar in the Moregaon area, under the jurisdiction of the...

Palghar, March 25 Police have arrested two individuals in Lucknow in connection with a drug trafficking case in Palghar district, Maharashtra, officials said on Wednesday.The accused were allegedly involved in supplying narcotics at pubs, hotels, and private parties in Maharashtra, they said...

Palghar, March 24 A nine-year-old girl died of rabies after she failed to take the vaccine shots, citing fear of injections, in Palghar district of Maharashtra, officials said on Tuesday.Kashish Sahni, a Class 4 student and resident of Nalasopara West, succumbed to the infection at a hospital...

Palghar, March 23 More than 20 workers were hospitalized after a chemical leak at a pharmaceutical unit in Tarapur MIDC in the Boisar area of Palghar, officials said on Monday.The incident occurred around 1:45 pm on Sunday during the transfer of di-methyl sulphate (DMS) into a tanker, said...

Mumbai, March 23 – Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule told the Legislative Assembly on Monday that illegal mining is rampant in the state and will be immediately shut down. He also announced that a comprehensive mapping (digital survey) of all mines across the state will be...

Palghar, March 22 Nine people were rescued after a fire broke out in a 12-story residential building in Palghar district, Maharashtra, on Sunday morning, an official said.There were no reports of injuries in the blaze that erupted on the eighth floor of the building in Virar East around 11 am...

Palghar, March 22 Police have registered a case against more than 15 individuals for allegedly obstructing construction work and demanding money from a sub-contractor in Palghar district, Maharashtra, officials said on Sunday.According to the sub-contractor's complaint, the accused allegedly...

Palghar, March 21 Traffic on the busy Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway was disrupted for several hours on Saturday following a major pile-up involving four vehicles in Palghar district, Maharashtra, police said.The accident, which involved a container truck, a tempo, and two cars, took place...

Palghar, March 21 Three people who were travelling on a motorcycle were killed when their two-wheeler was hit by another vehicle on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway in Palghar district, Maharashtra, on Saturday, police said.The accident occurred at Waghoba Khind in the Dhekale area, under the...

Thane, March 19 A special POCSO court here has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Palghar district in 2018, describing the crime as "heinous".Special Judge N K Karande, delivering the verdict on March 11, held the accused, Sandesh...

Palghar, March 18 The Block Development Officer (BDO) of the Mokhada Panchayat Samiti in Maharashtra's Palghar district has issued show-cause notices to an Extension Officer and a Gram Panchayat Officer for alleged dereliction of duty and administrative indiscipline.According to an official...

Mumbai, March 18 The Maharashtra government said on Wednesday that the process of preparing the revised development plan for the Vasai-Virar region in Palghar district is underway and will be completed within the stipulated timeframe.Minister of State for Urban Development Madhuri Misal told...