Pune: Civic officials in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad have stepped up action against unauthorised firecracker stalls to ensure public safety during Diwali.The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) initiated action against around 250 illegal stalls, while the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) acted against 15 such stalls in the past few days.A senior PCMC official said the…
Mumbai: After frowning at state govt for not implementing its order to clear Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) of encroachments and rehabilitate slumdwellers, Bombay high court on Thursday said it will set up a high-powered committee (HPC) comprising former chief justice Dilip Bhosale, former state DGP Subodh Jaiswal and former chief secretary Nitin Kareer in…
New Delhi: Delhi University Students’ Union joint secretary Deepika Jha allegedly slapped a teacher of BR Ambedkar College in the staffroom on Thursday at a time police personnel were present there. Jha, who is affiliated to ABVP, defended her action and said the teacher, who is the convenor of the college’s disciplinary committee, stared at…
Pune: The Bavdhan police on Wednesday registered a case against a CEO of an IT firm and a consultant from a job consultancy firm on the charge of duping five software engineers of Rs10 lakh, collectively, on a job promise.A software engineer (29) from Navi Sangvi, who was duped of Rs 1.5 lakh, lodged a…
Mumbai: State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S Chockalingam has forwarded a joint representation of opposition parties demanding a short Special Summary Revision (SSR) and carrying out de-duplication in electoral rolls before the local body polls to Sanjay Kumar, deputy election commissioner, Election Commission of India (ECI).In his letter, Chockalingam said that since Supreme Court directed…
With workshops and social media guiding you how to ace it, gilding adds the perfect amount of bling to your art and home decor (Pics: @artist.tanvibansal) Gold is on everyone’s minds with Dhanteras around the corner. You may not be Midas but you’d still want the gold touch! Gold leafing, also called gilding or gold…
Pune: Residents may experience light showers till weekend, despite the southwest monsoon’s official withdrawal from Pune on Monday. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has, however, indicated no rainfall during the main Diwali celebrations next week.SD Sanap, senior meteorologist at IMD, said, “No rainfall is expected in Pune during the main Diwali days next week. The weather…
Mumbai: First-time voters in the state who turned 18 after Oct 1, 2024, will not be able to get inked for the upcoming local body polls, including the BMC elections. This is because that was the last cut-off date for the registration of first-time voters in the state.Fresh registrations would have taken place if the…
New Delhi: A 16-year-old boy, riding pillion on a motorbike, died in a hit-and-run incident after being run over by a speeding truck in northwest Delhi’s Prem Nagar on Thursday. The truck driver has been arrested, police said. Police received a call about the accident near a temple on Mubarakpur Road. “Officers found a mangled…
Pune: NCP (SP) working president and Baramati MP Supriya Sule on Thursday slammed NCP’s Ahilyanagar MLA Sangram Jagtap for his appeal urging people to shop only from Hindu shopkeepers during Diwali, asking if he would also oppose the vaccines made by the Serum Institute of India.“It’s unfortunate that a young MLA from a party in…
