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Electricity department engineer caught taking Rs 2-lakh bribe in Palghar
The 42-year-old from Ashagad under the Dahanu sub-division of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) had demanded Rs 3 lakh to spare a cattle shed owner from action for stealing electricity
21 March,2025 09:43 AM IST | Palghar | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra: Forest department seizes 1,800 kg of wood used to make gutka
Officials made the bust near Saphale forest after a tip-off about Catechu trees being felled
16 March,2025 07:37 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Western Railway reveals design for eight modern stations on Virar-Dahanu route
Additional halts between Virar and Dahanu, to be ready by 2026, will have food courts, open spaces and other amenities. As the government pushes forward with plans for a ‘Third Mumbai’ in Palghar, locals are urging authorities to expedite the quadrupling work, especially in the Virar-Palghar section, where much of the groundwork is already complete
13 March,2025 07:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Forest department busts illegal excavation in Virar forest
An offence has been registered under the sections of Indian Forest Act against three people; three trucks were seized from the location and an offence has been registered against the three drivers
02 March,2025 07:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Mumbai weather update: Here’s why the city has been sizzling for last four days
An anti-cyclone over Madhya Pradesh has been pushing warm air across the west coast, delaying the setting in of sea breeze and causing the mercury to soar; temperatures to come down this weekend
28 February,2025 10:54 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
Brace for a 5-hour block between Virar-Vaitarna and Saphale-Kelve Road stations
The block will undertaken from 1.40 am to 7.10 am between Virar and Vaitarna stations, and from 1.50 am to 6.50 am between Saphale and Kelve Road stations on both the Up and Down lines
13 February,2025 06:35 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Bullet train project
‘Local contractors break Dahanu farm fences, causing crop loss’
Locals say they have lost produce between July 2024 and January 2025 due to reckless ways of those executing showpiece project; the NHSRCL's Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor, part of India’s first bullet train project, spans 508 kilometres and is considered a vital initiative
10 February,2025 11:11 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Forest department seizes 15 tonnes of smuggled Khair wood near Charoti
In a major crackdown on Khair wood smuggling, the Jawahar and Dahanu Forest Divisions seized over 15 tonnes of the valuable wood near Charoti on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway. The consignment was intercepted during an overnight operation led by Deputy Conservator of Forests Saipun Sheikh
07 February,2025 02:51 PM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Rare ornate flying snake rescued in Maharashtra’s Dahanu
Maharashtra Forest Department handed over the snake to the Wildlife Welfare Association, a local NGO, for veterinary observation and scientific documentation
05 February,2025 02:26 PM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Dahanu festival: Enjoy art, music and food in the coastal town this weekend
The third edition of the Dahanu Festival on the pristine beaches of the quaint coastal town has more in store than meets the eye this year
31 January,2025 09:37 AM IST | Mumbai | Devashish Kamble