New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Film director and producer Aanand L. Rai penned down an emotional note celebrating 9 years of 'Raanjhanaa'.

Thane Apr 26 PTI An unidentified person has made calls to officials and some former corporators posing as Thane municipal commissioner Dr Vipin Sharma in the last few days and asked for money the civic body said on Tuesday The person also sent text messages from the number 8167283910 and the commissioner has asked people not to fall prey to such calls and messages the Thane Municipal Corporation said in a release here The WhatsApp account linked to the number has Dr Sharmas photo as Display Picture DP it added Naupada police in the city are conducting further probe it said PTI COR KRK KRK KRK

Thane Jan 24 PTI Thane Municipal Corporation TMC has so far collected Rs 48050 crore in taxes while the target for the current year is Rs 740 crore an official said on Monday This comes to 65 of the targeted collection of property tax and water tax TMC commissioner Vipin Sharma on Monday directed officials to ensure that they achieve the target of tax collection set up for this year He also directed officials to identify properties on which taxes have not been levied until now and bring them under the tax net within a week A total of 1087040 properties had been issued the demands for the payment of taxes The commissioner ordered special drives for collection of taxes in all the 176 blocks in the civic corporation limits PTI COR NSK NSK

Thane Jan 18 PTI Maharashtra cabinet minister and NCP leader Jitendra Awhad has alleged irregularities in the allotment of tenements under the MMRDA scheme in Thane He also accused Thane municipal corporation and TMC chief Vipin Sharma of looking the other way on the issue Sharma didnt reply to a text message sent to him for his reaction Awhad on Monday night met NCP workers sitting on a dharna protest over the allotment of tenements to the needy under the MMRDA Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority housing scheme in Thane The minister alleged that Sharma had been ignoring corporators belonging to Opposition parties and is partisan He warned of consequences while leveling a slew of allegations against the Thane municipal commissioner Awhad alleged that tenements under the MMRDA scheme were allotted based on duplicate ID cards but the TMC didnt take action Responding to a query the minister said the Maha Vikas Aghadi members- Shiv Sena NCP and Congress- will contest civic polls together He also said that all is well in the tripartite Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA PTI COR NSK NSK

New Delhi [India], December 26 (ANI): A Delhi Civil Defence personnel was allegedly stabbed in Delhi's Tughalkabad Extension area for asking a man to undergo a COVID-19 test. The injured was admitted to the All India Institute Of Medical Science and the accused was taken into police custody, according to Delhi Police.

New Delhi Dec 25 PTI A 26-year-old DCD staff was allegedly stabbed by a person on Saturday in southeast Delhis Tughalkabad Extension area police saidIt was found that the accused was roaming without a mask and the victim asked him to go for a COVID-19 test following which a quarrel broke out between them and the perpetrator stabbed him police saidOn Saturday at 1004 am information was received at the Govindpuri police station regarding the quarrel and stab injury with knife to a DCD staff member at Jagdamba Dispensary Tughalkabad Extension police saidAfter reaching the spot it was found that injured Vipin Sharma a resident of Prahladpur was admitted at the AIIMS Trauma Centre a senior police officer saidThe accused identified as Ossama Raza 21 was caught on the spot and the knife used was recovered from his possession the officer saidThereafter a case under relevant sections was registered on the complaint of the injured Further investigation of the case is in progress police added PTI NIT ANB ANB

Thane Nov 25 PTI Thane Mayor Naresh Mhaske has accused the civic administration of keeping him in the dark about the municipal corporation receiving the central governments Swachh Survekshan award 2021 The mayor has written a strongly-worded letter to Municipal Commissioner Vipin Sharma saying that he came to know about the Thane Municipal Corporation TMC receiving the award through the print media As per the awards declared last week the TMC stood at the 14th position in the garbage-free city and waste management category The civic administration has been insulting and sidelining the mayor and the elected representatives he said in the letter that was shared with the media on Wednesday The administration did not even have the courtesy to inform him about the award for which the general body would have lauded the administration during the general body meeting he said In other civic bodies the mayor and other office-bearers were present to receive the awards but in case of Thane the civic officials conveniently did not inform the mayor and other office-bearers Even the additional municipal commissioner in-charge of the waste management was not told about it Mhaske claimed He said that the elected representatives in TMC are completely upset over the protocol not being followed and the repeated insult of the mayor and added that they are planning a non-cooperation movement He told the civic chief that the administration and the elected representatives act as two wheels But this attitude of the administration are turning things sour he said The mayor asked the commissioner to carry out an inquiry into the episode and take action against those responsible for it PTI COR NP NP

