New Delhi: A day after seven people were killed when a wall collapsed in southeast Delhi’s Jaitpur due to incessant rain, police have arrested a 49-year-old man who had accommodated scrap workers’ families on the plot where the tragedy occurred.The accused, Kurshid, originally from West Bengal, was a tenant of the plot and housed the…
Pune: The city’s first digital planetarium was launched at Abhinava Vidyalaya English Medium High School (AVEMHS) in Kothrud on Sunday to offer glimpses of celestial events in the cosmos and space missions.The planetarium has been opened for schools and colleges in the city as of now and from Sept, the general public will also be…
Mumbai: An auto driver, Sarika Mestry, received an autorickshaw from a philanthropist on Saturday, as a Raksha Bandhan gift that will ensure financial independence and a steady source of income securing her daughters’ future.Mestry, a resident of Amboli, started driving an autorickshaw a few months ago after her husband, who also drove the three-wheeler, got…
New Delhi: Delhi’s planned e-waste facility at Holambi Kalan will incorporate a range of engineering systems aimed at achieving near-zero environmental impact, drawing on technologies used at one of Europe’s largest e-waste plants in Revetal, Norway.The Revac facility, visited earlier this month by Delhi’s environment and industries minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, processes about 1.1 lakh…
Pune: In line with the ongoing emphasis on aviation security preparedness, the city airport conducted a full-scale Counter-Terrorism Contingency Plan (CTCP) mock exercise on Saturday, simulating a terrorist attack scenario at the terminal building (city side). The exercise, held from 11.50am to 12.38pm, involved 258 personnel from multiple agencies, including the Central Industrial Security Force…
Thane: NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad on Sunday strongly objected to Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation’s decision to shut all slaughterhouses in its jurisdiction on Independence Day. He announced his plan to visit the suburb and purchase meat on Aug 15.Addressing the media, Awhad questioned, “What kind of a spectacle is this and what is the basis…
New Delhi: A wall collapsed at a Delhi Metro construction site in Vasant Kunj on Saturday, leading to traffic disruption. Nobody has been injured.Police were informed around 1.30pm about the collapse of a wall at the under-construction Vasant Kunj metro station near D6 block. At the spot, a police team found that the wall collapsed…
Pune: Three men were arrested and their two minor accomplices detained on Saturday on the charge of thrashing a man (32) and creating ruckus on Alandi-Markal Road on Friday evening.The gang also threatened passers-by who stopped to help the victim. The victim, a resident of Moshi, lodged a complaint with the Alandi police on Saturday.Investigating…
Mumbai: A 27-year-old man was murdered at a bus stop near Nehru Nagar slum at Juhu early Sunday. Juhu Police acted swiftly and took the accused, Parmeshwar Devendra, into custody the same day.Parmeshwar and the deceased, Krishna Devendra, were acquaintances. Police said the two had prior enmity which was a cause of Sunday’s incident.Around 4…
New Delhi: After decades of delays and repeated denials, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has finally secured a fire no-objection certificate (NOC) for its central office, Vikas Minar, for a period of three years.In a letter dated Aug 6, Delhi Fire Services (DFS) informed DDA that the premises are now fit for business occupancy, subject to…
