Pune: Beneficiaries of the Ladki Bahin scheme have been warned against falling for fraudulent websites for completing their mandatory e-KYC, following reports of a fake portal mimicking the official govt portal. “Some beneficiaries brought the fake site to our attention. We have reiterated that they must use only the official portal,” a senior official from…
Mumbai: In a joint operation, Mumbai crime branch and Amravati rural police detained 13 people from the Patrwada area of Amravati district on suspicion of links with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.According to sources, Mumbai police had received intelligence that a gang member was hiding in Patrwada. Acting on this tip-off, teams raided two separate locations…
New Delhi: The Sept 24 violence in Leh led to a “war-like situation” where even hospitals were overwhelmed with injured protesters and doctors were unequipped to handle the scale of the crisis, according to legal advisor to Leh Apex Body (LAB) Mustafa Haji.Speaking at a public discussion titled ‘Ladakh Crisis: The Battle of Identity’, organised…
Pune: The state govt on Friday approved the delimitation of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) that drew up the wards for the civic election. “The gazette notification about the new ward system will be published by next week,” PMC’s election officer Prasad Katkar said. The civic administration declared the delimitation on Aug 22. The ward offices’…
Navi Mumbai: Sena minister Uday Samant hit out at BJP minister Ganesh Naik over his remarks targeting his party’s leadership in Navi Mumbai. The heated exchange came ahead of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections, with both leaders staking their claim over the city’s future.Naik, Airoli MLA and veteran leader who played a key role…
New Delhi: Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), in collaboration with MyGov.in, launched a nationwide Swachh Bharat Quiz for school students as part of the Swachhta Pakhwada.The quiz is open to all students from class VI onwards, irrespective of their boards of study. It will be conducted online on MyGov.in platform till Oct…
Pune: Vehicle registrations at the Pune RTO office saw a significant increase during the Navaratra and Dasara festival period this year compared to last year.A total of 15,709 vehicles were registered between Sept 21 and Oct 2. This figure surpasses last year’s total of 14,701 vehicles, which were registered over a slightly longer period —…
Mumbai: More than 30 years after user fees were introduced in public healthcare hospitals, requiring patients to pay for services, the BMC plans to introduce a system that could make hospitalisation a “cashless experience” for patients.Towards this end, BMC has set up the Integrated Patients Healthcare Scheme Assistance System (IPHSA) to link most patients who…
New Delhi: As part of its crackdown on the local henchmen of foreign-based gangsters, the special cell of Delhi Police arrested two freelance shooters after shooting them in the leg during an encounter in southwest Delhi on Friday. Akash Rajput and Mahipal Meena, who worked for multiple gangs for money, were currently associated with gangsters…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Oct 1, directed the Mumbai Police not to carry out further investigation into a scuffle that took place between supporters of the ruling BJP and the opposition NCP(SP) inside the premises of the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan in July.A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad passed…
