Pune: Bottlenecks and traffic snarls are likely to reduce at the railway underpass connecting Juna Bazaar with RTO Chowk now that Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) plans to widen it. Road users face many hurdles while travelling through this underpass because of the narrow carriageway. Commuters have said that PMC must construct a new underpass on…
Nagpur: NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule on Sunday took a sharp swipe at BJP, saying there are “no original members” left in the party, claiming most of its leaders have come from other political outfits.“If you visit Parliament and look at the visitor gallery, you’ll realise the BJP has become like the Congress. I respect…
New Delhi: If running a half-marathon is about breaking barriers, then Lalita is the best example of this idea.The 36-year-old from Greater Noida is partially paralysed from polio from childhood. She arrived at the stadium hours before her 7 am run. The excitement of coming to the event had kept her up all night. “I…
Pune: It took over a decade for Metro services to begin in the city after the project was announced in 2010. Today, as its network expands further, traffic and other infrastructure issues persist alongside most major Metro work sites, making commuting difficult for lakhs of residents on a daily basis.Despite this, adoption of Metro services…
Mumbai: Fire broke out in a duplex flat on the sixth floor of the ground plus 10 storeyed Goolrukh Building on Khan Abdul Gaggar Khan Marg at Worli Seaface at around 8 pm on Sunday. However, no injuries were reported. There was heavy smoke logging in the entire building. The fire brigade declared it as…
New Delhi: The Senior Citizens’ Run at the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon, perhaps, captured the spirit of the event best. The 1,193 participants were there to connect, not to compete. As younger runners trotted on briskly, the seniors’ corner saw more laughter and chatter. The rows of chairs under fluttering canopies on a crisp Sunday…
Pune: Another online share-trading with a high-returns bait hooked a 52-year-old team leader with an information technology (IT) company in Hadapsar and he lost Rs 3.66 crore between July 15 and Oct 1.The FIR was lodged with Pune cyber police on Saturday after the verification of his complaint application. The victim said that he came…
Mumbai: A second extension granted recently for the around Rs 166-crore Mulund bird park tender has prompted MLA Mihir Kotecha to demand a probe. He alleged that through the extension, BMC’s building maintenance department is attempting to favour two companies that have a controversial track record, and sought that the tender process be transferred to…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court recently observed that while it is often held that a litigant should not suffer the consequences of his counsel’s negligence, this is not an absolute rule. A single bench of Justice Girish Kathpalia stated that it must examine the overall facts and circumstances of each case. Otherwise, for every failure,…
Pune: The civic body will commence the second phase of CCTV installation at municipal schools after securing funds worth Rs 4 crore for the project last week.Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has installed CCTV cameras in 91 civic schools as part of the first phase of the project, with an additional 90 schools to be covered…
