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Thane, March 3 The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in the Thane district of Maharashtra has awarded a compensation of Rs 25.59 lakh to the family of a 28-year-old woman who was run over by a speeding tanker in 2016.MACT member R V Mohite awarded the sum to the two minor children and the...

Thane, March 3 Two migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh have died in separate incidents of electrocution in Thane district, Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday.The incidents occurred in the Kalyan and Dombivli areas of the district on Sunday night, an official said.Sandeep Ghorilal Rawat (35)...

Thane, March 3 A container truck carrying biscuits overturned on a highway in Thane district, Maharashtra, in the early hours of Tuesday, an official said.No one was injured in the accident, which occurred on the Nashik-Mumbai Highway near Kalwa around 4 am, the official said."The driver of...

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...

Thane, March 2 The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Maharashtra's Thane district has awarded a compensation of Rs 94.27 lakh to a woman lawyer, who became paraplegic after a road accident in 2019.MACT member R V Mohite directed the owner of the car that collided with the victim's...

Thane/Palghar, March 2 Authorities in Thane and Palghar districts have activated mechanisms and issued advisories as part of efforts to assist those stranded in the Middle East due to the Iran conflict, as well as their relatives here, officials said on Monday.In separate statements, Thane...

Thane, March 1 Twenty-three people from the Thane district in Maharashtra, including 12 senior citizens, are stranded in Dubai following the closure of airspace after the US and Israel's attack on Iran, officials said on Sunday.The group, originating from Kalyan, Shahapur, and Murbad talukas...

Thane, February 28 A fire broke out at a dyeing unit in an industrial area in Thane district, Maharashtra, and there were no casualties in the incident, civic officials said on Saturday.The fire erupted after midnight on the premises in the Khoka compound near Kalyan Naka in Bhiwandi town...

Thane, February 27 A 26-year-old woman, who was deeply depressed after repeatedly failing to pass police recruitment exams, allegedly committed suicide at her home in Ambernath, in the Thane district, according to an official on Friday.The deceased, identified as Pratiksha Rane, a resident of...

Thane, February 27 The daughter of an auto-rickshaw driver in Dombivali, Thane district, has approached the police, claiming that unauthorized transactions amounting to Rs 2.6 crore were made in bank accounts opened in her name.Nidhi Tiwari, a Master's student at a prominent college in Kalyan...

Thane, February 27 A court in Thane district of Maharashtra has acquitted a 21-year-old labourer accused of killing a man and injuring another in a 2018 knife attack, citing inconsistencies in the eyewitness testimonies.Principal district and sessions judge S B Agrawal granted the benefit of...

Thane, February 26 At least six people were injured, two of them seriously, when a speeding car driven by a doctor crashed into several parked vehicles in the Kalyan area of Thane district, Maharashtra, police said on Thursday.According to police officials, the driver of the car suddenly lost...

Thane, February 26 Police in Thane have registered a case against a man and his family members for allegedly harassing his pregnant wife for dowry and assaulting her, leading to a miscarriage, officials said on Thursday.The victim, from Dombivli in Maharashtra's Thane district, got married to...

Mumbai, February 26 An accused in an ISIS-linked case has claimed that two individuals posing as Army officers approached him and offered to "resolve" his trial if he joined a covert operation, prompting a court here to seek responses from the NIA and police.Areeb Majeed, arrested in 2014...

Thane, February 25 A Class 12 student allegedly committed suicide in Kalyan, in the district, due to the fear of failing the board examination, police said.Akshara N R, who was studying commerce, was found hanging in her house on Wednesday morning.In a suicide note addressed to her parents...

Mumbai, February 25 Maharashtra Minister Ganesh Naik said on Wednesday that the state government will provide advanced equipment and strengthen systems to prevent forest fires and improve firefighting capabilities across the state.Responding to a question raised in the legislative assembly by...

Thane, February 25 A special POCSO court in Thane has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 2021, stating that the crime was "heinous" and deserved no leniency.Although the accused's DNA report did not match the victim's fetus...

Thane, February 24 Dr. Kailas Pawar, the civil surgeon of Thane district, has been awarded the 'Balasaheb Thackeray Arogya Ratna' award by the Maharashtra government in recognition of his contribution to public healthcare, the district administration said on Tuesday.The award was presented to...

Thane, February 24 A doctor allegedly attempted suicide by consuming 45 sleeping pills along with beer after a dispute with his wife in Thane district, Maharashtra, on Tuesday, police said.The doctor attempted to take his own life at his apartment in Dombivili East and was found unconscious by...

Thane, February 23 A 30-year-old bank employee is alleged to have committed suicide, fearing he had contracted rabies after being attacked by a stray dog in Thane district, Maharashtra, police said on Monday.Aish Vishwanath Amin was found hanging at his house in the Tisgaon Naka area of Kalyan...