New Delhi: The central govt-run Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, which promises free care, is asking patients to bring their own surgical gloves and gowns into the operation theatre. Families of trauma patients say they are being forced to spend thousands of rupees on basic supplies that should have been available in the OT.Take a 13-year-old…
Pune: As the evening aarti concludes and the vibrant beats of the ‘dhak’ resonate through Durga Puja pandals, the air becomes thick with the scent of incense and palpable anticipation.From the edge of the throng, a dancer steps forward, carefully balancing an earthen burner filled with smouldering coconut husk and camphor. As fragrant smoke gracefully…
Mumbai: South Mumbai received over 200mm of rainfall over this past weekend, pushing its Sept total to 586.2mm. India Meteorological Department’s historical data for Colaba shows this is the third-highest rainfall for the month since 2006. The two years that recorded higher rainfall for Sept were 2019 with 855.8mm and 2016 733.4mm. Meanwhile, this month,…
New Delhi: Amid financial hiccups and years of irregular payments by several Saarc countries, the South Asian University (SAU) has said that member states have resumed financial contributions. This includes Pakistan, one of the most erratic funders, which has paid up this year despite heightened geopolitical tensions.“Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Pakistan have started paying in…
Pune: Persistent clouding over the city has narrowed the gap between day and night temperatures, making Pune unusually chilly for late Sept.An expert from Vagaries of Weather said, “On Sunday, Shivajinagar recorded a maximum temperature of 23.9°C — a steep 7 degrees below normal, the lowest Sept day temperature since 2017, and the second-lowest in…
Mumbai: In just 24 days of the new e-challan system going live this month for the 10.6km, eight-lane coastal road’s twin tunnels, nearly 16,000 challans were issued for speeding and lane violations.As per the data from Sept 4-27 from city traffic police, 11,173 challans were issued for speeding—accounting for 72% of all challans—and another 4,423…
New Delhi: In a suspected hit-and-run, three people, including a 12-year-old boy, died after their bike was hit by an unidentified vehicle in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri early Monday.The victims were identified as Shahid (60), his son Faiz (28) and their relative Hamza (12), residents of Shahdara’s North Ghonda locality. Shahid and Faiz both worked in…
Pune: Gangster Suryakant alias Bandu Andekar and nine others, among those arrested in the Sept 5 murder of Ayush Komkar (18) in Nana Peth, were sent to Yerawada central jail after a special MCOCA court on Monday ordered their remand in judicial custody.Ayush was shot dead by two men in the basement parking of his…
Mumbai: The death toll in the Kandivli catering unit gas leak fire rose to four on Monday after the business owner, Shivani Gandhi (52), succumbed to her injuries in hospital. Police have registered an FIR against her and commercial unit owner, Yogendra Mistry.On Sept 24, a fire broke out at the commercial unit located on…
New Delhi: A Delhi court acquitted a man accused of cruelty for dowry, after his wife committed suicide in 2021, observing that the prosecution failed to prove the charges. Pointing out that the woman did not leave a suicide note from which it could be inferred that she was subjected to cruelty, additional sessions judge…
