Pune: The final day of hearings on objections and suggestions for the draft delimitation of wards on Friday once again saw residents, political aspirants and party members — mainly from merged areas like Narhe, Shivne, Khadaksalwa and areas near Katraj — express dissatisfaction over the proposed boundaries.Seventy-seven people attended the hearing for the Narhe-Wadgaon Budruk…
Thane: Police rescued a 16-year-old boy within four days and arrested three persons accused of kidnapping the boy in Gujarat under the pretext of Ganpati darshan. The kidnappers, known to the boy, had demanded a ransom of Rs 12 lakh from his mother. After a four-day operation, police reunited the boy with his family.The boy,…
New Delhi: Momentary panic gripped Delhi High Court on Friday when a bomb threat sent on email led to the evacuation and sanitisation of the premises. Several judges conducting proceedings had to leave mid-hearing, leaving the lawyers and litigants puzzled as matters were adjourned without explanation.The email, received in the morning by court staff, claimed…
Pune: A special MCOCA court in the city on Friday extended the police custody till Sept 22 of Yash Patil and Amit Patole, members of the Suryakant alias Bandu Andekar gang, in the murder case of Ayush Komkar (18) in Nana Peth around 7.30pm on Sept 5.Police have said Ayush was shot dead in the…
Thane: Residents of a few plush societies along the Ghodbunder Highway staged an agitation on Friday morning, trying to divert the attention of the administration towards the failing condition of the arterial road. This road is frequently plagued with snarls, leaving city office-goers and school children to endure unnecessary delays.The residents, gathered under a citizen…
New Delhi: After much delay, the Public Works Department has moved to install a height barrier for the Bailey bridge on Ring Road. The bridge will be a stopgap link connecting Rajputana Rifles Recruitment Centre to its training and parade ground at Delhi Cantonment. Soldiers now use a narrow culvert to reach the ground for…
Pune: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said conditions were becoming favourable for the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon from parts of west Rajasthan around Sept 15 against the usual date of Sept 17 though a fresh spell of heavy to very heavy rainfall was expected over several states, including Maharashtra, in the coming…
Mumbai: The appointment of a headmaster at a city-based minority educational institute has sparked a dispute over whether the govt should have a role in such decisions. Critics say the requirement of departmental approval amounts to interference in the community’s right to manage its own institutions.“The govt has no right to interfere in the management…
New Delhi: Delhi govt is reviewing its tree transplantation policy to improve the survival rate of transplanted trees. Environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Friday that only agencies with tree transplanter machines capable of uprooting trees with intact root balls might be empanelled for better results. Empanelled agencies currently use backhoe loaders to uproot…
Pune: Quick commerce players are eyeing a big share of festive sales afterseeing record-breaking numbers during Ganeshotsav andRakshabandhan festivities.The easy and quick availability of products — from small items such as rakhi and puja prasad to electrical appliances — helped people make purchases on these online platforms.“Most of the purchases on quick commerce are for…
