Pune/Navi Mumbai: Chatushrungi police on Sunday night registered a case of obstructing public servant from performing his duty against “Manorama Khedkar, mother of dismissed IAS officer Puja Khedkar, and others” based on a complaint by sub inspector Deepak Kharat of Rabale police in Navi Mumbai.Rabale police had filed an FIR following a road rage incident…
Mumbai: The cash-strapped state govt has decided to auction space on vacant govt plots across the state for advertisement hoardings for five years at a time. Under a new hoarding policy, the revenue department has asked all district collectors to find suitable govt plots after an inspection and to e-auction the sites by specifying the…
New Delhi: In a one-of-its-kind action against organised crime in the city, two dozen teams of about 400 police personnel simultaneously raided 26 locations in NCR through Sunday night. The objective of the strike was to bust the network of overground workers and foot soldiers of various gangsters operating from foreign soil.The raids came after…
Pune: The civic body has approved a plan worth Rs 369 crore for redevelopment and flood mitigation in Ektanagari and areas near Sinhagad Road.“The estimate committee gave a go-ahead to the proposal last week. It is expected to be tabled before the standing committee soon,” said Dinkar Gojare, a senior official of Pune Municipal Corporation…
Mumbai: An insurance company executive is among three people arrested by cyber police recently for duping a govt auditor of Rs 46 lakh in an investment fraud. Two others held are beneficiaries whose bank accounts were used to receive defrauded sums. Police said there are eight complaints against the accused across the country.Police said the…
New Delhi: The vector-borne disease count continues to rise in the city, with 33 more malaria and four chikungunya cases reported last week. Union health minister JP Nadda on Monday urged the NCR states to reassess their preparedness to tackle such cases, particularly in light of the prolonged rainy season and subsequent waterlogging in certain…
Pune: State transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Monday ordered immediate transfer of four officials reinstated at the Swargare bus depot after being suspended following rape incident earlier this year.“How can they be back in the same depot? The rape incident was shocking. We need to ensure that such incidents never happen again. Many measures are…
Nagpur: The Maharashtra OBC Action Committee, representing 33 other backward classes, has demanded immediate inclusion of 27 communities in the central OBC list, saying a delay in this regard was depriving people from these groups opportunities of higher education and employment, creating a sense of exclusion.At a meeting in Pune on Sunday, representatives from various…
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has reopened Baansera, nearly two weeks after it was closed due to the flooding caused by rising Yamuna. Other floodplain sites, including Asita, Amrut Biodiversity Park and Vasudev Ghat, are expected to reopen by the end of Sept after restoration work is completed. The clean-up began soon after water…
Pune: Twelve AI-powered CCTV cameras with digital display warning boards will be installed along Weikfield Chowk to Lohegaon airport and the VIP Road (Symbiosis College Road) by the end of Oct to reduce traffic congestion and tackle illegal parking near the airport.Parking on these two critical stretches is already prohibited to prevent bottlenecks caused by…
