Thane: News
02 Jun 2018
Indian Premier League (IPL)IPL betting case: Arbaaz appears before cops to record statement
Bollywood actor Arbaaz Khan arrived in Thane today for recording his statement before the police in connection with an alleged IPL betting racket.
31 May 2018
MumbaiMaharashtra sees dip in Class-XII success rate, Mumbai's performance disappoints
At a time when the country is reveling in the high success rate of students in this year's class X and XII exams, Maharashtra has received a setback.
28 May 2018
Thane PoliceThane man cheats bank; avails loan using forged documents
The Thane Police has arrested a 36-year-old man who allegedly cheated a bank in Thane by taking loans based on fake documents and then defaulting on repayment.
16 May 2018
MumbaiMumbai: In 17-years, more than four-fold rise in vehicular registration
In just 17 years, Mumbai Metropolitan Region has seen more than a four-fold rise in vehicular registration. Thane region comes at the top with 38.31L vehicle-registrations, followed by Mumbai and Panvel regions.
29 Apr 2018
MaharashtraThane man jailed for life for burning his wife alive
A 32-year-old man of Bhiwandi (Maharashtra), who burnt his wife alive more than five years ago, has been sentenced to life imprisonment and fined Rs. 11,000.
22 Apr 2018
SPThane: Police raid two bars; 31 people, including women, arrested
Thane district police on Saturday raided two bars and arrested 31 people, including 13 women, on various charges, an official said on Sunday.
14 Apr 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Osmanabad farmers not allowed to sell produce, throw vegetables
Several farmers from Osmanabad were seen throwing crates full of vegetables outside Mantralaya as a mark of protest in Mumbai on Friday.
14 Apr 2018
MumbaiMumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train tickets to cost between Rs. 250-3,000
Tickets of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train would likely cost passengers between Rs. 250-3,000.
12 Apr 2018
IndiaThane: Police arrest man involved in 50 chain-snatching cases
Police have arrested a 40-year-old man allegedly involved in about 50 cases of chain-snatching in Thane and the neighboring Palghar and Mumbai districts.
09 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaThane: Suspended ACP arrested for abetting suicide of woman cop
A suspended senior police officer was arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of a 24-year-old woman constable in Thane, the police said today.
06 Apr 2018
MumbaiAboard Mumbai local, man tries to molest, thrash, strangle woman
A shocking video has emerged that shows a well-built man first trying to molest a woman, then attacking her and when she resisted him, he caught her by her hair and tried to strangle her, during which she even came dangerously close to the open gate.
02 Apr 2018
Navi MumbaiThane: Huge fire guts down six oil godowns
A massive fire destroyed at least six godowns, where oil and tires were stored, at a village here in the wee hours today, an official said.
19 Mar 2018
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)MNS workers target Gujarati signboards at shops in Thane
Activists of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) have reportedly pulled down Gujarati signboards at some commercial establishments in Thane district of Maharashtra.
17 Mar 2018
POCSOThane: Music teacher sentenced to 3-year imprisonment for molesting minor
A Thane court awarded three-year rigorous imprisonment to a 30-year-old music teacher for molesting a minor girl on 9 Dec'16.
16 Mar 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra to spend Rs. 5.8cr on 30 vehicles for VVIPs
The Maharashtra government has announced its decision to purchase 30 vehicles collectively worth Rs. 5.84 crore for VVIPs for 15 District Collectorate offices.
11 Mar 2018
MaharashtraRed wave sweeps through Maharashtra; Farmers' agitation has crossed Thane
A wave of red has been sweeping through Maharashtra since Tuesday as 25,000 farmers wearing red caps and holding red flags started their march from Nashik. They are demanding loan waiver and implementation of Swaminathan Commission.
10 Mar 2018
Nawazuddin SiddiquiNawazuddin Siddiqui calls Thane CDR scam allegations 'random'
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, whose name cropped up in the Call Detail Record (CDR) scam yesterday, has dismissed the claims against him, terming them as "random".
09 Mar 2018
MaharashtraBlasts, fire rip through chemical plants near Mumbai
At least three people died and several were injured when a series of explosions and fire ripped through a chemical plant of a pharma company in Maharashtra's Boisar, near Mumbai, late yesterday.
06 Mar 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra couple arrested for trying to sell four-month-old son
Police arrested a married couple from Thane district when they were trying to sell their four-month-old son for Rs. 6 lakh to a woman representative of an Udaipur-based orphanage.
