Diwakar Sharma

Dec 31, 2023 | mid-day.com | Diwakar Sharma |Faizan Khan |Samiullah Khan |Shirish Vaktania

Pradeep Kurulkar By Diwakar Sharma, Faizan Khan, Samiullah Khan, Shirish Vaktania and Apoorva Agashe DRDO scientist arrest case ADVERTISEMENT Well-known DRDO scientist Pradeep Kurulkar made headlines in 2023 when Maharashtra ATS arrested him from Pune for allegedly sharing confidential information with a Pakistani Intelligence Operative (PIO). Kurulkar shared sensitive details after falling in love with an unknown woman solely through WhatsApp conversations. Kurulkar disclosed confidential...

Sep 21, 2023 | msn.com | Diwakar Sharma

The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), on the direction of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), has levied a fine of Rs 184 crore on Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) for adversely affecting the environment. The civic body has done nothing to dispose of tonnes of legacy waste lying unattended since 2013.

Sep 10, 2023 | msn.com | Diwakar Sharma

The tiny, 20-bed Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) in the Mokhada taluka of Palghar is crammed with children and their young mothers. The yellow walls are adorned with attractive drawings—a towering giraffe and young fawn reminiscent of Disney’s Bambi are seen looking either way; there are also paintings of “dancing” greens—broccoli, bottle gourd and capsicums—carrots, tomato, brinjal and pumpkin. In another artwork, five children are seen flaunting vegetable masks.

Aug 13, 2023 | msn.com | Diwakar Sharma

Eighteen patients have died in the last 24 hours at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Maharashtra`s Kalwa in Thane, civic commissioner Abhijit Bangar said on Sunday, reported the PTI. These comprise 10 women and eight men, of which six are from Thane city, four from Kalyan, three from Sahapur, one each from Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar and Govandi (in Mumbai), one patient is from some other place and and one is unidentified, he said, according to the PTI.

Jul 7, 2023 | msn.com | Diwakar Sharma

The Mandvi police station in Virar East received a case of gang-rape and bonded labour on Thursday. The 28-year-old survivor, a mother of two, belongs to the primitive Katkari tribal community and is a native of Raigad district. She claimed she was raped by nearly one dozen men including the owner of a charcoal manufacturing unit at Phaltan in Satara district. The police are verifying her claims and at the time of going to press, were in the process of recording her statement.