Mumbai: The MahaRERA has approved registration of a record 405 projects ahead of Dussehra. While Pune City has the maximum number of 122 projects, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region has registered 197 projects. According to MahaRERA, for the first time, such a large number of projects have been approved ahead of Dussehra. Of these projects, 200…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has issued directives regarding the sale of green firecrackers. It has received seven applications for temporary permission to sell green crackers, which will be finalised by the respective district DCPs. In compliance with Supreme Court directions, police said green crackers approved by the NEERI and bearing valid QR codes will be…
Mumbai: The parents of two college students arrested for an alleged attempted robbery at a Ghatkopar jewellery shop said they were stunned to learn about their sons’ involvement, insisting the boys were innocent and might have been misled.“My son is innocent. I don’t believe he could ever go this far. We thought he was going…
New Delhi: Delhi University is nearing the completion of its selection process for the 2025-26 cycle of the Vice-Chancellor Internship Scheme, which offers students hands-on exposure to the university’s administrative and governance systems.This year, the scheme received over 3,500 applications from undergraduate and postgraduate students. Of these, 2,280 candidates were shortlisted for the group discussion…
Mumbai: Two newborns, born just a few blocks apart, one at KEM Hospital and another at Wadia Hospital, were left waiting for two days this week for O negative blood donors. Both infants needed urgent transfusions. Messages calling for donors circulated widely, and the babies were eventually saved.Dharmendra Yadav, the father of the infant admitted…
New Delhi: Seven men, including an MBA graduate, were arrested for duping a software engineer of Rs 22.06 lakh through a fake online trading scheme. Police found the accounts used in the fraud were active in Malaysia. A complaint was received from a software engineer in Delhi. “He saw a social media ad in April…
Pune: An 88-year-old man from FC Road lodged a complaint with the Deccan Gymkhana police station, saying that online fraudsters threatened to arrest him in a Rs538 crore money laundering case and cheated him for Rs19.80 lakhs. The cheating took place between July 9 and 14 this year. Police said that it is an incident…
Mumbai: State Cultural Affairs minister Ashish Shelar has directed the preparation of a comprehensive plan for the conservation of 500 temples, 60 state-protected forts and 1,800 stepwells (baravs) across the state.The plan will focus on preservation, restoration and increasing tourism footfall at these heritage sites. The Archaeology Department will act as the nodal agency for…
New Delhi: With Diwali approaching, the fire department has identified 41 high-risk locations where fire tenders and quick response vehicles will be deployed to ensure rapid emergency response. Among these, 17 key sites with heavy footfall will have static fire tenders stationed. Fire tenders will be deployed on Oct 19 and 20, from 5 pm…
Pune: Land survey for the proposed Purandar airport has entered its final phase with the district administration set to complete the exercise by Friday.District collector Jitendra Dudi said, “We completed 100% of the drone survey covering 1,236 of the required 1,285 hectares across seven villages. The process was peaceful and well-supported by local residents,” Dudi…
