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Soon: One WhatsApp number for complaints against rogue auto, taxi drivers
Transport minister orders that it be displayed across MMR; licences could be cancelled based on offences. Sardesai said that passengers had to endure harassment at the hands of rickshaw and taxi drivers in the Bandra, Khar and Andheri railway station areas. “These drivers charge fares in an illegal manner
21 March,2025 12:01 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Mumbai
Single number for complaints against drivers in MMR: Sarnaik
Instead of displaying regional division-wise WhatsApp helpline numbers, a single WhatsApp number would be displayed across Mumbai Metropolitan Region and it would be given wide publicity, Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik said on Thursday
20 March,2025 05:14 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Police registers first-ever e-FIR via WhatsApp in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam
The victim filed a complaint stating that one unknown person "quickly took out my ATM card and exchanged it tactfully."
16 March,2025 05:19 PM IST | Kulgam | ANI
Pavana River turns frothy white, raising pollution fears
Residents accuse municipal corporation of failing to curb untreated sewage and industrial waste, as white foam causes fish deaths
07 March,2025 08:02 AM IST | Mumbai | Archana Dahiwal
Mumbai: How fake stock trading apps are trapping investors on WhatsApp
Luring stock market investors through fake apps via WhatsApp is big – and dirty – business. Yet, hundreds still fall for it. Sunday mid-day finds out why
02 March,2025 07:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Maharashtra taps WhatsApp for govt services
500 services to go digital as Maha eyes tech-driven governance; last month, Andhra Pradesh launched a similar initiative, offering 161 government services online via WhatsApp
01 March,2025 08:23 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis receives bomb threat from Pakistani number
"Mumbai Traffic Police received a WhatsApp message from a Pakistani number sent by a person introducing himself as Malik Shahbaz Humayun Raza," police said
28 February,2025 04:21 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai court rules late-night messages to unknown woman as obscene
A Mumbai sessions court has upheld the conviction of a man for sending unsolicited late-night WhatsApp messages to a former corporator, ruling that such messages amount to obscenity and insult the modesty of a woman.
21 February,2025 12:20 PM IST | Mumbai
Mumbai: Woman whose WhatsApp was hacked rues hurdles in reporting cyber fraud
Victim claims both cops and cybercrime helpline failed to take matter seriously despite rapid increase in such cases
20 February,2025 11:15 AM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya Iyer
Promise Day: Whatsapp messages, quotes and wishes to share on this special day
Whether romantic or platonic, this day is seen as a perfect time to make heartfelt commitments of love and trust to your loved ones
11 February,2025 12:36 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent