Bhiwandi

Former India cricketer Vinod Kambli has been admitted to a hospital here due to deterioration in his health. The 52-year-old was brought to the hospital by one of his fans who also owns the hospital in Bhiwandi's Kalher area in Thane district and his condition is said to be stable, even though the exact reasons for his hospitalisation could not be ascertained. Kambli was admitted to the hospital on Saturday. Kambli, who played 17 Tests and 104 ODIs for India between 1993-2000, had recently attended the inauguration of legendary coach Ramakant Achrekar's memorial at the Shivaji Park here. The former India cricketer, who has been struggling with health-related issues for quite some time, appeared frail in the function which was also attended by his long-time friend Sachin Tendulkar.

Logistics operator Pristine Value Logistics on Thursday said it has signed a long-term lease agreement with the Antariksh Group for acquiring 165,000 sq ft area at Bhiwandi to commission a warehousing facility. The Grade A built-to-suit multi-client warehouse is expected to be operational by March next year, a company statement said. "We are growing our warehouse capacity to meet the rising demand and to ensure our customers get efficient, customised and scalable solutions. The expansion strategy is in sync with the overall outlook of the group to become an end-to-end logistics and supply chain service provider," said Sanjay Mawar, Director, Pristine Value Logistics and Pristine Logistics & Infraprojects Ltd. The mega warehousing facility adopts a plug-and-play model, allowing clients to scale and adjust operations with ease, the statement added. This expansion will strengthen Pristine Value Logistics' service delivery capabilities to cater to varied customers across industry ...

Despite challenges, areas around the 242-km Delhi-Jaipur Expressway, driven by strategic location, are attracting significant investments

Powerloom owners in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's Thane district have called for a complete shutdown of their units from November 1 to 20 to press for their long-pending demands from the government. Around 700 powerloom owners held a meeting here and decided to keep the units shut for 20 days to draw the government's attention to their woes, ranging from yarn prices and taxes to electricity rates. "The Central and state governments are to blame for the pathetic situation in Bhiwandi, which is considered the Manchester of India," said Naresh Sancheti, a representative of the powerloom owners. The Bhiwandi industry employs nearly five lakh workers drawn from different states and during this period they will have to starve as they won't have any work or wages, he said. Of the 15 lakh powerlooms, only 10 lakh are functional due to various reasons, he said. The shutdown will affect around 20,000 owners of the powerloom units in the town and impact the transport industry, Sancheti ...

The toll in the collapse of a two-storey building in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra's Thane district reached five on Sunday afternoon after the body of man was recovered from the debris even as search and rescue operations continued more than 24 hours after the incident. The building in Wardhaman Compound in Valpada in Mankoli, which housed godowns on the ground and first floors and four families on the top floor, collapsed into a heap of concrete at 1:45pm on Saturday. Several people are still feared trapped and work of clearing the debris as part of the search and rescue operation helmed by the National Disaster Response Force, the State Disaster Response Force, fire brigade and civic teams continued, Thane Municipal Corporation regional disaster management cell chief Avinash Sawant said. The deceased whose body was pulled out at 10:30am on Sunday has been identified as Sudhakar Gavai, while the man who was found dead in the debris in the afternoon is 22-year-old Pravin Chaudhary, the ..

The Bhiwandi police have registered two cases against more than 200 people for alleged unlawful assembly to protest against supporters of BJP functionary Nupur Sharma

Suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, who was summoned by the Bhiwandi police on Monday over her alleged remarks against Prophet Mohammad, has sought a four-week time to appear before the police

Suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, who was summoned by the Bhiwandi police in Maharashtra over her alleged remarks against Prophet Mohammad, has sought time to appear before the police

As many as 30 persons of an Ashram school in Bhiwandi tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.Thane Municipal Corporation, in its notification, said, "30 persons including 28 students and 2 staff members of an Ashram school in Bhiwandi have tested positive for COVID-19."Meanwhile, Maharashtra reported 12,160 fresh COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the state health department on Monday. As per the health bulletin, the active cases in the state stand at 52,422. The case fatality rate is 2.1 per cent.

Hit hard by volatility in yarn prices, 50% of the looms said to be operating only 3-4 days a week

The incident occurred when some of arches put up for Navratri festival got damaged during the Muharram procession

Rescue workers pulled out four people from the debris while some others are feared trapped