Pune: Punawale resident Gaurav Mahesh Naidu (25), a Class XII dropout with a criminal record, was arrested on Saturday night near Khadki railway station, almost 36 hours after he tried to shoot his ex-girlfriend on the premises of a private company at Veerbhadranagar in Baner on Friday morning.The woman who is pursuing her MBA is…
Mumbai: State govt is positively considering all demands of activist Manoj Jarange, but action cannot be taken by avoiding the legal process, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said a day after the Maratha quota activist demanded a govt resolution on issuance of Kunbi certificates based on the Hyderabad and Satara gazettes on Sunday itself.“If any demand…
New Delhi: In a major push to check vehicular pollution in Delhi-NCR, the Centre is preparing a comprehensive three-pronged scheme to phase out around two lakh trucks registered in the region that don’t comply with BS-VI emission norms and convert approximately 20,000 diesel buses, both govt and private, into CNG vehicles in the next five…
Pune: The driving spirit behind a new vaccination campaign announced by a city-based NGO — aimed at making the city’s stray dog population rabies-free — is to be part of the solution, not the problem.The motivation for this exercise was the Supreme Court order that called for all community dogs in Delhi to be moved…
Mumbai: The state cabinet sub-committee on Maratha reservation, led by BJP minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, met advocate general (AG) Birendra Saraf on Sunday afternoon. Late at night, the sub-committee also met CM Devendra Fadnavis at his official residence, Varsha. Saraf was also present at this meeting.Speaking about the meeting with the AG, Vikhe Patil said:…
New Delhi: With the assistance of Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR), police have successfully recovered 175 mobile phones stolen from the Delhi Metro within a span of just 45 days.According to police, of the total recovered phones, 125 were linked to cases where theft complaints were officially registered, resulting in First Information Reports (FIRs). The…
Pune: The civic body’s ambitious project to map its 3,000 properties through global positioning system (GPS) to keep them protected from encroachers is yet to be completed even after five years.The idea was mooted in 2021-22 when a municipal community hall was found used for weddings by a former corporator. Soon after, a tender was…
Nashik: NCP cabinet minister and prominent OBC politician Chhagan Bhujbal on Sunday advised state govt to stop “pampering” Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange. Bhujbal also warned of a “severe agitation” by the state’s OBC community if the Marathas were granted reservation under the OBC quota.Bhujbal has called a meeting of OBC politicians of the state…
New Delhi: A sessions judge was suspended last week by Delhi High Court “with immediate effect” following a complaint and initial probe by its vigilance wing. “Whereas a disciplinary proceeding against Mr Sanjeev Kumar Singh, an officer of Delhi Higher Judicial Service, is contemplated. Now, therefore, this Court, in exercise of the powers conferred by…
Pune: The city police have issued an order banning use of plasma speakers during the ongoing Ganeshotsav, particularly during the immersion procession days, and warned of legal action if the diktat is flouted.Plasma speakers typically produce sound by heating air with an electrical plasma arc, giving rise to high-pitched, high-frequency noise. Joint commissioner of police…
