ED questions Pune builder Avinash Bhosale in FEMA case
Bhosale was previously fined ₹1.83 crore for alleged FEMA contravention in the same case by the special director of ED, Mumbai, in 2015
By Vijay Kumar Yadav
UPDATED ON NOV 28, 2020 12:56 AM IST
Pune-based builder and hotelier, Avinash Bhosale, was questioned by officers of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), zone-2, in Mumbai for around five hours on Friday, in a case pertaining to alleged violations under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).
Bhosale was previously fined ₹1.83 crore for alleged FEMA contravention in the same case by the special director of ED, Mumbai, in 2015. Officers had then said that he was fined for opening a bank account abroad without the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) permission and maintaining the account after returning to India.
Though the officers from the central agency have confirmed Friday’s development, they refused to divulge any further details on the fresh action taken against the builder in the case.
Bhosale came out of the ED office in Ballard Pier at 8.10pm but refused to speak to media persons. Later, HT tried to contact him, but he was unavailable for a comment till the time of going to print.
732 more bird deaths in Maharashtra, toll touches 14K
By Faisal Malik
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 01:32 AM IST
Till Friday, the state has culled a total of 39,483 poultry birds and eight ducks and destroyed 35,515 eggs and 53,046 kg of poultry feed
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By Mehul R Thakkar
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 01:22 AM IST
The Covid vaccination drive in Mumbai saw a record high turnout on Friday, with 3,539 (92%) of the 3,852 healthcare workers (HCW) getting the shots
Law and order state subject: Sharad Pawar on Centre providing Y security to Maharashtra MP Narayan Rane
By Faisal Malik
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 01:21 AM IST
The state government had recently scaled down or completely scrapped the security cover of many leaders. Rane’s security cover was completely removed. He was earlier being provided the Y-plus category
SC orders ‘forceful eviction’ of 3 tenants on National Textile Corporation property in Mumbai
By Eeshanpriya M S
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 01:15 AM IST
The occupants of three shops at Jam Mill in Lalbaug were evicted by officials of the National Textile Corporation (NTC), the owner of the land, after the Supreme Court (SC) order allowed the central government-owned entity to “take forcible possession with the help of police force”
Farm laws:Firm on indefinite hunger strike from Jan 30, says Anna Hazare after meeting former CM Devendra Fadnavis
By Surendra P Gangan
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 01:45 AM IST
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By Sajana Nambiar, Kalyan
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 01:02 AM IST
The news of its opening has created a buzz in the city with the photos of the new, aesthetically and technically-advanced bridge going viral since Thursday night
University of Mumbai to conduct annual convocation ceremony virtually this year
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:55 AM IST
The ceremony is scheduled to take place on February 28 and will be telecast live through the MU website, www.mu.ac.in
Thane Municipal Transport to get 350 new buses this year
By Megha Pol, Thane
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:52 AM IST
Apart from the promise of new buses, which will take the total number of buses in Thane city to 700, the budget has nothing new to offer this year
Congress holds protests in Maharashtra, seeks action against Arnab Goswami
By Surendra P Gangan
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:50 AM IST
The party called for action against Republic TV’s editor-in-chief over the alleged leaked WhatsApp chats related to the 2019 Balakot airstrike and other sensitive national issues
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By Ankita G Menon, Thane
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:45 AM IST
Commuters taking the Kopri bridge after 9pm this weekend will have to take a diversion as it will be closed for laying of six more girders by the central railway over the railway lines
At 76%, Maharashtra sees its highest turnout for Covid vaccine so far
By Swapnil Rawal, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:42 AM IST
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PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:41 AM IST
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By Vijay Kumar Yadav and Ram Parmar, Mumbai
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Five premises belonging to Viva Group, owned by Hitendra Thakur’s family, and its associates were searched on Friday.
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By K A Y Dodhiya, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:32 AM IST
The court, while refusing to grant any urgent relief, directed the state government to place the Dasgupta’s discharge papers of Sir JJ Hospital and the medical report of the jail hospital before it on Monday. It also permitted the interim plea to be heard urgently on Monday.