New Delhi: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to conduct a fresh inspection of Satpula Lake following conflicting reports on sewage discharge.While DPCC flagged poor water quality and a non-functional sewage treatment plant (STP), Delhi Development Authority (DDA) claimed the lake was in good condition with treated water being released….
Pune: The Shirgaon police on Sunday arrested a 24-year-old criminal on police records, who was on the run after robbing a private company worker (20) of Rs1,000 at gunpoint around 9.30pm on Saturday at Urse village in Maval taluka while the victim was returning to his home.Senior inspector Vishal Patil and his team from the…
Mumbai: Despite availability of corporate social responsibility funding of over Rs 17 crore, the BMC-run Nair Hospital near Mumbai Central railway station has not been able to secure a CT scan machine for over a month now.The reason is that only one company has responded to the tender, which was floated on July 25 with…
New Delhi: Congress-backed National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) staged a protest at Delhi University‘s Faculty of Arts on Tuesday, criticising what it called the “RSS-BJP’s hateful and distorted” NCERT module.The uproar came after NCERT, in a special module released to mark ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’, held Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Congress, and then Viceroy…
PUNE: Heavy spells of rain in the catchments of various dams in Pune district led to water discharges on Tuesday from major dams, including Khadakwasla, Panshet, Varasgaon, Temghar, Pavana, and Mulshi. The water discharge from Khadakwasla dam was increased to a rate of 15,000 cusecs in the afternoon, prompting the civic administration to issue alerts…
Mumbai: More than two dozen devotees reported losing their personal belongings, particularly mobile phones and gold ornaments, to pickpockets and snatchers during the Ganpati aagman ceremony at Lalbaug on Sunday. Police and are examining CCTV footage to trace the culprits.Among the reported cases, 17-year-old Ayush Bandarkar and his friend lost two high-end mobile phones together…
As part of the lead-up to National Handloom Day 2025, the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), in collaboration with the India Art Fair’s Young Collectors’ Programme, opened an exhibition titled “Re-imagining A Way Back to Us: Contemporary Indigenous Fashion and Textiles in India.” The exhibition is being held at the Innovation Gallery and Textile…
Pune: The Lonavla Municipal Council has announced a holiday for all schools within its jurisdiction on Aug 20 and 21, following a red alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for ghat sections of Pune district.As per the official order issued by the municipal council CEO Ashok Sabale, all primary, secondary, and higher secondary…
MUMBAI: Heavy rainfall continues to wreak havoc across Maharashtra, claiming the life of a 75-year-old woman in Raigad district on Tuesday morning. As per news agency PTI, the incident occurred in Mithekhar village, Murud tehsil, when a landslide struck her house. The deceased has been identified as Vitha Motiram Gaikar, police said.Murud tehsildar, along with…
New Delhi: District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, southwest Delhi, recently held Alliance Air Aviation liable for deficiency in service following a six-hour delay in a flight’s departure, which caused mental agony to the passengers.The commission, chaired by president Suresh Kumar Gupta and member Harshali Kaur, found the airline negligent for discovering a technical glitch after…
