New Delhi: Delhi govt has ramped up its winter action plan, placing a special focus on the 13 identified pollution hotspots, said Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Saturday.The plan involves intensified monitoring of pollution sources, strict enforcement drives and scientifically backed dust control measures across these high-risk areas.Sirsa visited Anand Vihar, which is…
PUNE: Two people were killed and another suffered critical injuries when a car crashed under the Bund Garden Metro Station area in Pune early on Sunday, police said.The deceased were identified as cousins — Yash Prasad Bhandari (23), a resident of Thergaon in Pimpri-Chinchwad, and Ritvik alias Om Vinayak Bhandari (23), a resident of Pimprigaon…
MUMBAI: The clock struck midnight in Mumbai, and like every year, the streets outside Shah Rukh Khan‘s home, Mannat, turned into a sea of love.The superstar celebrated his 60th birthday on Sunday, with fans from across the country gathering to wish their favourite actor well and, as always, hoping to catch a glimpse of the…
New Delhi: Two days after a 22-year-old man was shot dead in northeast Delhi’s Seelampur, police arrested two suspects involved in the case. They were identified as Abdullah, aged 23, and Prince Ghazi, aged 26. “Prince was arrested by the team of the special cell from Shastri Nagar while Abdullah was nabbed by local police…
PUNE: For nearly two decades, the Bhama Askhed dam on the Bhama River in Khed tehsil of Pune district has been a lifeline for 30 villages. However, the same dam that once symbolised prosperity for the villagers could soon become the reason for their distress.Activists and farmers warn that these villages, which depend entirely on…
MUMBAI: To carry out maintenance work of tracks, signaling and overhead equipment, a megablock of five hours is being undertaken on UP and DOWN fast lines between Churchgate and Mumbai Central (local) stations from 10.35 am to 3.35 pm today.According Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway Vineet Abhishek, during the block period, all fast…
New Delhi: A reel posted by a 22-year-old man, showing him firing a pistol, led to the arrest of him and his father in north Delhi’s Shastri Nagar.The reel, which was posted on Diwali, proved to be the undoing of the duo after the son, Sumit, made the video with hopes of gaining fame.The team…
Pune: An 18-year-old girl suffered serious injuries after being attacked with a koyta (sickle) in the Hinjewadi area on Saturday. The Hinjewadi police have detained three people and a juvenile in connection with the assault.“The attack occurred near Sakhare Vasti, where the girl, who completed her Std XII, resides. She was struck multiple times on…
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court disposed of a bunch of petitions and two Public Interest Litigations (PIL) concerning the rehabilitation of residents from Kopare village, whose land was originally acquired for the National Defence Academy (NDA). The Court held that the allegations raised in the petition involved disputed questions of fact that could not be…
NEW DELHI: Flagging the issue of air pollution in Delhi, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta to intervene and take immediate steps for clearing the “filthy smog” people are breathing.Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra expressed deep concern over…
