Palghar

Constable pushed down from railway bridge by drunk men, 2 held

A constable was severely injured on Friday after he was allegedly assaulted and pushed down from a footover bridge by a group of drunk miscreants at Nalla Sopara railway station here, police said.

Feb 17, 2017, 14:22 PM IST

Maharashtra: Man raped daughter for years, arrested

A 20-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her father repeatedly over the years, forcing her to undergo three abortions, police said on Saturday.

Sep 17, 2016, 17:08 PM IST

Middle Vaitarna Dam near Mumbai renamed after Bal Thackeray

Middle Vaitarna Dam, a key source of water for the metropolis, was today rechristened after Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray at a function attended by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena head Uddhav Thackeray.

Sep 02, 2016, 04:58 AM IST

Heavy rains lash Mumbai, disrupt road, rail, air traffic; IMD issues alert

Warning of a wet weekend, the IMD Mumbai has forecast very heavy rains over Mumbai and coastal Konkan region over the next 48 hours.

Aug 05, 2016, 21:29 PM IST

Rajasthan: Man held for raping 5-year-old girl, torturing 2-yr old sibling

Nearly four months after a five-year-old girl was allegedly raped and her one-year-old brother tortured by two men here, one of the accused has been arrested from Rajasthan, police said today.

Jul 22, 2016, 13:18 PM IST

Maharashtra: Wife kills self after husband forced her to cook and eat meat

A woman allegedly committed suicide in the Palghar district of Maharashtra after her husband forced her to meat, police said on Tuesday.

Apr 26, 2016, 21:29 PM IST

Plastic factory gutted in fire, no casualty ijn Maharashtra

Fire gutted a plastic manufacturing unit at an industrial area in Vasai township of the district, officials said today.

Apr 01, 2016, 10:00 AM IST

Over 200 school kids ill after eating mid-day meal in Maharashtra, food samples taken

Over 200 school kids of a zila parishad-run primary school in the Palghar district were yesterday admitted to hospital as they suffered health problems after consuming mid-day meal food, it emerged on Friday.

Feb 26, 2016, 09:37 AM IST

Counting for Palghar by-polls today

Counting of votes for the Palghar (ST) Assembly by-polls will be held on Tuesday where Shiv Sena's Amit Ghoda is pitted against Congress's Rajendra Gavit.

Feb 16, 2016, 08:47 AM IST

Woman raped by father-in-law in Maharashtra

A 30-year-old woman was allegedly raped by her father-in-law here after which he was roughed up by locals prompting him to flee his village Nikha-Gaotanpada, police said on Monday.

Nov 23, 2015, 11:52 AM IST

Dalit brothers thrashed for opposing remarks against BR Ambedkar

Three Dalit brothers were allegedly thrashed by a mob after they objected to their derogatory remarks against Dr BR Ambedkar in Virar area here in early hours on Monday, police said.

Oct 12, 2015, 12:54 PM IST