New Delhi: The city’s new winter action plan, which has partially kicked in, targets the paving of 698 km of roadside areas and greening of 85 km of central verges.The plan has provisions for 578 teams for checking vehicle pollution and 443 teams for curbing waste burning. Mechanised road sweeping and installation of anti-smog guns…
Pune: PMC plans to inject around 600 stray dogs in its limits with microchips the size of a rice grain, in a pilot project based on similar ones in Bengaluru, Goa, Delhi, and Jaipur. Each microchip will contain a unique 15-digit ID for the respective dog, containing information about the canine’s colour, age, area, vaccination…
Mumbai: A sample test of firecrackers being sold in the city showed that a sizable number of packets failed to state their decibel levels mandated by the Supreme Court. A few of the packets did not have a QR code too, which upon scanning suggests their chemical composition and identifies the manufacturers.The joint inspection of…
New Delhi: The city will host 30 musical and cultural events on a “global scale” in the next 80 days as it gears up to position itself as the country’s “creative capital” and an events hub, CM Rekha Gupta said on Thursday.This bid to boost Delhi’s art, culture and events ecosystem will see renowned artists,…
Pune: Every morning, govt school teacher Rajesh Kadam from Velhe tehsil in Pune district begins his day with a smartphone and not the chalk. Before the school bell rings, he logs in to the attendance app to mark students, updates the midday meal portal, and checks for new WhatsApp links from education officials. Throughout the…
Mumbai: A rift seems to have emerged within Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) over the possible inclusion of the Raj Thackeray-led MNS in the alliance for the local body elections across the state, mainly BMC polls in Mumbai. According to sources, the issue has triggered tension between Congress state chief Harshvardhan Sapkal and Shiv Sena (UBT)…
New Delhi: The minimum temperature continued to dip across Delhi-NCR on Thursday while the air quality deteriorated further, engulfing the region in a light haze.At 245, the city recorded its worst air quality index of the season against 233 on Wednesday, marking the third straight poor air day. In the neighbouring Ghaziabad, AQI has already…
Pune: Diwali Pahat, an integral part of festivities for Puneites, traces back to the 80s with soulful, classical music reverberating early morning during the festival.This year, the line-up at some of the city’s most popular Diwali Pahat events is varied.Ranga Rang Diwali Pahat at Yashwantrao Chavan Natyagruha in Kothrud on Oct 17 will showcase Madhura…
Mumbai: Ahead of the BMC polls in the city, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde transferred pending rent of nearly Rs 17.7 crore to 883 families of a Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) project in Magathane on Tuesday.The Devipada Cooperative Housing Society redevelopment project, which is coming up on a 30,287 sq m Mhada plot, has been…
New Delhi: A 66-year-old businessman was brutally assaulted in an alleged incident of road rage in central Delhi’s Karol Bagh on Wednesday afternoon. Police registered a case of attempted murder in connection with the attack. No arrest was made till Thursday night. The elderly man is in hospital.The incident took place around 1.40pm when Parveen…
