Pune: Three days of Diwali break have led to disruption of garbage collection and inevitable accumulation along roadsides and in open areas. With the city experiencing showers, the trash has started to decay and may cause health problems, said residents.Shivajinagar residents said garbage collectors had not lifted waste from streets or collected it from households…
Thane: Three decades after a woman and her four minor children were brutally murdered in Kashimira, a Thane sessions court acquitted all three accused, citing the prosecution’s failure to establish a complete chain of circumstantial evidence linking them to the 1994 crime. Additional Sessions Judge V G Mohite delivered the verdict recently.The incident dates back…
New Delhi: The city’s base station, Safdarjung, recorded the season’s lowest minimum temperature on Friday at 17 degrees Celsius. While the minimum temperature is expected to remain 16-18 degrees Celsius on Saturday and Sunday, it is likely to rise to 18-20 degrees from Monday due to a western disturbance.The city is likely to receive one…
Pune: Despite persistent appeals for a quieter Diwali, the festival of lights turned out to be significantly louder this year, with noise monitoring data from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) revealing a rise in average decibel levels across Pune as well as Pimpri Chinchwad. A comprehensive analysis of nighttime noise levels during peak Diwali…
Thane: Panvel resident and Thane district information officer, Manoj Suman Shivaji Sanap, has been balancing his govt job with his passion for experimental theatre, bringing the valour of martyr Captain Vinayak Gore to life on stage through his 15-minute mono act play. Sanap recently marked his 5,000th performance during the 66th Foundation Day celebrations of…
New Delhi: To strengthen the national capital’s disaster preparedness, Delhi govt has expedited the long-pending earthquake plan and announced the creation of a dedicated State Disaster Management Force (SDMF). The move comes amid growing concerns over the city’s vulnerability to earthquakes, given its dense population, as flagged by chief secretary Rajeev Verma in a recent…
Pune: An unusual wet spell has returned to Maharashtra with an Arabian Sea depression slowly moving along the west coast even after the official withdrawal of southwest monsoon.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued yellow alerts for light to moderate rain and thunderstorms across the state, saying the system was already pushing moisture inland…
Mumbai: Fishermen will get electricity concessions like farmers. Upto 44% electricity tariff will be waived. The concession is applicable due to the agricultural status given to fishing business.The concessions are applicable to fishermen, fish breeders and fish traders. A Govt Resolution (GR) by the fisheries department was issued to apply electricity tariff concession to fishing…
New Delhi: What if doctors could tell, right at the time of breast cancer diagnosis, which patient is more likely to face heart problems years later? A new study in JAMA Oncology suggests that may soon be possible.The study, which followed more than 26,000 women with early-stage breast cancer, developed a risk prediction model that…
Mumbai: Veteran space scientist Eknath Vasant or EV Chitnis, who turned 100 on July 25 this year and played a key role in taking India to the stars in his lifetime, breathed his last in Pune on Oct 22. In the last six months, two Indian space legends have passed away. On April 25 this…
