Mumbai: Panic buttons in most aggregator cabs, installed for women passengers’ safety, “did not result in any assistance”, alleged Maharashtra Kamgar Sabha president Keshav Nana Kshirsagar, who led the strike of aggregator cab drivers at Azad Maidan recently.He stated that there are approximately eight lakh cabs operating in the state, including services such as Ola,…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday announced that a new film policy is being framed to position the capital as an international shooting destination. The policy will include a single-window clearance system for approving film and other shoot applications, along with comprehensive plans to develop the necessary infrastructure to transform Delhi into a…
Pune: Pune Zilla Parishad (ZP) teachers will now have to mark their attendance through cellphones after being present on the school premises.The ZP administration has decided to introduce geofencing technology to ensure that teachers are present in the school instead of the current biometric attendance system that was proving expensive.Pune ZP chief executive officer (CEO)…
MUMBAI: A 11-year-old boy fell to his death from a Dahi Handi pyramid while practising for the upcoming Janmashtami festival at Dahisar East late Sunday. Dahisar Police said the incident occurred in the Dharakhadi area. Police have registered an FIR against the organiser of the volunteer group of which the child was a part. The…
New Delhi: Even as Delhi battles monsoon flooding, the matter continued to raise political tempers, with PWD minister Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma on Sunday highlighting efforts to eliminate waterlogging, even as Aam Aadmi Party’s Delhi state president Saurabh Bharadwaj accused the BJP-led govt of destroying official records to conceal corruption in drain desilting work.Inspecting the…
Pune: A 60-year-old man successfully underwent simultaneous heart and repeat kidney transplant at a private hospital in the city.After a kidney transplant in 2001, he suffered from graft failure due to chronic renal failure in 2024. His condition was further complicated with dilated cardiomyopathy, resulting in advanced heart failure.Dr Sandeep Attawar, lead transplant surgeon at…
Thane: A 56-year-old resident of Manpada died of a suspected heart attack a few hours after he participated in the Varsha Marathon organised by the Thane Municipal Corporation on Sunday. The runner, Benny Devassy, successfully completed the 21-km run, while his wife, who is a teacher at a prominent school in the city, participated in…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ordered the Delhi government and civic bodies to begin removing stray dogs from streets and housing them in shelters, calling the city’s dog bite situation “extremely grim”. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said the government must create shelters for about 5,000 stray dogs, with…
Pune: A tyre showroom owner (52) was robbed of his gold chain on Saturday in Wadgaon Maval when he was standing near his showroom. Two motorcycle-borne men approached him and asked for directions to a temple, and as the victim was showing them the way, the pillion rider snatched his chain before they fled. TNN…
Mahendra Sanklecha, a Lalbaug resident, was booked for feeding pigeons near Dadar Kabutarkhana. A BMC supervisor filed a complaint after seeing Sanklecha’s actions. Sanklecha allegedly placed a grain-filled tray on his car. MUMBAI: Shivaji Park police on Saturday booked a 55-year-old Lalbaug resident, Mahendra Sanklecha, for allegedly feeding pigeons by placing a grain-filled tray on…
