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Maharashtra: Govt surveyor caught taking Rs 50,000 bribe in Raigad district
Accused Vishal Bhima Rasal (29), posted at Mhasla, had allegedly demanded the money to measure a plot and issue documents concerning the land in Varvatne village
18 April,2025 12:17 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Liquor worth Rs 44,000 seized near Maharashtra border in Palghar, two held
Acting on a tip, a trap was near Nilgiri Hotel along the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway at Wadoli, and the seizure was made on Thursday night
18 April,2025 12:04 PM IST | Palghar | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra: Gargai Dam, a step closer to reality?
CM Devendra Fadnavis directs forest department to issue wildlife and environmental permits; The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has planned to construct Gargai Dam at Wada in Palghar district to the north of Mumbai, at an estimated cost of Rs 5000 crore
18 April,2025 08:28 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
CM Fadnavis approves environmental clearance for Gargai Dam project
The state also decided to finalise the tiger corridor routes based on the maps available on the Central Government’s PARIVESH portal. Private lands falling within these tiger corridors will be acquired with the consent of the farmers
17 April,2025 09:14 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Palghar: Pregnant woman body slams thief who tried to rob her home
Thirty-three-year old bravely confronts duo inside her Palghar flat on Monday evening, uses wrestling move to help nab one of them; the 33-year-old woman bravely fought off two intruders who had broken into her home in Adarsh Nagar on Monday, saving gold ornaments and cash worth nearly Rs 10 lakh
16 April,2025 12:29 PM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
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Forest department staffer booked for demanding bribe in Palghar
He allegedly asked the bribe amount to permit the villager to construct a house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in Palghar, the police said on Tuesday
15 April,2025 08:51 PM IST | Palghar | mid-day online correspondent
Expedite Kalu Dam work to solve water issue in Thane: Eknath Shinde to officials
Shinde said that to ensure that the dam construction work gets completed in a timely manner, the administrative machinery concerned must work in coordination to expedite the land acquisition and resettlement work
15 April,2025 05:36 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Woman fights off robbers who barged into her home in Palghar
The incident took place on Monday evening. One of the accused, caught by the woman and her neighbours, has been arrested
15 April,2025 01:58 PM IST | Palghar | mid-day online correspondent
Nigerian national held with mephedrone worth Rs 11.5 lakh in Palghar
A police team intercepted the accused, the Nigerian national, near a mall in the Achole police station area in the wee hours of Friday, said senior inspector Shahuraj Ranavre of Crime Unit III, Virar
12 April,2025 02:14 PM IST | Palghar | mid-day online correspondent
Timely fund allocation can help MSRTC recover losses: Transport Minister
MSRTC, which connects big cities and also remote areas of the state, currently operates a fleet of 14,300 buses. In January, Sarnaik said the corporation will buy 5,000 buses every year for the next five years to augment its fleet
10 April,2025 04:27 PM IST | Palghar | PTI