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Video: Maharashtra Minister's Convoy Drives On Wrong Side Amid Jam, Commuters Fume
A video of Maharashtra Forest Minister and Palghar Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik's convoy travelling on the wrong side of the road to avoid a massive traffic jam on the Ghodbunder Road in Thane has surfaced on social media.
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Man Kills Wife After Dispute Over Money, Dumps Body In Thane Forest
A 35-year-old man allegedly killed his wife after a monetary dispute, packed the body in a drum and threw it in a forest area in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Tuesday.
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Leopard Spotted In Maharashtra District, Search Op Launched
A leopard was spotted on a CCTV camera at a village in Maharashtra's Thane district, prompting forest officials to launch a search for the big cat, an official said on Friday.
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Baby Crocodile Rescued From Residential Area Near Mumbai
A baby marsh crocodile was rescued from a 'chawl' in the eastern Mumbai suburb of Mulund, an honorary wildlife warden said on Tuesday.
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Two Women Booked for Kicking, Assaulting Senior Citizen in Thane
The victim, who is a resident of Forest Colony in Khadakpada of Kalyan, was constructing a platform to keep his plants near his house, and the accused had opposed the move, the official said.
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Nigerian Man Wanted In Drugs Case Found Dead In Thane Forest: Police
A Nigerian man, wanted in connection with a drugs case, was found dead after a police chase in a forest of Maharashtra's Thane city, an official said on Sunday.
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Leopard Enters Washroom Of Mumbai School, Rescued By Forest Department
The rescue operation took almost three hours, said Wildlife Welfare Association, a non-governmental organisation working in Thane and Mumbai.
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Tribals Hold Protest In Maharashtra's Thane; Over 100 Detained, Released
Over 100 tribals were detained by Thane police on Monday while they were moving towards the sub-divisional officer's premises here as part of a protest demanding forest rights, caste certificates and other amenities, an official said.
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Bodies Of Maharashtra Woman, 3 Children Found In Forest Near Thane, Probe On: Cops
The bodies of a woman and her three minor children, who were reported missing since late October, were found in a forest near Thane in Maharashtra, police said today.
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Decomposed Body Of Man, With Genitals Cut Off, Found In Forest In Thane
A man's highly-decomposed body, with private parts cut off, was found in a jungle in Kulgaon area of Maharashtra's Thane district, the police said today.
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20,000 Farmers March From Thane To Mumbai Demanding Drought Compensation
Over 20,000 farmers have started a two-day march from Thane to Mumbai's iconic Azad Maidan, eight months after a similar protest saw a sea of red - formed by farmers in red caps - on a long march through Maharashtra. The farmers are demanding compensation for drought, an unconditional farm loan waiver and the transfer of forest rights to tribals. I...
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Woman Allegedly Kidnapped, Raped By Rickshaw Driver Near Mumbai
The auto rickshaw driver took the vehicle to a forest area where he sexually assaulted her.
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Full Grown Leopard Found In Wrestling Arena Of Mumbai Gym
Perhaps mistaking it for the 'Gym Corbett' park, a leopard entered a gymnasium in the SRPF camp adjacent to Aarey Milk Colony yesterday. Officials from the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) and Thane Forest Department (territorial) took two hours to rescue the big cat on Sunday afternoon.
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Skeleton Found In Thane Forest, Suspected To Be Missing Hospital Worker
Police suspect murder after a human skeleton was discovered in a jungle in the Bhiwandi Tehsil of Thane in Maharashtra. They also recovered an identity card with the remains, which belonged to a hospital employee who has been missing since January.
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New Lizard Species Discovered In Mumbai, Named After Bengaluru-Based Scientist
A new species of a ground-dwelling lizard has been discovered in Goregaon's Aarey Colony and Thane's Badlapur forested belts, 130 years after the last such gecko was discovered, and has been named after a Bengaluru-based scientist Varad Giri.