Thane Sep 28 PTI Thane police on Tuesday said it was conducting a primary inquiry into complaints that a contractor tasked with immersing Ganesh idols in Upvan Lake in the city had not done a proper job Ganeshotsav was celebrated across the state from September 10 to 19 this year We have received complaints since Monday that the contractor had not immersed the idols properly and this had hurt the sentiments of people We are inquiring into the matter and no FIR has been lodged as yet Senior Inspector Sadashiv Nikam of Vartak Nagar police station told PTI NCP corporator Shannu Pathan said he has complained to Thane Municipal Corporation chief Vipin Sharma demanding action against the contractor while BJP leader Sitaram Rane said civic authorities must act quickly on the issue TMC officials could not be reached for comment despite several attempts PTI COR BNM BNM BNM

Thane Sep 25 PTI Four engineers of the Thane Municipal Corporation TMC in Maharashtra were on Saturday placed under suspension for dereliction of duty over the poor condition of roads in the city an official said The action has come a day after District Guardian Minister Eknath Shinde took a tour of the pothole-riddled roads in Thane and warned of severe action against officials responsible for poor road conditions Thane Municipal Commissioner Dr Vipin Sharma has suspended junior engineer Sandeep Gaikwad Lokmanya-Savarkar Nagar ward executive engineer Prakash Khadtare Vartak Nagar ward deputy engineer Sandeep Sawant Lokmanya-Savarkar Nagar ward and executive engineer Chetan Patel Utalsar ward the official said The suspension orders were issued by the TMCs additional municipal commissioner Sanjay Herwade it was stated As per the order the engineers were responsible for proper maintenance of roads and check the quality of repair work which they had not done resulting in the problems of the roads getting damaged Although road repairs had been sanctioned with a proper budget the work done was substandard and these engineers had not supervised the same properly the order stated PTI COR ARU ARU

Thane Aug 31 PTI The Thane civic administration has condemned the attack on a woman assistant municipal commissioner AMC who lost three of her fingers and received head injuries when a hawker stabbed her with a knife during an anti-encroachment drive here in Maharashtra While Kalpita Pimple the AMC of Majiwada-Manpada area was overseeing the removal of hawkers at Kasarvadavali junction in the city on Monday a hawker attacked her with a knife Pimple lost three of her fingers and received severe head injuries in the attack Her security guard also lost one of his fingers while trying to save her a police official said According to eyewitnesses the accused identified as Amar Yadav later threatened to commit suicide but was caught by police A video showing the accused shouting and wielding the knife went viral on social media The Kasarwadavali police arrested Yadav and booked him under various Indian Penal Code Sections including 307 attempt to murder and 353 assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of duty the official said Pimple was rushed to a private hospital where she underwent a surgery to reattach her fingers and was also provided medical treatment for her head injuries a civic official said Mayor Naresh Mhaske later expressed concern over the attack on the civic official and told reporters that such incidents would not discourage the civic body and the drive against encroachments in the city would be intensified He also said that the civic body will bear the cost of treatment of the injured official and her security guard Other civic officials also condemned the attack on Pimple Thane Guardian Minister Eknath Shinde visited the hospital around Monday midnight to enquire about Pimples health Shinde said he had spoken to Thane Police Commissioner Jai Jeet Singh and asked the police to take stringent action in the case Thane Municipal Commissioner Dr Vipin Sharma said additional security force will be deployed during such anti-encroachment drives in future Maharashtra Navnirman Senas MNS Thane-Palghar units head Avinash Jadhav also condemned the attack on the woman civic official and demanded strict action against the accused PTI COR GK GK