Mumbai News LIVE Updates: CIDCO`s woman official among 2 held in Rs 30,000 bribery case

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: CIDCO`s woman official among 2 held in Rs 30,000 bribery case

The ACB on Tuesday arrested a senior woman official of CIDCO) and a contractual worker for taking a Rs 30,000 bribe in exchange of allowing a pandal to set be up for a Ganesh idol-making unit. The arrested accused were identified as Smita Prabhakar Thakur (53), currently serving as an Area Officer posted at CIDCO`s area office in Navi Mumbai`s Nerul area, and Yogesh Ambaji Koli (30), a contractual worker, an official said: PTI

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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 550 kg of fake paneer seized in Mumbai

Mumbai Police along with the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has seized 550 kg of fake paneer, commonly referred to as `cheese analog`, an official said on Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, the crime branch raided shops in GTB Nagar area and seized fake paneer from Om Coldrink House and Shri Ganesh Dairy. Fake paneer was also seized from a tempo parked outside the shops. People should buy paneer and other dairy products only from trusted sources and report suspicious paneer to the police control room, the official said. Strict action will be taken against anyone engaged in the manufacture or sale of adulterated food products, he added: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Reconsider plan to hold a rally in Mumbai, Maharashtra BJP to Jarange

Maharashtra BJP chief spokesperson Keshav Upadhye has appealed to Jarange to reconsider his plan to hold a rally in Mumbai, stressing that dialogue with the government was the best way forward. "Jarangeji, our stand and yours are the same. The decision you have taken to raise issues of the community through constitutional means is welcome. For constructive talks, this stand is important. Because more than agitation, dialogue is the best way," Upadhye said in a statement posted on X.