New Delhi: Two former Congress ministers, who switched sides ahead of the Lok Sabha polls last year and won assembly elections on BJP tickets earlier this year, were rewarded and made chairpersons of two separate development boards.Raj Kumar Chauhan, who won from his traditional seat of Mangolpuri, was made the chairperson of the Delhi Village…
Pune: A day after chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said that “goondaism” and “bullying” by some contractors in the industrial areas of Pune were affecting the growth of the district, the opposition dared him to expose those people and also questioned why govt was not acting against them.“I am happy that the CM has admitted that…
Mumbai: A 63-year-old woman seated pillion on her husband’s scooter lost her life to a hit-and-run at Andheri (E) after being hit by a tanker on Friday. MIDC police have registered a case of negligence against the tanker driver and are looking for him.Meghaben Patel, the deceased, lived with her 62-year-old husband Ramji Patel in…
New Delhi: Delhi govt’s Fee Regulation Bill for private schools, slated for introduction in the upcoming assembly session beginning Aug 4, has triggered sharp criticism from education activists, parent groups and the opposition that alleges it entrenches bureaucratic overreach and disempowers parents.The bill proposes a multi-tiered structure comprising school-level committees, district appellate bodies, and a…
Pune: One person was killed and three others were injured in a head-on collision between a scooter and a motorcycle on service road along Chandni Chowk linking the Pune-Bengaluru highway around 1.45pm on Friday. Police identified the deceased as scooter rider Akash Bheke (23) of Pimple Nilakh. His friend, riding pillion, Rutik Eden (22) from…
Mumbai: With 2,629 licenced dogs, city’s K-West ward, which includes areas such as Juhu, Lokhandwala and Oshiwara in Andheri West, emerged as the top neighbourhood for responsible pet ownership, revealed data from the BMC.“We seek very basic details when pet owners apply for a license, like details of the dog, veterinary doctor, date of recent…
NEW DELHI: A salon manager who filed a rape complaint last year was shot at by two men, including the rape accused, in Vasant Vihar, southwest Delhi, on July 30.Reportedly angered by the complaint, the duo attacked her inside an autorickshaw as she was returning home from work.Both men have been arrested and a case…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad police’s Cybercrime branch has arrested five individuals in connection with a share-trading scam, where a victim was allegedly cheated out of Rs 54.60 lakh. The accused used mule bank accounts to launder the illicit funds, depositing and withdrawing money from various locations.Police identified the accused as Poonam Jain (42) and Ganesh…
MUMBAI: Central and Western Railway will undertake a megablock on its suburban sections carrying out various engineering and maintenance works today.On Main line, the block is on Matunga-Mulund Up and Down fast lines from 11.05 am to 3.45 pm.The Up fast line services leaving Thane from 11.03 am to 3.38 pm will be diverted on…
Image Credit: Anindya Chattopadhyay/ All Images NEW DELHI: A ground inspection in Delhi on Aug 2 highlighted that manual scavenging persists in the capital despite official claims to the contrary. Eight men, primarily from Sunder Nagar, were seen clearing a clogged drain near Mother Dairy Flats at Ganesh Nagar. The task was assigned by a…
