New Delhi: Delhi High Court has directed authorities to furnish data on action taken to prevent damage to public property caused by defacement. A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela noted during a recent hearing that a policy to prevent damage to public property had been framed in 2015….
Mumbai: A fire broke out on Sunday morning within the civic run Nair Hospital premises at Mumbai Central.The incident was reported around 11.24 am behind the hospital’s G building on Anandrao Nair Marg. The blaze was confined to garbage, foam, thermocol material, drainage pipes, electric wiring, and AC compressor units located in the open space…
New Delhi: Two men, including a bystander, were injured after a criminal allegedly opened fire during an argument in southeast Delhi’s Govindpuri early on Sunday. The two were hospitalised. The accused, a history-sheeter, was later arrested.A PCR call about the incident, which took place near a jagran at Nehru Camp on Fateh Singh Road, was…
Pune: Three young men died after their speeding car crashed into a pillar of Pune Metro’s Bund Garden station around 4.30am on Sunday.Somwar Peth resident Yash Bhandari (23) and Pimpri resident Om Bhandari (23), both engineers with private firms and cousins, died on the spot. The third victim, Khushwant Tekwani (20), an engineering student hailing…
Bhiwandi: Accusing him of hurting national sentiments, several organisations staged protests in Bhiwandi on Sunday against SP MLA Rais Shaikh for opposing the state’s directive to all govt schools mandating the singing of ‘Vande Mataram’ from Oct 31-Nov 7 to mark its 150th anniversary.The organisations asserted that the national song is meant to evoke patriotism…
New Delhi: Ever wondered why some headlights on the city’s roads seem painfully bright? Driving at night, a sudden beam of piercing white light can be blinding for a split second, making your heart skip.With more vehicles and brighter technology flooding the streets, high-intensity headlights are becoming a growing menace. LED (light-emitting diode) and HID…
Navi Mumbai: An unusual incident occurred at a container terminal in Uran, where a foreign species of snake was discovered inside a tyre container. The snake, identified as a corn snake or red rat snake, scientifically known as Pantherophis guttatus, is native to North America and is considered an exotic species in India. The incident…
New Delhi: Parents across Delhi have raised concerns over the new rule setting six years as the minimum age for Class 1 admission. The confusion has led to widespread discussions and calls for clarity from schools and officials. In response, Directorate of Education (DoE) has decided to hold doubt-clearing sessions across all districts to address…
Pune: The state anti-corruption bureau (ACB), Pune, on Sunday arrested a police sub-inspector attached to the economic offences wing (EOW) of the Pimpri Chinchwad police while accepting a bribe of Rs 46.5 lakh from a lawyer to help his client in a cheating case registered against the client.The PSI, Pramod Chintamani (35), demanded a bribe…
Mumbai: Amidst the light rains and overcast skies on Sunday, the day temperatures recorded by the IMD Colaba and Santacruz observatory was 27 degrees and 29 degrees making it the lowest recorded maximum temperatures in at least a decade. Sunday’s day temperatures as recorded by the IMD Colaba and Santacruz observatory was 7.3 degrees and…
