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Cyrus Mistry, former chairman of Tata Sons, dies in road accident

NEW DELHI: Former chairman of Tata group, Cyrus Mistry was killed in a road accident in Palghar near Mumbai on Sunday. He was 54.

The Times of India · Sep 4, 2022

Heavy rain in Mumbai from Monday; orange alert issued

MUMBAI: After a dry weather spell over the past few days, heavy rains made a come back to the city on Sunday. The IMD in its five day district forecast gave out an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane and Palghar starting from Monday.

The Times of India · Aug 7, 2022

Mumbai police seize more than 700 kg mephedrone worth Rs 1,400 crore, arrest five persons

Mumbai police seized the drugs following a raid at a drug manufacturing unit in Nalasopara of Palghar district

The Hindu · Aug 4, 2022

Maharashtra: Border Security Force man from Palghar dies of snake bite

MUMBAI: A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan posted at Madhopur in Pathankot district of Punjab died of a snake bite while sleeping outside his house on Sunday. His wife Parmila and daughter slept inside the house.

The Times of India · Jun 7, 2022

Covid cases up 192% in Thane, 136% in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Palghar and Thane districts reported the highest jump in fresh Covid-19 cases at 350% and 192%, respectively, over the past week, shows the state's latest statistics. Mumbai saw the third highest weekly jump of 136% in cases.

The Times of India · Jun 6, 2022

15 hurt as MSRTC bus slides down the hill in Palghar

MUMBAI: A Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus heading from Bhusawal in Jalgaon district to Boisar plunged around 25 feet downhill at the Waghoba ghat in Palghar on Friday morning.

The Times of India · May 28, 2022

Maharashtra: Case against man for raping 2 minor girls on pretext of getting them movie roles

PALGHAR: Police have registered a case against a man for allegedly raping two teenage girls here in Maharashtra under the pretext of getting them roles in films, an official said on Tuesday.

The Times of India · May 10, 2022

Maharashtra: 19 cops injured in attack by labour union members at Palghar steel factory

s many as 19 policemen were injured and 12 of their vehicles were vandalized when they tried to control the attack on employees of a steel company by more than 100 members of the trade union in Maharashtra's Palghar, said police on Sunday.

Dynamite News · May 8, 2022

Maharashtra: Woman, daughter commit suicide by jumping in front of train in Palghar district

PALGHAR: A woman committed suicide along with her seven-year-old daughter by jumping in front of a moving train in Maharashtra's Palghar district, the railway police said on Wednesday. The incident took place at Safala railway station of the Western Railway around 8 pm on Tuesday, when Turpti Arekar (30) jumped…

The Times of India · May 4, 2022

Lack of funds, transparency and red tape: How PESA's mandate is violated in Maharashtra

Caught in the tangle of logistics and various government processes, rural Maharashtra continues to face difficulty accessing funds administered under the provisions of the Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas Act (PESA). Although PESA came into force in December 1996, Maharashtra enacted the PESA rules only in 2014. Its implementation on…

Newslaundry · Apr 21, 2022