Pune: Civil rights groups and welfare activists have urged the Union govt to urgently roll out alternative Aadhaar authentication methods claiming that thousands of citizens were being unfairly deprived of govt schemes due to biometric verification failure.They added senior citizens, differently-abled people, farmers and rural labourers were among the worst hit, as worn-out fingerprints, retinal…
MUMBAI: Pointing out the “invisible but pervading influence of the powerful private developer” behind land acquisition under the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, the Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Bombay HC order that quashed the acquisition of land by Slum Redevelopment Authority (SRA) of Church Trust land at Mount Mary in…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Friday took a dim view of Delhi govt’s decision to give cash rather than provide school uniforms to eligible students enrolled in govt schools. It called the policy decision contrary to the ruling of the court and demanded an explanation.The high court was hearing an application by the directorate…
Pune: A joint director (44) with a central govt’s research and development organisation in the city suffered a head injury and a fracture to his right wrist after an autorickshaw driver from Kothrud assaulted him with a brick at Bhale Chowk in Aundh on the night of Aug 17.The autorickshaw driver had blocked the way…
The Bombay High Court two Judge bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Neela Gokhale on Thursday said it would view the film “Ajey: The Untold Story of a Yogi” before deciding on the August 17 denial of its certification by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). The CBFC flagged certain scenes to back…
New Delhi: A 27-year-old man has been apprehended for allegedly running a job scam that targeted advocates and highly educated women by impersonating govt officials and promising them posts in govt departments.Police said the accused had detailed information about job roles in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and various Delhi govt departments. He researched…
Pune: A fabricator (55) from Warje suffered a fracture to his right hand when an autorickshaw driver twisted it during a fight after the three-wheeler grazed his car at Wadgaon Budruk on Wednesday afternoon.The fabricator was driving on the Prayeja City Road when the incident occurred. He approached the Sinhagad Road police on Thursday to…
Mumbai: With the arrival of Ganeshotsav from Aug 27, those travelling to Konkan from Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar divisions to their villages for the festival gave their first preference to MSRTC. As a result, 4,479 state transport buses with group reservations, totalling 5,103 extra buses, were filled up so far, a senior official said on…
NEW DELHI: Residents in Delhi’s Saket area have raised objections to the Supreme Court’s recent order on stray dogs, which mandates that only aggressive or rabies-infected dogs should be kept in shelters while others must be released back into their original areas after vaccination and immunization. The order, issued on Friday, has sparked debate among…
Pune: The Indian Air Force (IAF) will finally hand over 13 acres of land to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the Lohegaon facility by Oct, said minister of state for civil aviation MP Murlidhar Mohol on Friday.He told TOI: “AAI has set up some establishments, like offices, for IAF on another plot in…
