Mumbai: When 13-year-old Khansa Sayyed left Mumbai for Jalna on Saturday afternoon, she carried a new heart and the hope of returning to school next year. The child underwent a heart transplant at Fortis Hospital in Mulund on July 18, after a family donated their brain-dead son’s heart at a Pune hospital. She was discharged…
New Delhi: The paint is chipping off the limestone walls. The lanes are muddy as they lead to the iron gates, which have paintings of cheerful children. The images are promising, but the school run by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi in Bulbul Khana of Old Delhi is hardly surviving with just two overworked teachers…
Pune: As many as 22 people, primarily industrial workers, lost their lives in accidents along a 52-km stretch covering Talegaon, Chakan and Shikrapur since Jan this year, Pimpri Chinchwad police said.The Chakan-Talegaon segment reported 12 deaths from 41 accidents, while Chakan-Shikrapur stretch recorded 10 deaths from 41 accidents.In addition to these fatal incidents, many non-fatal…
Pune: A day after CM Devendra Fadnavis said “goondaism” and “bullying” by some contractors in the industrial areas of Pune were affecting growth of the district, the opposition dared him to expose those people and questioned why govt was not acting against them. “I am happy that the CM has admitted that bullying is happening…
New Delhi: The city will soon get its first international standard ice rink at the sports complex in Dwarka Sector 23. Delhi Development Authority has selected the executing agency, which has submitted designs for the ice rink and the facility will be developed in next six months.Spread over 4,200 square metres, the facility will feature…
Pune: The lack of infrastructure in the Pirangut industrial area is impacting electricity supply to several small and large units, along with close to 35,000 residential consumers in Pirangut, Urawade, Kasar Amboli, and Bhare — all in Mulshi taluka. They face frequent disruptions, often stretching three to four hours every day. At present, the 22KV…
Nagpur/Akola: Maharashtra social justice minister Sanjay Shirsat landed in a fresh controversy after a public statement in Akola on Saturday, where he appeared to downplay accountability over public funds. Speaking at the inauguration of the Social Justice Bhavan, the Shiv Sena neta told the audience: “Ask for Rs 5, Rs 10, or even Rs 15…
New Delhi: A 10-year-old boy died by suicide at his home in west Delhi’s Nihal Vihar, though his family alleges foul play.The deceased lived with his father and was a fifth-grade student in Nihal Vihar. He reportedly played games for prolonged periods. The cops, however, have denied any link between games and the boy’s death.The…
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena (UBT) in an editorial in the party mouthpiece Saamna has said Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan Gavai must walk the talk on MLAs’ disqualification. The editorial was against the backdrop of Supreme Court’s Thursday judgment, where it said that to protect the foundations of democracy, Parliament must take a call…
Mumbai: A routine ticket check aboard a Virar fast local turned violent on Saturday afternoon when a passenger, caught without a valid ticket, allegedly attacked railway staff and vandalised property at Borivli station.The incident occurred around 3pm onboard a Churchgate–Virar fast train between Dadar and Borivli. Shamsher Ibrahim, a Deputy Chief Ticket Inspector (Dy CTI)…
