New Delhi: Noting that “deception and fraud” was played upon the court, Delhi High Court has ordered a probe against a man who filed a petition in the name of an NGO, without authorisation. “This court takes note of the submission made by Akbar Ali, the president of the petitioner-NGO, that the present writ petition…
Thane: Opposition parties have questioned Thane municipal commissioner Saurabh Rao over the deployment of a former assistant commissioner in the election branch and demanded his transfer before the local body elections.A delegation of local leaders from Shiv Sena (UBT), MNS, NCP (SP), and Congress met Rao late Monday following their joint rally. They pointed out…
New Delhi: Govt will organise cultural performances at over 200 locations across the city to celebrate Chhath Puja, with special arrangements at all ghats to highlight the folk traditions of Poorvanchal, minister Kapil Mishra said on Tuesday.CM Rekha Gupta, accompanied by BJP MP Manoj Tiwari, visited New Delhi railway station to assess the arrangements made…
Mumbai: State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare on Tuesday clarified that adding new names, deleting names, or making other changes in the electoral roll does not come under the purview of the state election commission (SEC). He was speaking after holding a meeting with recognised political parties.Waghmare said that as per the provisions of the laws…
New Delhi: A 29-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly extorting women using fake female profiles on social media. According to police, the case came to light after a 24-year-old woman filed a complaint on Sept 21 at the Cyber Police Station of the West district, alleging that an unidentified individual had contacted her on…
Mumbai: Taking a leaf out of the Chipko movement’s book on forest conservation from the 1970s, members of an environmental outfit from Vikhroli hugged trees along the Eastern Express Highway to protest their proposed felling for the Eastern Freeway expansion project. The group, Green Umbrella Organisation, had planted over 200 saplings along the stretch in…
New Delhi: It’s the season of traffic congestion and Delhiites are feeling it too. Chandni Chowk and adjoining Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Marg were gridlocked on Tuesday afternoon. Amid the steady stream of Diwali shoppers, cars barely moved. Shopkeepers too were stocking up. Their waiting vehicles added to the jam. Karol Bagh, another shopping hub, was…
Pune: A man (26) from Bhavani Peth died and his two accomplices were grievously injured after workers of a scrap godown brutally assaulted them with iron and PVC rods at Sopannagar in Wadgaon Sheri in the early hours of Monday, after the trio allegedly entered the facility by uprooting its tin roof to commit theft.The…
Thane: A 29-year-old man died after a truck collided with his motorbike and the ambulance rushing him to hospital got stuck in traffic in Thane district, police said on Tuesday.The incident occurred late Monday evening at Nimbavli Naka in Bhiwandi area, they said.The victim, identified as engineer Vinod Patil, who worked with a company in…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has reconstituted the Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board for a fresh term of three years, according to an official notification. The move is aimed at strengthening the welfare measures for construction workers in the capital, ensuring better regulation of their employment and working conditions. Labour minister Kapil Mishra…
