Pune: The city police claimed to have foiled an alleged plot by an associate of the Suryakant alias Bandu Andekar gang to kill the relatives of rival gangsters Somnath Gaikwad and Aniket Dudhbhate at Ambegaon Pathar, to avenge the Sept 1, 2024, murder of former NCP corporator and Andekar’s son, Vanraj. Gaikwad and Dudhbhate are…
Mumbai: With the Maratha quota protest bringing south Mumbai to a standstill for five consecutive days, Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora has asked state govt to prohibit or relocate such large-scale agitations away from the area’s “high-security, high-functioning zones”. “This is to ensure that citizens’ rights are protected, governance remains uninterrupted, and Mumbai continues to…
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal has taken suo motu cognisance of a TOI report highlighting rampant environmental violations and the return of hundreds of illegal scrap units dismantling end-of-life vehicles in hazardous and unregulated conditions.The tribunal has issued notices to Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Delhi Development Authority, district magistrate (West…
Pune: The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) has completed an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) test city which may be used by automobile manufacturers to test self-driving solutions in Talegaon.ARAI has collected data from 37,000km of roadways and 20 other cities in 24 states. The repository for assisted driving technologies is suited to Indian…
Thane: An unidentified biker was killed after two cars crashed head-on on the Bhiwandi-Kalyan flyover. The biker was struck during the collision and thrown off the bridge. He died on the spot. One of the car drivers was critically injured. Police were ascertaining the biker’s identity. pti Source link
New Delhi: A fortnight after she was attacked by a man during a public meeting, chief minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday morning resumed jan sunwais at her camp office amid tight security.From 8am onwards, people from various parts of the city came forward to register their grievances and sought CM’s help. Gupta sat on a…
Pune: City police have issued guidelines stating that this year, during the Ganeshotsav immersion procession on Sept 6, only two dhol tasha troupes will be allowed to accompany each Ganapati mandal.Bringing further restrictions into play, police also said that each of these troupes should comprise no more than 60 performers and assistants in total. Besides…
Mumbai: BMC plans to replace its outdated and non-functional dust sampler units at five locations with advanced ones to record and analyse the city’s overall air quality. The new units will also help BMC’s environment department compare the air quality parameters with the recording of the Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS).BMC will spend…
New Delhi: For thousands of Indians who lose their eyesight because of corneal damage, the biggest hurdle is not the treatment itself. It is the acute shortage of donor corneas. Every year, only a fraction of patients on the waiting list receive transplants. Many continue to live a life of darkness. Now, a joint team…
Pune: State cabinet on Wednesday approved the provision of an additional Rs683.11 crore for the construction of two more Metro stations on the Swargate-Katraj underground Metro line, besides shifting the Katraj Metro station southwards by around 420m. The two Metro stations in question are coming up in Balajinagar and Bibwewadi, and were added to the…
