New Delhi: The sudden rain on Tuesday dimmed the festive spirit as puja and Ramlila organisers and devotees scrambled to keep spirits high. What was meant to be a day of colours, music and rituals on Ashtami turned into a test of resilience, with effigy makers among the hardest hit. Months of meticulous craftsmanship stood…
Pune: Continuous rain over the last several days has left devastation in its wake in farmlands across the state. Among these, farmers growing leafy vegetables have suffered serious damage, leading to a drop in arrivals of such produce in retail markets — and a commensurate increase in prices paid by consumers. Retailers said the prices…
Mumbai: Calling it the one of the worst flood disasters for farmland in Maharashtra, state agriculture minister Dattareya Bharne said the deluge over the last month destroyed over 1.5 crore acres of crops as per initial estimates. CM Devendra Fadnavis said the cabinet has decided to implement all concessions extended when there is a scarcity…
New Delhi: The monsoon officially withdrew from the Delhi region on Sept 24. Or did it? Six day later on Tuesday, the city saw high-intensity rainfall that caught people unawares. And what is more, weather analysts expect more rain in the coming days. The base weather station at Safdarjung logged 37.8mm of rainfall until 5.30pm…
Pune: Maharashtra recorded the highest number of custodial deaths across India in 2023 at a grim 17 cases, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report for 2023 released on Tuesday showed. Of these, seven individuals died by suicide while in custody, and 10 others succumbed to illnesses in hospitals. Significantly, 13 of these deaths occurred before…
Mumbai: As the monsoon threat looms over the Dussehra rallies of the Shiv Sena and the Shiv Sena (UBT), Dy CM Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said he would ask workers from flood-affected areas not to come for the Dussehra rally in Mumbai. He said that they should instead help flood victims in their area, and…
New Delhi: Delhi’s roads were the most unsafe and deadly for commuters in 2023 among 53 cities across the country, according to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data for 2023 released Monday.Delhi reported 5,715 accident cases, followed by Bengaluru (4,980) and Chennai (3,653). At 1,457, the national capital also had the highest number of fatalities…
Pune: Maharashtra continued to top the list for railway-related criminal cases for the third consecutive year in 2023, with 23,349 cases, contributing significantly to the national total of 83,788 offences, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report for 2023 showed on Tuesday.With this, the state has seen a sharp rise in such cases over the years,…
Navi Mumbai: The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), an initiative launched by the Central govt, is enhancing healthcare services for citizens through digitalisation, with the ‘Abha’ app proving highly beneficial. NMMC’s Vashi First Referral Unit (FRU) is the only civic-body run hospital in the state selected for the ABDM initiative. The Vashi hospital received an…
New Delhi: Most convicts and undertrial prisoners (UTPs) lodged in Delhi prisons were charged with murder and rape, according to the NCRB report for 2023.The data revealed 658 convicts were jailed for murder, 426 for rape, 141 for attempted murder, 108 for robbery, and 99 for cheating. Among undertrial prisoners, 3,150 were held for murder,…
