NEW DELHI: A Delhi Jal Board employee was found dead in a flat in the Begumpur area here on Monday afternoon, with a stab injury on his neck, police said.Around 3:30 pm, a PCR call was received from Ankur Rathi, a resident of Rohini Sector-24, reporting that his father had been killed. A police team…
PUNE: Farmers whose land has been acquired for the proposed Purandar international airport have been offered Rs1 crore per acre, double compensation for onsite assets, and 10% developed land under a proposal discussed with the district administration. Pune district collector Jitendra Dudi told TOI that he recently held discussions with representatives of farmers from the…
Mumbai: Observing that the photographs show the safety nets are torn in many places and heavy material was hanging in them, a sessions court recently rejected the anticipatory bail plea of builder Bhavesh Sanghrajka (43). He was booked after 22-year-old Sanskruti Amin lost her life when a concrete brick fell on her head from the…
New Delhi: Delhi govt Monday announced it will form special teams to take strict action against industrial units and vehicles contributing to pollution. These teams will submit daily reports to the chief minister and the environment minister. Govt also plans to provide heaters to night-duty security personnel in colonies and marketplaces if pollution levels rise…
Pune: The Maharashtra Cyber has issued an advisory warning citizens about a surge in SIM-swap scams being executed through bogus credit card offers, where fraudsters hijack the targets’ cellphone numbers to access their bank accounts and digital wallets.Officials said circulars have been sent to all police stations across the state, directing them to immediately register…
Mumbai: Observing that the offence is of moral turpitude, a magistrate’s court recently convicted and sentenced the 37-year-old principal of a suburban college to six-month imprisonment for outraging the modesty of two political party workers in separate incidents in 2014. While the accused claimed he was falsely implicated over political rivalry, the court said the…
New Delhi: Integrating art with recreation, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is set to develop seven theme parks across the city where sculptures will take centre stage.Based on a concept called ‘sculpture play’ and aimed at rousing children’s curiosity, sculptures of varying heights and shapes will be created and weaved into the parks in the…
Pune: The civic administration on Monday launched a pothole-free initiative to repair roads and fill potholes across the city. Regular commuters expect some relief from bumpy rides but pointed out that PMC’s campaign should sustain and have accountability, instead of being just a half-hearted “limited period” activity. The campaign was launched from Sarasbaug, where filling…
Mumbai: “In our country, rarely do we find land with a clear title because of various fabrications and fraud in land transactions, which go both undetected and unattended. When detected, our investigative or implementation agencies are too slow to bring the culprits to justice, which encourages such persons to commit more frauds and cheat the…
New Delhi: The lawns of JNU’s Jhelum hostel came alive with the sound of slogans, drum beats and duelling ideologies in the early hours of Monday. The red flags of the Left fluttered alongside the saffron of ABVP and the blue of NSUI. Students filled the open-air venue for the much-awaited presidential debate that was…
