Thane

Sharad Pawar attacks Narendra Modi over Ishrat Jehan encounter

Written by Saurabh Gupta | Sunday May 19, 2013

Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar today attacked Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, saying the latter was "proud" of the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter episode which has seen several of the state's top...

How Sanjay Dutt spent his first night in jail

Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2013

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt spent his first night after returning to prison reading spiritual books. The Maharashtra Government authorities are yet to decide if he should be kept at Arthur Road Central Jail in Mumbai or if he should be shifted elsewh...

Mumbai housing prices soar by 66 per cent in 4 years

Tuesday May 14, 2013

The increase has been even higher at 70 per cent in Thane and 74 per cent in Navi Mumbai.

Fire at Thane industrial unit kills one, two injured

Press Trust of India | Monday May 13, 2013

One person was killed and two others sustained serious burn injuries in a fire at an industrial unit in Dombivili township of Thane district in Maharashtra this morning.

Two classmates booked for abetting 19-year-old engineering student's suicide

Reported by Rashmi Rajput, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Sunday May 12, 2013

The two boys who were named in the suicide note of a 19-year-old engineering student who killed himself in Thane on Friday, have been booked for abetment to suicide and conspiracy.

Teen engineering student kills self near Mumbai, alleges harassment in suicide note

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Sunday May 12, 2013

A 19-year-old engineering student allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a train on the outskirts of Mumbai in Thane district. The police say they have recovered a suicide note from his pocket in which he has accused two boys of harassing...

Allegedly harassed, 19-year-old engineering student commits suicide in Thane

Written by Saurabh Gupta (With inputs by Swadesh Malviya), Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Sunday May 12, 2013

After being allegedly harassed by two boys in his college, a 19-year-old engineering student committed suicide by jumping in front of a train between the Vithalwadi and Ulhasnagar stations on the outskirts of Mumbai in Thane district.

Builder shot at by unidentified men in Thane

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 5, 2013

A builder from the powerloom town of Bhiwandi in the district was shot at and injured by unidentified assailants, police said today.

Police van overturns in Thane; eight cops, four prisoners hurt

Press Trust of India | Friday May 3, 2013

Eight policemen and four prisoners were injured when the van in which they were travelling overturned in Thane this afternoon, police said.

Doctor allegedly raped woman in hospital near Mumbai

Press Trust of India | Friday May 3, 2013

A doctor allegedly raped a young woman while she was undergoing treatment at his hospital in Thane, police said on Friday.

Girl rejected by coaching classes for burn scars scores 94 per cent

Mid-Day.com | Thursday May 2, 2013

Thane resident Priya Mahunta is still undergoing surgeries for the 45 per cent burns she sustained in a kitchen accident last year. But despite the scars and marks, which hindered her learning, she has done the unthinkable.

Brother arrested for raping sister, who is five months' pregnant

Edited by Surabhi Malik | Tuesday April 30, 2013

A 19-year-old boy from Thane has been arrested by the police for allegedly raping his minor sister.

Three children suffocate to death inside parked car in Thane

Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with PTI inputs) | Thursday April 25, 2013

In a tragic incident, three children, including two siblings, died of suffocation after they got locked inside a car parked at a godown near their house while playing, police said on Thursday.

Thane bandh begins; buses damaged

Press Trust of India | Friday April 19, 2013

A bandh called by major political parties in Thane against on-going demolition of illegal structures without providing alternate accommodation to the occupants began with some persons damaging at least 12 buses in the wee hours of the morning on Thur...

Three arrested for Thane jeweller brothers' murder

Press Trust of India | Monday April 15, 2013

Three persons, including two girls, have been arrested in connection with the last week's murder of two brothers, who ran a jewellery shop at Nallasopara in Thane, police said today.