Pune: The civic education department has ordered an inquiry into allegations against Deccan Education Society (DES)’s govt-aided Hindustan Antibiotics School in Pimpri that students of Class VII were humiliated by being made to stand in the classroom after which their photographs were clicked and shared on a WhatsApp group of parents and teachers over non-payment…
Mumbai: Kandivli’s BMC-run Bharatratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Municipal General Hospital delivered 35 babies within 24 hours on Aug 21, breaking its previous record of 30. Hospital officials said the count was recorded between 8 am on August 21 and 8 am the next day. The civic-run facility caters to patients from Palghar to Malad. These…
New Delhi: To address complaints related to dangerous trees, Delhi govt has issued a gazette notification providing clarity on emergency cases where a tree poses an immediate danger to infrastructure, life, property or traffic, and can be removed.The steps can be taken by individuals, RWAs, land-owning agencies or agencies concerned without prior approval, provided the…
Pune: The civic administration has made elaborate arrangements for the 11-day Ganeshotsav, with focus on lifting waste round-the-clock in three shifts.The areas around pandals, immersion ghats and prominent roads will be under watch. Ward offices have been told to deploy additional staff to clear waste from open plots, chronic areas, and riverside localities.The administration has…
Mumbai: Bombay high court on Tuesday refused to extend the time for occupants to vacate the top 18 floors of a 34-storey building in Tardeo’s Tulsiwadi, which do not have an occupation certificate (OC).“Reading the Supreme Court order and the subsequent (HC) order passed on Aug 6, if we are to extend the time again,…
New Delhi: The monsoon imparts a degree of health to the Yamuna. This year’s excess rainfall in July and Aug have flushed the river of pollutants and improved the flow. Delhi Pollution Control Committee’s monthly analysis shows water quality this season is far better than in earlier months, even better than Aug last year. But…
Pune: A 60-year-old woman lived with severe knee pain for 12 years due to osteoarthritis. Daily pain medicines kept her mobile but slowly damaged her kidneys, leading to chronic kidney disease (CKD), requiring dialysis. When doctors finally advised bilateral total knee replacement, the question was how to control pain without the usual anaesthesia medicines that…
Mumbai: The cash-strapped state cabinet on Tuesday cleared a proposal for a Rs 403 crore loan from the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) to Rajgad cooperative sugar factory in Pune’s Bhor district. The factory is controlled by former MLA Sangram Thopte who had switched from Congress to BJP in April, reports Priyanka Kakodkar.The proposal was…
New Delhi: Delhi, a city that thrives on diversity, is about to be swept up in the colours, sounds and spirit of Maharashtra as Lord Ganesh takes over the capital on Wednesday. What once was a traditional celebration is now a spectacle where devotion meets creativity. Current history, from Operation Sindoor to Shubhanshu Shukla’s space…
Pune: The state registration department has decided to integrate its property registration website with the MahaRERA portal to curb fraudulent property transactions and the proposal would be taken up in a meeting with representatives of the govt agency next week.Senior officials on Tuesday said the integration would allow sub-registrars to verify the RERA registration number…
