palghar district

Vasai (Maharashtra), March 17 A video, purportedly from Maharashtra's Palghar district, showing people in a cinema hall chanting slogans and pledging to boycott Muslims socially and economically, has triggered strong reactions.Responding to claims by a Congress MP that the viral video was shot...

Mumbai, March 16 Maharashtra Minister Prakash Abitkar assured on Monday that a joint meeting will be convened to resolve the delay in transferring health centres and schools in the Palghar district to the Vasai-Virar municipal body.BJP MLA Sneha Dubey Pandit raised the issue in the state...

Palghar, March 14 Three individuals have been arrested in connection with an attempted break-in at a jewelry store in Palghar district, Maharashtra, according to police on Saturday.The accused were apprehended in Thane city for the crime that occurred in the Naigaon area on March 4, an...

Palghar, March 13 The Maharashtra excise department seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 11.39 lakh in separate operations in the Palghar district, leading to the arrest of three persons, an official said on Friday.Three vehicles worth Rs 21 lakh were also seized in the operations...

Palghar, March 13 The administration in Maharashtra's Palghar district conducted a high-intensity mock drill at the Tarapur MIDC in Boisar on Friday to test emergency response mechanisms in the event of a major industrial disaster, a senior official said.The drill, carried out in coordination...

Palghar, March 13 Three people were arrested for allegedly killing a man in Palghar district, Maharashtra, and the investigation led to the arrest of three more wanted individuals in another case, officials said on Friday.The Mira-Bhayander, Vasai-Virar police launched an investigation after...

Palghar, March 10 The Vasai-Virar civic body in Maharashtra's Palghar district has presented a budget of ₹4,206.87 crore for the 2026-27 fiscal year, with a strong focus on infrastructure, healthcare, and sustainable urban development.Manojkumar Suryavanshi, Commissioner of the Vasai Virar...

Palghar, March 10 Maharashtra BJP MLA Sneha Dube Pandit has urged women from marginalized and tribal communities to seek free sanitary napkins through the public distribution system (PDS) and said she will also raise their concerns in the state assembly.Speaking at an event to mark...

Palghar, March 7 Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik said on Saturday that the state government plans to develop an international-level port at Satpati in the Palghar district, which would benefit fishermen and boost the local economy.He was speaking after launching the first phase of the...

Palghar, March 7 A meeting of the Vasai Taluka Mangrove Conservation Committee in Palghar district was held on Saturday to review measures for protecting mangrove forests and preventing encroachments in the Vasai-Virar region, an official said.The meeting, which took place in the SDO office in...

Palghar, March 5 A fire broke out in a girls' hostel of a state-run ashram school in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Thursday, though there are no reports of injuries as all 87 inmates were successfully evacuated, a civic official said.The blaze erupted at 5:20 pm at the hostel of the school...

Palghar, March 5 Around 200 MSRTC buses will be made available to the Palghar district over the next two years to address the shortage of public transport services, said Boisar MLA Vilas Tare on Thursday.The decision was made during a meeting chaired by state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik...

Thane, March 5 The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Thane has awarded a compensation of Rs 46.55 lakh to the family of a man who died in a road accident over eight years ago.In its order dated February 26, a copy of which was made available on Wednesday, the tribunal directed the...

Palghar, March 4 A 52-year-old man was arrested in the Yavatmal district of Maharashtra, several days after he allegedly fired at the father of a grocer over a dispute involving a love marriage and the victim's son, police said on Wednesday."The accused, identified as Umesh alias Pralhad...

Mumbai, March 4 The Maharashtra government will expand drone surveillance and strengthen joint enforcement teams to curb illegal excavation activities across the state, said Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday.Illegal excavation rackets that dig out sand, soil, and key...

Palghar, March 4 A 28-year-old driver from Punjab was killed after their tempo caught fire on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in Maharashtra's Palghar district, and a cleaner sustained serious injuries, police said on Wednesday.The incident, which disrupted traffic on the busy carriageway...

Palghar, March 3 A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his father with an axe in the Mokhada taluka of Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Tuesday.The accused, identified as Ishwar Walaya Waje, attacked his father, Walaya Hadkya Waje (47), on Sunday after...

Mumbai, March 2 – Hundreds of people from Maharashtra are stranded in the Middle East due to airspace closure caused by the Iran war, though all are safe, officials said on Monday.Officials said that figures are being collected from various parts of the state.Among those stranded in Dubai is...

Palghar, March 2 A major leak of hazardous oleum gas at a chemical plant in Palghar district, Maharashtra, on Monday led to the evacuation of over 2,600 people, including 1,600 school students, while three people reported minor eye irritation, officials said.The oleum (fuming sulfuric acid)...

Palghar, March 2 Oleum (fuming sulfuric acid) gas leaked from a chemical unit in an industrial area in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Monday afternoon, resulting in the evacuation of 458 people, while some experienced minor eye irritation, officials said.The toxic gas leaked from the unit...