Pune: Dublin will transform for 10 days from Aug 27 as 8,000 people come together to participate in processions and rituals, while sharing meals for Ganeshotsav.The Ganesh festival began with a few hundred devotees and has become one of the largest community gatherings in Ireland over just three years. It is supported by the Garda,…
Mumbai: Police have arrested Narayan Ghayal (35) from Dahisar involved in seven cases of stealing 17 manhole lids and two safety nets since June. The arrest was facilitated by Google timeline data and the vehicle number 77 of an auto rickshaw captured by a single CCTV camera in Dahisar.The MHB Colony police recovered all the…
New Delhi: Every day, wearing khaki uniforms and astride on their scooter, a couple spun a deceitful tale — posing as a cop and a home guard to intimidate and extort people. Their luck ran out when real officers caught them during a patrol in east Delhi’s Patparganj. When questioned, Sonu Kumar (30) and his…
Pune: After a slight lull, a yellow alert for the monsoon is out for Pune and its surrounding areas and rainfall is expected to pick up right around Ganesh Chaturthi on Wednesday. No alert has been issued for the first couple of days of this week. Along with Pune, a yellow alert is also in…
Thane: In a decisive move against rampant illegal construction, municipal commissioner and administrator Saurabh Rao has ordered the formation of a special task force to tackle unauthorised buildings, particularly in the suburbs of Diva and Mumbra—areas that recently recorded the highest volume of such activity.The crackdown comes in the wake of sharp observations made by…
New Delhi: Two women, described by the police as key players in Delhi’s heroin trade, were arrested with narcotics worth over Rs 5 crore by the crime branch. Seema (54) and her sister-in-law Samita (43) were nabbed during a raid near GTB Hospital. Investigators said that the residence linked to their network was already flagged…
Pune: The state excise department and the city police have begun inquiries into allegations that minors were allowed to enter a pub off Raja Bahadur Mill Road and served liquor on Saturday evening.The action came after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers and supporters claimed that they shut down a freshers’ party at the pub involving…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (MREAT) has overruled a previous order by MahaRERA, which had extended the possession date for a Navi Mumbai project. In its revised ruling, MREAT emphasised that such unilateral extensions without the homebuyers’ consent are unlawful.The case involves homebuyers Neha and Nitin Walavalkar, who had been awaiting possession of…
New Delhi: BJP spokesperson and head of the media department, Praveen Shankar Kapoor, has appealed to chief minister Rekha Gupta to organise a special “Chandni Chowk Mahotsav” at the end of Dec. In his letter, Kapoor has noted that for the past six months, Delhi govt has been working towards the city’s development and is…
Pune: Three men, armed with sharp weapons, vandalised a garment store in Ashraf Nagar on Friday and threatened its owner to pay them Rs50,000.The store owner (25) switched off his phone after the trio asked him to visit a nearby chowk the same night and hand over the money. The three accused then left the…
