Mumbai: State govt on Monday appointed a new authority to be headed by BJP MLC Pravin Darekar to expedite self-redevelopment projects.As chairman of the new Self-Group Redevelopment Authority (SGRA), Darekar will have the status of a Minister of State. The BJP MLC is known to be close to CM Devendra Fadnavis, and also heads the…
New Delhi: CM Rekha Gupta on Monday formed an expert committee to finalise Delhi govt’s official logo. “For the first time, Delhi govt is creating an official logo. It will reflect Delhi’s unique identity, rich history, culture, development and the aspirations of its people,” CM’s office stated.A logo design competition was organised on the MyGov…
Pune: Daily commutes in the Khadki Cantonment Board (KCB) area have become a never-ending problem as several key roads are severely damaged by potholes.For weeks, commuters have struggled to navigate stretches of Mula Road, Range Hills Road, and other arterial routes within the Cantonment. Many commuters are angry that the Board and the Local Military…
Mumbai: Bombay high court has relaxed the bail conditions imposed on actor Rhea Chakraborty, an accused in a narcotics case, and allowed her to travel abroad with prior intimation to the investigation officers.Chakraborty was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau on Sept 8, 2020, along with her brother and others, on allegations of financing and…
New Delhi: Facing difficulties in disposing of the inert waste generated from the Ghazipur landfill, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is exploring alternative arrangements as no major construction sites or open spaces are available for reuse anymore near east Delhi.An MCD official said that in a recent joint meeting with the ministry of housing and…
Pune: The Combined Entrance Test (CET) for the civil services preparation training programme under six autonomous institutions is underway on Monday and Tuesday as per the scheduled timetable. However, for students from flood-affected areas, who were unable to appear for the exam this year amid heavy rain across several regions of Maharashtra, a special CET…
Mumbai: Dadar police on Sunday arrested Yogesh Patankar (46), who was wanted in a case of duping four people of nearly Rs 32 lakh on the promise of securing them jobs in Mantralaya and public works department, after he used his mobile phone to carry out a transaction for purchase of a water purifier.For the…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi has submitted a proposal to the heritage conservation committee for the restoration of the 125-year-old Hindu College building at Kashmere Gate. If approved, the project may start in the first quarter of the next year.The initiative follows demands made by Hindu College Old Students Association last year during the…
Pune: A year after Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually laid the foundation stone for the 5.5-km underground Swargate-Katraj Metro project, commuters are still awaiting the start of actual groundwork. Officials estimated that it might take another two months to complete the necessary formalities before construction can finally kick off.The PM laid the foundation for the…
Kalyan: A shortcut suggested by an app-based navigation system turned into a nightmare for a family of six from Kalyan after its cars got trapped in rising floodwaters in Bhiwandi during heavy rain on Sunday evening. Bhiwandi fire brigade personnel rescued them in under an hour via a boat as the water started filling the…
