Pune: The civic administration has decided to expedite widening of a road from Bavdhan to Pashan to ease regular traffic congestion in the area. The 36m-wide development plan (DP) stretch begins from Chandni Chowk and ends at the periphery of the Pashan area. PMC has received possession of privately held land plots to facilitate this…
Mumbai: Services on the Versova–Ghatkopar Metro One corridor were disrupted during the evening peak hour on Monday after a technical snag in a Ghatkopar-bound train at Andheri station around 5:10 pm. The affected rake was withdrawn from service, leading to delays and bunching of trains.Commuters reported waiting for over 45 minutes at some stations as…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday directed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to file an affidavit detailing the steps it has taken so far to prevent air pollution in Delhi-NCR from deteriorating further.A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran, which was hearing the M C Mehta case,…
Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC)’s Udyog Sarathi, an industrial facilitation cell aimed at resolving industry grievances and improving coordination, has failed to bring any real change on the ground, claim industrial associations.The initiative was launched in March this year.Representatives of industry associations claimed that issues such as poor roads and incomplete drainage networks persist…
Mumbai: The Congress has alleged a Rs 5,000 crore scam in the allotment of construction projects for more than 13,000 houses to project-affected people (PAP) on the hill slope adjoining Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Malad East by the BMC. It claimed the private plot lay in the no-development zone reservation area but was first…
Is cloud seeding the solution to Delhi’s pollution crisis? Apparently not. Or will odd-even, smog towers or water sprinkling make a real difference? As Delhi gasps for breath once again, govts, citizens and experts weigh in with a range of measures — each with its own promise and pitfalls. VEHICULAR POLLUTION:Improved public transportPros: Much has…
Pune: Partly cloudy conditions during afternoons and evenings are likely to continue in the city till Nov 5, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). So far, the typical Nov chill and clear skies have eluded Pune and several other regions of the state, with minimum temperatures remaining well above normal. Across Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada,…
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NEW DELHI: Voting began on Tuesday for the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) elections, with students casting their votes to elect a new central panel and school councillors. Polling started at 9 am and will continue till 5.30 pm, with a lunch break between 1 pm and 2.30 pm. JNU Clash: Student Union President…
Pune: Sixty-year-old Swapnil Bhosle (name changed) broke a bone in his lower leg in a road accident in Feb this year — but there was a silver lining. Though the bone fracture was mended soon after, Bhosle was in continous pain, which eventually led doctors to discover that his knee ligaments were injured and weak….
