Pune: Prominent mandals and authorities have doubled their efforts to ensure the Ganapati visarjan procession is conducted smoothly and on schedule on Saturday, with state director general of police Rashmi Shukla and other senior officers assessing the law and order arrangements on Friday.In sync with tradition, the Manache Ganpatis will lead the immersion procession. Kasba…
Navi Mumbai: Amid the long-standing conflict regarding property tax payment by companies in Taloja, Panvel City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) is offering 90% relief on the tax penalty amount under the amnesty scheme till Sept 15, benefitting both the company and the civic body.Two Taloja MIDC companies will together reap a massive Rs 2.3 crore property…
New Delhi: The Yamuna continued to flow above the danger mark on Friday, the fourth day in a row, recording a level of 207.31m at 8am before receding slightly to 207.05m by 5pm. This displacement has affected 12,000-15,000 people as well as livestock, said officials.The Central Water Commission expects the level to fall below the…
PUNE: A day after the opposition slammed deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar for ‘threatening’ IPS officer Anjana Krishna over a cellphone call, the Solapur rural police registered a case against four individuals from Kurdu village in Solapur district. They were charged with unlawful assembly and using force against public servants to prevent them from performing…
Mumbai: Almost three months after the Bombay High Court ordered the BMC to pay ₹50 lakh each to the families of eight victims killed in the 2015 fire at Kurla’s Hotel City Kinara, the BMC handed over the cheques to the kin on Friday.Each of the family members who were the petitioners in the case…
New Delhi: Four days after most flood-affected families were shifted to designated relief camps, life is going on after a fashion. With little certainty about the future, people are finding ways to earn a livelihood, bartering basics and pooling resources to keep their families afloat.While not full-fledged marketplaces, a parallel economy has quietly taken root…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) in a move to increase revenue and curb illegal hoardings has initiated the process to legalise advertisements on kiosks, signboards, underpasses and flyovers. The civic body has floated three separate tenders for the project, with an estimated annual revenue potential of Rs20 crore.“The contracts will be finalised on…
Navi Mumbai: Sanvi Shinde, a city girl from Navi Mumbai, represented Maharashtra and secured triple gold at the recently concluded Acrobatic Gymnastics National Championship in Uttarakhand. Competing in the junior category for ages 13 to 19 years, she emerged as champion in all her events. Training at Nerul Gymkhana, Shinde’s exceptional performance, characterised by unmatched…
NEW DELHI: At first glance, the stretch could be mistaken for a village fairground — rows of white tarpaulin tents, cows tethered to bamboo poles, their owners busy feeding or milking them. But closer, the illusion breaks. Dung, slush and the smell of animals hang heavy in the air. And what should have been a…
Pune: A woman (45), who suffered from schizophrenia, died by hanging herself from a window at the Pune regional mental hospital around 11am on Wednesday.Dr Srinivas Kolod, medical superintendent at the hospital, on Friday said, “The woman was a patient with schizophrenia and her behaviour was very aggressive. The patient, who originally hailed from Haryana,…