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Video: Maharashtra Minister's Convoy Drives On Wrong Side Amid Jam, Commuters Fume
A video of Maharashtra Forest Minister and Palghar Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik's convoy travelling on the wrong side of the road to avoid a massive traffic jam on the Ghodbunder Road in Thane has surfaced on social media.
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Man Kills Wife After Dispute Over Money, Dumps Body In Thane Forest
A 35-year-old man allegedly killed his wife after a monetary dispute, packed the body in a drum and threw it in a forest area in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Tuesday.
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Leopard Spotted In Maharashtra District, Search Op Launched
A leopard was spotted on a CCTV camera at a village in Maharashtra's Thane district, prompting forest officials to launch a search for the big cat, an official said on Friday.
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Baby Crocodile Rescued From Residential Area Near Mumbai
A baby marsh crocodile was rescued from a 'chawl' in the eastern Mumbai suburb of Mulund, an honorary wildlife warden said on Tuesday.
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Two Women Booked for Kicking, Assaulting Senior Citizen in Thane
The victim, who is a resident of Forest Colony in Khadakpada of Kalyan, was constructing a platform to keep his plants near his house, and the accused had opposed the move, the official said.
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Nigerian Man Wanted In Drugs Case Found Dead In Thane Forest: Police
A Nigerian man, wanted in connection with a drugs case, was found dead after a police chase in a forest of Maharashtra's Thane city, an official said on Sunday.
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Leopard Enters Washroom Of Mumbai School, Rescued By Forest Department
The rescue operation took almost three hours, said Wildlife Welfare Association, a non-governmental organisation working in Thane and Mumbai.
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Tribals Hold Protest In Maharashtra's Thane; Over 100 Detained, Released
Over 100 tribals were detained by Thane police on Monday while they were moving towards the sub-divisional officer's premises here as part of a protest demanding forest rights, caste certificates and other amenities, an official said.
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Bodies Of Maharashtra Woman, 3 Children Found In Forest Near Thane, Probe On: Cops
The bodies of a woman and her three minor children, who were reported missing since late October, were found in a forest near Thane in Maharashtra, police said today.
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Decomposed Body Of Man, With Genitals Cut Off, Found In Forest In Thane
A man's highly-decomposed body, with private parts cut off, was found in a jungle in Kulgaon area of Maharashtra's Thane district, the police said today.
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20,000 Farmers March From Thane To Mumbai Demanding Drought Compensation
Over 20,000 farmers have started a two-day march from Thane to Mumbai's iconic Azad Maidan, eight months after a similar protest saw a sea of red - formed by farmers in red caps - on a long march through Maharashtra. The farmers are demanding compensation for drought, an unconditional farm loan waiver and the transfer of forest rights to tribals. I...
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Woman Allegedly Kidnapped, Raped By Rickshaw Driver Near Mumbai
The auto rickshaw driver took the vehicle to a forest area where he sexually assaulted her.
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Full Grown Leopard Found In Wrestling Arena Of Mumbai Gym
Perhaps mistaking it for the 'Gym Corbett' park, a leopard entered a gymnasium in the SRPF camp adjacent to Aarey Milk Colony yesterday. Officials from the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) and Thane Forest Department (territorial) took two hours to rescue the big cat on Sunday afternoon.
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Skeleton Found In Thane Forest, Suspected To Be Missing Hospital Worker
Police suspect murder after a human skeleton was discovered in a jungle in the Bhiwandi Tehsil of Thane in Maharashtra. They also recovered an identity card with the remains, which belonged to a hospital employee who has been missing since January.
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New Lizard Species Discovered In Mumbai, Named After Bengaluru-Based Scientist
A new species of a ground-dwelling lizard has been discovered in Goregaon's Aarey Colony and Thane's Badlapur forested belts, 130 years after the last such gecko was discovered, and has been named after a Bengaluru-based scientist Varad Giri.
