Thane District

Amid the Centre's push for digital transaction, Dhasai village in Thane district has become the first "cashless village" in Maharashtra, state Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said today.

Thane gets 150% more rainfall this season than last year

As per the official statement issued here, till July 21 last year, the cumulative rainfall was 451 mm, while for the same period this year it is 1,112 mm.

Fire in Bhiwandi building

The blaze occurred in a godown where powerloom-related material like oil and yarn were stored on the ground floor of three-storey Aam Manzil, a building in a residential locality of Nagaon in Bhiwandi, Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation's disaster control section chief Namdeo Gaikwad said.

KDMC awaits Rs 6500 cr package announce by CM: RTI query

"KDMC Account Officer and Public Information officer Vinay Kulkarni in his reply to my RTI query, said no such funds have been received till date from the Government," RTI activist Anil Galgali said.

Building collapses in Thane district, several trapped

"The building 'Matru Chhaya' crashed at about 10.40 pm following heavy downpour. A massive relief and rescue operation has begun and so far three injured persons have been rescued and rushed to the hospital," Regional Disaster Management Committee (RDMC) chief Santosh Kadam said.

Supreme Court strikes down Section 66A of IT Act

Shreya Singhal, who sought amendment in Section 66A of the IT Act. filed the petition after two girls - Shaheen Dhada and Rinu Srinivasan - were arrested in Palghar in Thane district of Maharashtra as one of them posted a comment against the shutdown in Mumbai following Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray's death and the other 'liked' it.

Bhiwandi to be developed as logistics and godown hub: CM

Intervening in a discussion on the death of eight labourers in a fire incident at a scrap godown in Bhiwandi in December last year, Fadnavis said in the state Assembly that 2,200 hectares of land has been earmarked for the development plan. "Bhiwandi will be developed as a logistics and godown hub.