Demonetisation ground report: Reeling under losses, power loom units shut in BhiwandiBhiwandi’s power loom industry used to be worth about Rs 1,200 crore annually with the total number of people employed in the units numberi...
08 Nov, 2017, 12.09 AM IST
4 charred to death in major fire in Bhiwandi, 2 injuredThe blaze broke out at a godown at Harihar complex in Dapoda around 12.30 PM, Thane Municipal Corporation said.
19 Feb, 2017, 07.39 PM IST
People's cooperation would help strengthen economy: Smriti IraniThe country needs fiscal discipline to build a strong economy and for social justice, said Smriti Irani.
10 Dec, 2016, 07.28 PM IST
People's cooperation would help strengthen economy: Smriti Irani"Benefits of demonetisation need to percolate down to entrepreneurs and their enterprises, many of which are outside the ambit of formal ec...
10 Dec, 2016, 07.06 PM IST
9 killed, 10 injured as building collapses in rain-hit ThaneAn emergency meeting was convened by Thane Guardian Minister Eknath Shinde at Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation office in view of the...
31 Jul, 2016, 04.07 PM IST
How e-commerce reshaped the powerloom town of BhiwandiAll the ecommerce biggies, from Flipkart to Amazon to Snapdeal, as well as niche players have warehouses here to route products to Mumbai.
29 Jun, 2015, 10.15 AM IST
Bhiwandi to be developed as logistics and godown hub: Devendra FadnavisFadnavis said the existing godowns would be regularised. The godowns which cannot be regularised after relaxing norms will have to be demol...
10 Mar, 2015, 02.54 PM IST
Festivals will be much brighter, happier if 'Taant' sari industry is unfolded and made to flow againTake the ‘home state’ of the taant sari, West Bengal. In 1982, there were 8,052 power-looms in the small-scale sector with the number of wo...
03 Oct, 2014, 05.01 AM IST
Over 490 cartridges found dumped near ThaneOver 490 cartridges, most of them live, were found abandoned in a drain in the powerloom town of Bhiwandi in the district, police said toda...
25 May, 2014, 02.13 PM IST
RSS moves court against Rahul GandhiRSS filed a complaint against Rahul Gandhi in a Maharashtra court over his remarks linking the organisation to the assassination of Mahatma...
19 Mar, 2014, 03.37 PM IST
Strike in spinning mills in Andhra, TN hits Bhiwandi powerloomsThe Bhiwandi cluster employs nearly 12 lakh workers who largely come from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal who ...
18 Nov, 2013, 05.51 AM IST
3,000 moved to safer places in Thane; 3 washed away in floodsThree persons were washed away in flood waters, while over 3,000 people were shifted to safer places in Thane district
13 Jul, 2013, 12.32 PM IST
- Shiv Sena will come to power after Maharashtra Assembly polls, says Uddhav Thackeray
Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray asked the people in Maharashtra to throw Congress-NCP Government out of power.
21 Mar, 2013, 05.31 AM IST
- Staff shortage leaves textile units in tatters
They are hunting for skilled textile workers in Bhiwandi, just 60 km from Nariman Point, although India’s financial capital is yet to recov...
18 May, 2009, 12.40 AM IST
- Powerloom sector shifts focus to EU on fears about US slowdown
The powerloom sector in India is looking at alternate markets like Europe and the domestic retail story to minimise the impact of the econo...
18 Mar, 2008, 04.07 AM IST
- Torrent to power Bhiwandi now
Gujarat-based Torrent Power will take over the electricity management of Bhiwandi circle, which is notorious for power pilferage, within a ...
07 Aug, 2006, 12.47 AM IST
- Torrent to distribute power in Bhiwandi
In its first power foray outside Gujarat ,the Torrent group has bagged the rights to distribute electricity in the powerlooms hub in Bhiwan...
12 Jun, 2006, 12.45 AM IST