Vasai: Days after the Virar building collapse that claimed 17 lives, minister Pratap Sarnaik on Friday suggested Mhada temporarily hand over 60 flats in another project to the Vasai-Virar civic body to house affected families. He visited the crash site and assured victims of a quick resolution.Sarnaik spoke to deputy CM Eknath Shinde, who suggested…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday announced that her govt will open nearly 100 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs every month across the city to provide primary healthcare close to people’s homes and ease the pressure on govt hospitals.Chairing a review meeting at the Delhi secretariat, Gupta directed health and other department officials to speed…
Pune: A woman pursuing an MBA and doing her internship with a private company in Veerbhadranagar, Baner, had a narrow escape on Friday morning when her former boyfriend tried to shoot her and his firearm malfunctioned.The incident took place on the premises of the firm the woman works at and she raised an alarm immediately….
Mumbai: Maratha reservation protesters brought the commercial hubs of the island city to a standstill as Crawford Market and its surrounding wholesale markets remained shut through the morning and much of the afternoon on August 29. The iconic eatery “Badshah Cold Drink” shut shop early as a large crowd of protestors gathered in the area….
New Delhi: PETA India, along with a group of scientists, held a demonstration on Friday at Jantar Mantar against a pharma company in Telangana, which was allegedly involved in the abuse of animals, including dogs and monkeys. The animal welfare organisation alleged that the bioscience lab of the pharma company was subjecting species like beagles…
Pune: ZEISS, a pioneer of science in optics and optoelectronics with a rich heritage of 178+ years, in collaboration with Mittal Optics, proudly announces the launch of the ZEISS Vision Center in Pune. This strategic inauguration underscores ZEISS India’s commitment to bringing cutting-edge, premium eye-care solutions to Pune’s residents. Spread across 1300 sqft in the…
Mumbai: State forest dept has been directed to submit a four-year plan to increase the state’s forest cover to 33%. At a review meeting of the 150-day e-governance programme held at Sahyadri state guest house on Friday, CM Devendra Fadnavis directed the dept to submit the plan within three months and suggested that efforts be…
New Delhi: Delhi Metro service was impacted between Vishwavidyalaya and Central Secretariat metro stations for over four hours on Friday. It caused severe inconvenience to passengers. The service was impacted due to a signalling issue.“Train services on a section of the Yellow Line were regulated on Friday due to a signalling issue between the New…
Pune: Cybercrooks manipulated a finance manager (67) of a city-based engineering company into transferring Rs 54 lakh after posing as the director of the company in April.The finance manager filed an online complaint application. After preliminary investigations, a case was registered with the Pune cybercrime police on Thursday.Senior inspector Swapanali Shinde of the Pune cybercrime…
Thane: A bag filled with voter ID cards and PAN cards, most of them issued since 2015, was found abandoned near the Mumbra creek during a pre-Ganeshotsav clean-up drive. This discovery prompted Thane Congress to demand a thorough investigation, suspecting voter fraud in the elections since then.According to Congress spokesperson Rahul Pingale, the bag was…
