Pune: The state govt has told Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) to translate its draft Development Plan (DP) into Marathi and republish it online for better public understanding. The original draft, published in English this May, was open for public suggestions and objections until July 14.The demand for a Marathi version came from Maval’s Shiv…
Mumbai: In a drive against illegal Bangladeshi migrants, the city Crime Branch arrested a couple for allegedly running an elaborate racket of forging Indian identity documents for illegal Bangladeshi immigrants. The arrested accused were identified as Purushottam Prasad Sharma (57) and his wife Manju Purushottam Sharma alias Manju alias Altaf Shaikh (42), residents of Malad…
New Delhi: Soniya, the 34-year-old woman who allegedly hired a relative to kill her husband last year, seemed to have maintained an online facade of being a devoted wife who missed him deeply.In one of the videos posted nearly two weeks before her arrest, Soniya embedded a photograph of herself with her late husband, 42-year-old…
Pune: With a spike in fake, tampered, or unregistered tenant registration documents being submitted to housing societies, the Association of Service Providers has sounded an alert to all society committees across Maharashtra.Several recent cases revealed tenants submitting forged leave and licence agreements, often altered PDF copies created by local agents. “Societies need to be vigilant….
Mumbai: Starting Aug 15, a new Fastag pass priced at Rs 3,000 annually (or 200 trips, whichever is earlier) will be available for motorists using national highways. Experts suggest that the scheme could attract a large number of regular travellers, as the rate will average out to around Rs 15 per trip — over five…
New Delhi: Parts of the city experienced light to very light rain on Sunday morning, even as several areas recorded rain from late Saturday night until the early morning hours.India Meteorological Department (IMD) earlier forecast that the city was likely to see light to moderate rain on Monday. However, it later revised this to light…
Pune: A 61-year-old resident of Kothrud, who wanted to book a four-wheeler for a family trip scheduled for Dec this year, lost Rs2.90 lakh on July 21 to cyber crooks posing as travel agents. The victim lodged a complaint with the Kothrud police on Saturday.A police officer associated with the probe said that the complainant…
Mumbai: The Supreme Court granted bail to Sarang Patharkar, who was in jail for nearly six years in connection with the murder of his former business partner and ex-journalist Anand Narayan in Mumbai’s Antop Hill area in 2019. The apex court cited prolonged incarceration and the absence of prior criminal records as key reasons for…
New Delhi: The number of prosecutions related to speeding saw a 14% increase this year compared with the same period last year.Delhi Police data showed that from Jan to June 15, as many as 14,27,691 notices were issued to drivers for speeding against 12,55,634 in the same period last year. A police officer said speeding…
Pune: A 22-year-old youth was arrested by the Baner police on charge of stealing 12 “Tashas” from a Dhol-Tasha group located on Sus-Pashan Road. The accused has been identified as Wasim Shaikh, a resident of Sus. Following the complaint, a Baner police team led by senior police inspector Chandrakant Sawant examined the CCTV footage to…
