Pune: District collector Jitendra Dudi on Saturday issued the final order, permitting the use of loudspeakers till midnight for seven days — from Aug 30 to Sept 4 and again on the immersion day (Sept 6) — during the Ganeshotsav. Dudi said the decision was taken after discussions with Ganesh mandals and in view of…
Navi Mumbai: Police and forest department officials in Navi Mumbai rescued 42 protected munia birds and arrested two individuals involved in the illegal sale. The operation, conducted with the support of the Wildlife Welfare Association, led to the recovery of 16 scaly-breasted munias, 14 tricolour munias, and 12 red munias. These native birds are protected…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court Bar Association has expressed support for advocates who are abstaining from work since Friday. This protest is against an Aug 13 order issued by LG, which allows police to virtually present evidence in courts from police stations.A communication dated Aug 22, issued by the Delhi High Court Bar Association’s Secretary,…
Navi Mumbai: To celebrate eco-friendly Ganeshotsav, Panvel City Municipal Corporation distributed 34 tonnes of ‘shadu mati’ (soil used for making idols) free of cost among idol makers. The soil was brought from Vadodara, Gujarat at a cost of Rs 3 lakh. DMC, Swarup Kharage had impressed upon the makers to use soil for idol making…
Mumbai: Konkan Railway introduced a Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro-Ro) car transportation service between Kolad (Maharashtra) and Verna (Goa) to ease festive travel during the Ganpati festival.The inaugural run on Saturday saw five cars and 19 passengers making the journey. The train, which departed Kolad at 3.40 pm, had a dedicated AC coach and a second seating coach…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday said the recent attack on her had only strengthened her courage and determination, asserting that she was “used to fighting storms” and would not be intimidated by “demonic forces”.Speaking at the annual function of Shri Ram College of Commerce, Gupta recalled her student days and set out…
Mumbai: Barely a week after its grand opening, the cable-stayed bridge on the Santacruz-Chembur Link Road (SCLR) was shut for two hours on Thursday for the reinstallation of rumbler strips that came off for the second time. The closure sparked criticism from motorists and commuters, who expressed frustration on social media.The bridge, inaugurated on Aug…
New Delhi: Delhi Police‘s Crime Branch has arrested a 25-year-old man from Haryana for allegedly duping a 75-year-old retired govt bank official of Rs 38.5 lakh under the pretext of online stock market investments.According to police, the elderly man said he was lured into downloading fake stock market applications and added to multiple online groups,…
Pune: The Samarth police on Thursday registered a case against a trader and his wife on the charge of cheating a private bank by selling their mortgaged flat for Rs90 lakh without bank’s intimation.The bank’s deputy vice-president lodged a complaint against the duo. The police registered the case under sections 316 (criminal breach of trust)…
Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Friday directed that for development permissions to be issued by the different planning authorities for high-rise constructions, a specific condition must be incorporated for strict adherence to the “special safety control recommendations for working at heights during high-rise construction” as recommended in an expert committee report.The state informed HC that…
