New Delhi: Driving straight in the city is an aberration. You cannot stick to a straight path because no one else does. It’s a mix of ignorance about traffic rules, reluctance to give way due to ego and a general sense of recklessness.So, lane driving is a casualty. Lane indiscipline fuels congestion, near misses and…
Pune: Union minister of state for civil transport and cooperation Murlidhar Mohol’s proposal for a Pune centre of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Mumbai was approved by the institute’s board of governors and academic council on SundayThe city already has an IIM Nagpur centre and will host an IIM Mumbai centre from the next academic…
Lucknow/Thane: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has uncovered a major racket where the perpetrators allegedly collected Rs 5 crore on the pretext of helping Gaza victims but diverted the funds for personal use and suspicious activities. Three youths were arrested from Bhiwandi in late-night raids on Saturday.The ATS has found the fraud was not…
New Delhi: The monsoon may withdraw from Delhi this week. Rain is unlikely during the coming week.“Conditions are becoming favourable for further withdrawal of the southwest monsoon from some more parts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours,” said the India Meteorological Department in its bulletin…
Mumbai: Private Nursing Schools and Colleges Management Association of Maharashtra has demanded that the percentile criteria for admissions to the nursing degree programme be brought down to zero. The association has also sought an extension of the admission cut-off date for all nursing programmes, which currently ends on Nov 31, 2025 from the commissioner of…
New Delhi: After thousands of fish died in Yamuna in Burari last year, National Green Tribunal (NGT) observed that authorities in Delhi and Haryana were shifting responsibility onto each other. The tribunal directed Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to fix responsibility and prepare a plan to prevent the recurrence of such incidents. Delhi Pollution Control…
New Delhi: Lieutenant governor VK Saxena has written to Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW), asking its faculty and research scholars to explore new technological areas in national interest, particularly cloud seeding and drone technology. In his letter to vice-chancellor Prof Ranjana Jha, Saxena noted that IGDTUW has emerged as a centre of…
Thane: The Metro 4-4A corridor will greatly improve transportation within Thane city, enhance connectivity with Mumbai, and help reduce the current congestion over the Ghodbunder Highway, transport minister Pratap Sarnaik said on Sunday, a day ahead of the trial run of the first phase of the ambitious line.“A city like Thane, with a huge population…
New Delhi: A man who, along with his associates, used to dupe people through fake credit card activation was arrested, police said on Sunday.Police received a complaint in which the complainant reported receiving a phone call from an individual posing as a bank official. The caller claimed that a credit card was issued in the…
Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday met Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Naval Command, and Lt Gen D S Kushwah, General Officer Commanding, Maharashtra, Gujarat & Goa Area, to assess the security preparedness.The defence spokesperson said that during the meeting, the Navy briefed Fadnavis on the current maritime security situation…