06 Mar 2018
Crime BranchThane: Two held with fake currency notes worth Rs. 43,400
The Thane police's Crime Branch arrested a man and a woman and recovered counterfeit currency notes with a face value of Rs. 43,400 from them, an official said.
17 Feb 2018
MumbaiThane school trustee thrashes students for disturbing sleep, gets arrested
A Thane school trustee has been arrested on Friday for allegedly locking up and thrashing 50 students with a fiber rod for disturbing her sleep.
03 Feb 2018
MurderThane: 54-year-old man killed in quarrel over Re. 1
A 54-year-old man from Kalyan town in Thane has been killed in a quarrel over Re. 1.
19 Jan 2018
MumbaiMassive fire breaks out in Thane building, over 150 rescued
A massive fire broke out at the Girija Heights building in Thane on Friday afternoon. According to reports, as many as eight fire tenders and 70 firemen were rushed to the spot to take control of the situation.
03 Jan 2018
MumbaiMaharashtra bandh: Security high, no dabba service, waiver by airlines
There is high security across Maharashtra in the wake of a statewide bandh called by Dalit protesters today.
18 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Heavy rainfall predicted for five days; warning issued
Mumbai is likely to receive heavy showers over the next five days as the meteorological department has predicted heavy rainfall in several parts of Maharashtra due to an active monsoon spell.
02 Sep 2017
MumbaiThane: 33-year-old building dangerously tilts; residents evacuated
The Thane Municipal Corporation evacuated a 33-year-old, four-storied building "Noorani Mahal" that dangerously tilted in Mumbra.
17 Aug 2017
IndiaReport: 15% brothels provide minors for sex in Mumbai
Minors form a major part of India's sex trade. A report by IJM and Maharashtra Commission for the Protection of Child Rights claims at least 15% of Mumbai's commercial sex establishments offer underage women for pleasure.
07 Aug 2017
Maharashtra PoliceExplosives recovered from Thane scrapyard, three detained
Police in Maharashtra recovered a huge cache of explosives in a scrapyard in Thane district's Mumbra-Kausa area.
30 Jul 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Thane residents can file pothole complaints using app
Thane Municipal Corporation will formally restart pothole application, Star Grade, next week enabling residents to file complaints related to potholes online.
22 May 2017
IndiaKids stripped, tonsured, paraded for stealing chaklis worth Rs. 2
When two hungry kids nicked a couple of chaklis, barely worth Rs. 2, from a shop in Ulhasnagar, Thane, they weren't expecting to be beaten, stripped, having their heads shaved, garlanded with shoes and then paraded. But that's exactly what happened.
09 May 2017
MumbaiMaharashtra- Junk food in school canteens banned
Sale of junk food in school canteens of Maharashtra has now been prohibited by the government.
05 May 2017
MumbaiAfter Eman, Saifee hospital to start fundraising for obese children
After successfully raising over 21 lakh for the surgery of Eman Ahmed, doctors from Saifee hospital are planning to launch a similar campaign for helping 7 obese children.
17 Mar 2017
PuneMumbai metro intervenes in Kalanagar's decongestion plans
The Metro 2B corridor (DN Nagar-Bandra-Mankhurd) is interfering with the construction of one of the 3 flyovers meant to decongest the traffic at BKC junction.
27 Feb 2017
PuneArrests made in Army recruitment exam leak
21 people have been arrested from Pune, Nagpur and Panaji in connection with leaking papers of an army recruitment exam: among those arrested include a retired army officer and a paramilitary officer.
18 Feb 2017
Bombay High CourtMumbai boys selected for NBA India's 21-member team
Parth Sharma and Suraj Pathak of Mumbai and Preshit Pawar of Thane are among 21 players selected from across India for the National Basketball Association Academy, India, that will train them in Delhi.
10 Dec 2016
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Mumbai on a Saturday
Crawford market traders are despondent over business vanishing due to cash crunch.
09 Nov 2016
MumbaiHow is Mumbai doing on 9th November?
The Union Information and Broadcasting ministry banned 'Care World' TV channel for 7 days for showing objectionable content.
01 Nov 2016
Salman KhanWhat made news in Mumbai on 1st November?
MPCB tested 26 firecrackers for noise levels and concluded they were within permissible limits of 125 db and hence didn't need to be banned.
