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It happens only in India: Thugs attend fugitive chain-snatcher's wedding under police eye
India | Jan 31, 2017, 06:52 PM ISTA fugitive top chain-snatcher got married in Thane's Ambivali area right under the nose of as many as 20 policemen who surprisingly chose not to intervene as they feared it may create law and order
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Over Rs 1 crore in Rs 2,000 notes seized in Thane, 3 held
India | Dec 14, 2016, 06:36 AM ISTPolice on Tuesday evening seized more than Rs. 1 crore in the new currency notes and detained three persons in Thane. Senior police inspector Nitin Thackeray who led the team which seized the notes from
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Befriended on social media, man rapes 17-yr-old, forces her to abort the child
India | Oct 27, 2016, 02:01 PM ISTIn yet another shameful incident shedding light on the misuse of social networking sites, a 17-year-old girl from Thane was allegedly raped by a 21-year-old man from Pune whom she met on a social networking website.
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FBI officials in Thane, join multi-million call centre scam probe
India | Oct 15, 2016, 07:20 AM ISTTwo officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have reached here today and joined the police in investigating the multi-million call centre scam unearthed earlier this week. "We will verify the information which
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Thane: 500 call centre employees detained for duping US citizens
India | Oct 05, 2016, 12:17 PM ISTOver 500 employees of some Thane-based call centres were detained for allegedly threatening US citizens and siphoning off their money.
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31st July News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
India | Jul 31, 2016, 07:40 PM ISTImportant news stories
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At least 5 killed in Thane building collapse
India | Jul 31, 2016, 01:16 PM ISTAt least five persons were killed and ten others injured after a building collapsed in the powerloom town of Bhiwandi on Sunday morning amid heavy rains. The two-storey structure at Gaibi Nagar under Shanti
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Thane: Armed dacoits loot cash van, decamp with Rs 12 crore
India | Jun 28, 2016, 05:58 PM ISTIn one of the biggest incidents of its kind in the state, armed dacoits stormed into a cash management firm here and decamped with around Rs.12 crore cash, police said on Tuesday.
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Mobiles worth over Rs 10 lakh stolen from Amazon godown
Jun 01, 2016, 07:27 PM ISTThane: Mobile handsets worth about Rs 10.37 lakhs were allegedly stolen from the godown of an e-commerce company by its employees here, police said. According to a police complaint lodged by Amazon company, on May
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Thane blast: Toll reaches 10, factory owners booked for culpable homicide
India | May 27, 2016, 11:34 PM ISTThane: The toll in the boiler blast in a chemicals factory here rose to 10 on Friday including three relations of the owners even as charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder were slapped
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Thane: Three killed, over 25 injured in high-intensity blast at chemical factory
India | May 26, 2016, 04:36 PM ISTDombivili: Three people died and over 25 were injured when an explosion rocked an industrial unit in Dombivili township of Thane district in Maharashtra today. According to officials, the blast was triggered by an explosion
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Rs 2200 crore drug bust in Thane linked to international drug mafia
India | Apr 28, 2016, 09:44 AM ISTThe arrest of a Nigerian citizen earlier this month, who sold Meow Meow drug (mephedrone), has helped the Thane Police to bust a powerful drug racket in the city. According to police, the drug bust is the biggest in recent times with value of around
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Major fire engulfs garment factory in Bhiwandi, around 350 people rescued
India | Apr 12, 2016, 03:17 PM ISTThane: A major fire broke out at a factory-cum-residential complex in Bhiwandi town of Thane district today morning. Police said that at least 80 people are feared trapped and efforts are on to rescue them
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Thane Chartered Accountant kills 14 of his family, commits suicide
India | Feb 28, 2016, 11:04 PM ISTMumbai: In shocking incident, a 35-year-old man from Thane allegedly killed 14 of his own family members with a knife at in the wee hours of Sunday and later hung himself to death. The accused identified
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Raj Thackeray slams BJP over Yakub Memon hanging
National | Aug 11, 2015, 05:43 AM ISTMumbai: Hitting out at BJP over the execution of 1993 blasts case convict Yakub Memon, MNS president Raj Thackeray today alleged that the BJP-led governments at the Centre and state wanted "riots to break out
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6 killed, 10 injured in building collapse in Thane district
India | Jul 29, 2015, 10:29 AM ISTThane: At least six persons including a woman have been killed and 10 injured in a building collapse last night at Thakurli in Thane district, a fire brigade official today said.Two more persons are feared
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Minister orders crackdown on illegal liquor dens in Thane
India | Jun 22, 2015, 07:02 PM ISTMumbai: In the wake of the Malad hooch tragedy that has claimed nearly hundred lives so far, Maharashtra Minister Eknath Shinde today said he has ordered wiping out of the 'haath bhattis' (furnaces) in Thane
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Undertrial damages police van outside court
India | Feb 03, 2015, 11:44 AM ISTThane: An undertrial, who was brought to the Thane court for hearing in a case damaged a police van and injured himself in the process after he got into a scuffle with the policeman escorting
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Where are 'achche din' if commuters face problems? asks Shiv Sena
National | Jan 05, 2015, 11:35 AM ISTMumbai: Criticising authorities over handling of commuter rage and breakdown of suburban train services last week, the Shiv Sena today mocked the Centre's promise of “achche din” and asked where are the good days assured
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Mumbai local train services resume, motormen's union calls off strike
India | Jan 02, 2015, 02:51 PM ISTMumbai: Suburban train services resumed in Mumbai after motormen's union called off their agitation following assurance from the Railway Protection Force (RPF) that they will be provided protection.Motormen refused to drive trains after one of