Pune: Former Army Chief General M M Naravane on Monday underlined the critical importance of sustained defence spending and dismissed perceptions that money allocated for national security is a “wasteful expenditure”.“Defence preparedness does not come cheap. It comes at a cost. Many times, people wonder — can’t we do without it? After all, at the…
Mumbai: Seven persons died across the state in the past two days due to heavy rainfall, according to a govt press release.Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said there was heavy rainfall in the past two days, which is expected to continue from Aug 18 to 21. Four lakh hectares, where sowing was carried out, especially in…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has initiated the process for preparing the budget 2026-27, directing departments to submit their estimates by the last week of Aug, officials said on Monday. It has directed the submission of the revised estimates for 2025-26 and Budget estimates for 2026-27 to the director (budget), finance department, by Aug 25. Pre-budget…
Pune: Posters have appeared in the Pashan-Sutarwadi area of Pune urging Anna Hazare to ‘wake up’ against the ‘vote theft’ issue even as the veteran activist expressed sadness about being questioned on his stance and called the whole incident unfortunate.The posters featured a photo of Hazare sleeping. It carried a message urging him to ‘wake…
Mumbai: Every day, 57 stray dogs are sterilised in the city. The number has increased steadily from 40 sterilisations daily in 2023 to 46 in 2024, according to information from the BMC’s veterinary health department.Against the backdrop of the plan to relocate Delhi’s stray dogs to shelters, animal activists and civic officials believe Mumbai is…
New Delhi: A water audit conducted by Greenpeace India has flagged gaps in Delhi’s water supply in 12 informal settlements. Surveying 500 households, the study found that 34% buy water from private suppliers and 29% depend on tankers that arrive once or twice a week. Families earning Rs 6,000-Rs 10,000 a month spend up to…
Pune: District civil surgeon Nagnath Yempalle has said that there are enough anti-rabies vaccines, which are administered only in serious cases.His response came in the wake of the Saturday morning incident in Indapur town, where a stray dog with suspected rabies bit 13 people in the busy college area. There was considerable resentment in the…
Mumbai: The assault of mosquito-borne diseases is sharper this year, according to the BMC’s latest health data.There is a 20% increase in malaria cases between Jan and Aug this year as compared to the same period last year. While BMC registered 4,021 malaria cases in Jan-Aug 2024, the number has increased to 4,825 till Aug…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta assured on Monday that the rising level of the Yamuna wasn’t a threat and the city was in a “completely safe zone”. She said this after minutely inspecting the capital’s flood preparedness and response mechanisms.“All gates of the ITO Barrage have been opened, drains have been desilted and govt’s…
Pune: Residents living in the vicinity of Taljai Hill near Sahakarnagar have voiced concern over the sighting of a wild boar in the area on Monday morning. They have urged the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) authorities to check whether there are other wild boars on the hill. “Many morning walkers visit the hill daily and…
