Navi Mumbai: The demand to name the much-awaited Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) after the Project Affected People (PAP) leader, the late D B Patil, has gained significant momentum among local communities and politicians, including leaders from the ruling BJP, as the inauguration of the airport approaches. D B Patil, a prominent leader who championed…
NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old man was arrested after his wife allegedly died by suicide due to dowry harassment in Shahbad Dairy area of outer north Delhi. The woman’s father alleged that his daughter, who married in 2023, was subjected to harassment by her husband, Ankit Kumar, and his parents. The in-laws reportedly asked for money…
New Delhi: A new study by Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) revealed that the city’s air quality early warning system, the forecasting body under the union ministry of earth sciences, was able to predict ‘very poor and above’ pollution days with over 80% accuracy in the last two winters. The Commission for Air…
Mumbai: After Bombay high court on Wednesday expressed its disinclination to permit Anand Teltumbde to travel to Amsterdam and the UK to deliver academic lectures, saying he could give them virtually, the 2018 Elgar Parishad Maoist-links case accused withdrew his plea.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Ranjitsinha Bhonsale then granted Teltumbde liberty to…
New Delhi: Faculty members from nearly all departments of AIIMS New Delhi on Wednesday staged a peaceful symbolic march demanding the immediate implementation of rotatory headship — a decision already approved by the ministry of health & family welfare (MoHFW) but pending for close to two years. They also threatened to intensify their agitation in…
Mumbai: The ward-wise draft voter list for the general elections for the posts of member and direct chairman of 247 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats in the state will be published on Oct 8, the state election commission (SEC) has said. Suggestions and objections can be filed till Oct 13.The SEC has fixed July…
Delhi High Court (file photo) NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has stayed the suspension of Professor Rasal Singh, Principal of Ramanujan College, Delhi University. The suspension followed allegations of harassment and misconduct raised by three faculty members, including the daughter of a former Union cabinet minister.Professor Singh had approached the court through a writ…
Cidco’s vigilance department registered two FIRs against seven dumper drivers for illegally transporting debris on Cidco land in Navi Mumbai NAVI MUMBAI: Cidco’s vigilance department registered two separate FIRs at Vashi and Ulwe police stations against seven dumper drivers caught transporting debris illegally on Cidco land on Monday and Tuesday. Suresh Mengade, Cidco’s chief vigilance…
New Delhi: Setting the final process in motion to revise the city’s circle rates—pending for a decade—Delhi govt on Wednesday invited feedback from Resident Welfare Associations, residents, industry bodies and other stakeholders. The inputs will help shape the final proposal. “The revision aims to bring existing circle rates in line with current market values and…
Mumbai: Two unidentified men attacked a 52-year-old Mulund resident, Wilson Baretto, with a chopper and fled with his phone on Wednesday. Baretto sustained severe injuries and has been admitted in hospital ICU, said police. The incident took place around 6am near his Mulund residence.Navghar police have registered an FIR and are scanning CCTV footage from…
