Mumbai: For the first time in 12 years since the programme began, medical social workers at JJ Hospital’s geriatric department managed to persuade a patient to leave its corridors for a shelter home, though she is far from geriatric. Vijaya Rajput (52), who comes from Shirpur, a small town in Dhule district nearly 400 kilometres…
New Delhi: The political battle over cleaning the Yamuna intensified on Sunday as AAP’s Delhi unit president Saurabh Bharadwaj launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Delhi govt over its claim of cleaning the river. Bharadwaj challenged CM Rekha Gupta and minister Parvesh Verma to “drink a litre of Yamuna water” to prove that the…
Mumbai: Central Railway has decided to take strict action against social media handles sharing misleading videos related to the railways during the festive season, aiming to prevent confusion among passengers, chief spokesperson Swapnil Nila said.“Over 20 such social media handles have been identified, and the process of filing FIRs has been initiated. A 24×7 social…
Thane: An international-standard cricket academy from the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) is being planned for Mumbra, offering free training to local players. This will be the MCA’s third facility in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and the first of its kind outside mainland Mumbai. The MCA will establish the cricket academy on a five-acre plot…
New Delhi: As homes and streets glow with festive decorations for Diwali, eye specialists have urged people to be mindful of excessive exposure to bright and glittering lights, which can lead to significant eye strain and dryness.Doctors say continuous staring at intense artificial lights — particularly LEDs and flashing decorative bulbs — can cause what…
Almost after one-and-a-half decades, former CM Sharad Pawar visited Mantralaya to meet chief electoral officer S Chockalingam to bring to his notice alleged irregularities in the electoral register. Pawar was supported by Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, MNS president Raj Thackeray and prominent leaders of opposition parties.Former revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat was the first politician…
New Delhi: As part of its clean energy push, Delhi govt is stepping up efforts to promote rooftop solar panels in the city’s villages under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, leveraging the abundant roof space in rural areas to help achieve its renewable energy targets. To support this drive, Tata Power has launched…
MUMBAI: Sporadic bursts of colourful light enveloped the city skyline Thursday as the festival of Diwali approached. Customers are displaying a steady preference for ‘green’ crackers, which in common parlance involves less smoke and noise output.Crackers that emit bright lights as they soar into the sky are a popular choice. Loud bombs are virtually passe.Minesh…
New Delhi: None of the safety equipment worked when a fire broke out at Brahmaputra Apartments in Lutyens’ Delhi on Saturday afternoon, eyewitnesses and residents of the complex claimed.Manu, who lives on the second floor, said he was standing at the main gate when he saw thick smoke rising from the parking area. “We rushed…
Pune: PMC commissioner Naval Kishore Ram on Saturday transferred assistant municipal commissioner Balasaheb Dhavale-Patil and suspended some officials, including a junior engineer of the Hadapsar-Mundhwa ward office, for failing to perform their duties and poor maintenance of the area under their jurisdiction.Ram visited the Shewalwadi and Manjri areas in the morning to review issues related…
