Pune: Storages in three out of five dams that supply water to the city were at 100% on Saturday, with live water stock in Bhama Askhed dam reaching its full capacity of 7.6 TMC.Water stock in Temghar and Panshet has already reached full capacity, while water storage in Varasgaon was near full capacity (99%), and…
This past week, the Islam Gymkhana at Marine Lines hosted a unique event. A group of non-Muslim poets were invited to recite naat or panegyric poems about Prophet Muhammad. As part of ‘Prophet for All’, a celebration of the 1500th birth anniversary of the Prophet on September 5, the non-Muslim naat reciters paid tribute to…
New Delhi: The Delhi Prosecutors’ Welfare Association has objected to Delhi govt’s advertisement on Aug 21 announcing the engagement on contract of 196 retired prosecutors as public prosecutors, additional public prosecutors and assistant public prosecutors.In a representation to govt, the association claimed the recruitment advertisement contravened legal and administrative norms and undermined the morale and…
Nagpur/Pune: Rashtriya OBC Mahasangh on Saturday started its chain hunger strike in Nagpur and activist Laxman Hake announced in Pune the start of “Sangharsh Yatra” to counter Manoj Jarange’s agitation, but some prominent personalities, including cabinet minister Chhagan Bhujbal and Gopichand Padalkar, maintained silence this time opposed to their aggressive stance against the Maratha activist…
Mumbai: In the wake of renewed agitations by Maratha activist Manoj Jarange Patil, legal experts say the way for such a quota to fructify can only be via a Constitutional amendment to overcome the Supreme Court bar of a 50% cap. The amendment would need to be through an appropriate central legislation to define what…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has decided to substantially increase the cash reward for athletes winning medals at international events, chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Saturday. During an interactive session organised for budding sportspersons with eminent Olympians, Paralympians and Asian Games medallists at the capital’s Thyagraj Stadium, the chief minister said Delhi will award Rs…
Pune: Met department officials on Saturday said a fresh low-pressure area was likely to form over the north Bay of Bengal around Sept 2-3, potentially fuelling another wet spell across large parts of the country after a week of exceptionally heavy rainfall that triggered devastation in several states.An IMD official said the upcoming low-pressure system…
Thane: A 15-year-old girl from an upscale housing society in Dombivli was allegedly blackmailed on Instagram, police said. The accused, identified as Chirag Gawande, obtained an obscene video of the minor and later sent it to her father, who works in South Africa, demanding money in exchange for silence. A case was registered at Manpada…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday said the boundaries of revenue districts would now be congruous with the 12 zones of Municipal Corporation of Delhi to ensure better administrative coordination and prevent jurisdictional complications or disorder.Gupta called it a significant step towards good governance. The announcement was made during the inauguration of the…
Pune/Nashik: NCP and Shiv Sena appear to be taking a cautious approach to Manoj Jarange’s indefinite hunger strike in Mumbai’s Azad Maidan and refraining from criticising him, fearing its implications could affect their prospects in the upcoming civic body elections. This stand is in sharp contradiction to BJP whose members are vocal against the Maratha…
