Mumbai Police have arrested seven Mira-Bhayandar residents, including an ICICI Bank ’s relationship manager for allegedly trying to secure a loan against a fake Rs. 50-crore fixed deposit receipt. On Monday, five people — all from Mira Road and Bhayandar — had approached the Vishal Talkies Branch of ICICI Bank and produced ‘FD slips’ seeking […]
Month: March 2020
Father, his friend acquitted in teenager rape case by Thane court
A 45-year-old man and his Kashimira resident friend have been acquitted in the 2013 gang rape and murder case of the former’s teenage daughter by the Thane Court. In the submission before the District Court at Thane, the prosecutor told that the 17-year-old victim had eloped with her lover from the state of Uttar Pradesh. […]
Remote surveillance camera helps foil ATM robbery attempt at Naya Nagar
An unidentified miscreant made an abortive attempt to steal cash from an offsite Automated Teller Machine(ATM) of a private bank in the Pooja Nagar area of the Mira Road. This happened at the wee hours of Friday. Police officials said the remote surveillance camera facility available at the ATM alerted the bank officials at Goregaon. […]
Congress Party Group leader demands disqualification of his party’s Corporator Sarah Akram
Zubair Inamdar, Congress Party Group Leader in Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has demanded the disqualification of corporator Sarah Akram, who was ‘deliberately’ absent during the Mayor and Deputy Mayor elections, despite the party issued a whip before the poll. Inamdar has demanded the disqualification of the councilorship of Sarah Akram, who was absent on the […]
Traffic police fine, burn headphones of auto drivers in Mira-Bhayander
Operating any vehicle with the headphones on can be a massive hazard and it can lead to accidents. Putting on the headphones and listening to the music or talking on the phone can be dangerous as the mind gets distracted and can miss a few things on the roads. It is illegal to put on […]
Land mafia ‘welcomes’ MBMC’s demolition team with stone-pelting at Kashimira, 6 arrested
The example of the lawlessness increasing in the Mira Bhayandar was seen when an anti-encroachment Squad of the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation were violently attacked by the land mafia at Mandvi Pada area of Kashimira. The officials were gone there for the demolition drive of illegal chawl. A case has been registered at Kashimira Police […]
Versova Creek Bridge will remain shut for 7 hrs on Thursday
The Versova Creek Bridge located on the Ghodbunder Road –Mumbai Ahmedabad Highway junction near Fountain Hotel will remain shut for inspection for seven hours on Thursday. Commuters and drivers have been asked to plan their journey accordingly on Thursday. The Traffic movement on the Ahmedabad bound two-lane bridge will remain closed from 10:00 am to […]
No forceful action against ex-BJP MLA Narendra Mehta: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court giving some relief to former BJP MLA directed the Thane Police Crime Branch not to take any forceful action against Narendra Mehta unless or until he is cooperating in the investigation in the which he is accused of raping a party’s Dalit woman corporator. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice […]
Take action against ‘that’ officer of MBMC: Pratap Sarnaik
The statues of Veer Maharana Pratap and Abdul Kalam were installed at the jurisdiction of Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation without having the permission of the state government. Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik demanded action on the concerned officer of the MBMC who installed the statues without the permission of the government and used hard-earned taxpayers’ […]
Woman injured after Tembha Hospital fan falls on her
A government hospital runs by Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation is always in the news for the wrong reason. This time, a woman patient injured after Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Tembha Hospital ceiling fan falls on her. Currently, she is undergoing treatment at the hospital. Jarasanna Tordor, who lives in Indira Nagar area at 60 […]