New Delhi: A civil rights group has raised an alarm over the non-payment of wages to nearly 1,500 sanitation workers deployed across 250 schools under the directorate of education (DoE).The workers, employed through an outsourcing agency, allegedly did not receive their salaries for the past five months. In a letter to the education secretary, education…
Mumbai: Criticising chief minister Devendra Fadnavis for seeking his support for NDA’s Vice-Presidential candidate C P Radhakrishnan, Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said it is surprising that after “stealing and breaking” Shiv Sena, the BJP now needs votes of his MPs. The Shiv Sena (UBT) chief said now he would call Fadnavis and ask him to…
New Delhi: As part of a plan to developing sustainable and decentralised waste management projects in local markets and residential areas, New Delhi Municipal Council has set up a new composting site at INA-Delhi Haat.The newly inaugurated facility is equipped with 15 aerobin composters of 400-litre capacity each. Together, these will process around 180 kg…
Mumbai: Many parts of the city saw a sudden burst of heavy rains on Friday. The chronic flooding spot, Andheri subway, also got waterlogged and was required to be shut briefly. Other areas, like the area outside Lotus Petrol Pump on Link Road, were also briefly waterlogged.Amid the ongoing wet spell in Mumbai and adjoining…
New Delhi: Delhi Police crime branch has busted a large-scale racket involved in the production and distribution of fake consumer goods worth approximately Rs 30 lakh. According to police, six individuals have been apprehended, and two manufacturing units busted following a series of coordinated raids across multiple locations in the capital.Acting on intelligence, a police…
Pune: Revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday said state govt had approved a proposal to allocate 70 acres of gairan land (reserved for grazing) at Moshi in Pimpri Chinchwad to set up a branch of the Indian Institute of Management-Nagpur. The process to complete the plot’s transfer to the institute would be over soon, he…
Mumbai: Considering their long incarceration of nearly 17 years and the fact that their appeal against conviction is yet to be heard, the Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to all accused, including gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli, in a 2007 Mumbai murder case. Gawli is likely to be released from Nagpur Central Jail next week. Formal…
New Delhi: A gang posing as admission consultants has been busted for allegedly duping parents of Class XII students of over Rs 1.34 crore by promising fake ‘management quota’ seats in reputed colleges. Police have linked at least 31 complaints to the syndicate, including one from a Delhi Police head constable. According to police, the…
Pune: The closure of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport in Nanded since Aug 22 has resulted in the suspension of the only flight to Pune and four to other destinations — all operated by Star Air — under Central govt’s regional connectivity scheme or UDAN.An airline official told TOI that they were unsure when…
Mumbai: A suburban businessman was paralysed with fear when he got phone calls from a “member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang,” threatening to harm his daughter if he did not pay up. He rushed to the police for help and investigators soon discovered that the caller was no gangster.Tejas Shelar, 26, who was an employee…
