Navi Mumbai: A 32-year-old doctor practising at the JJ Hospital, Mumbai, allegedly jumped into the sea from the Atal Setu bridge late on Monday night. The incident was reported to the Atal Setu control room at 9:43 pm by an unidentified caller, probably a passing motorist, who saw a man jumping from the sea bridge…
New Delhi: Welcoming CAQM’s decision on end-of-life (EOL) vehicles, environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said it was a big relief for thousands of citizens who were unfairly impacted. He said Delhi govt would file an appeal in National Green Tribunal and Supreme Court on the deregistration of petrol vehicles over 15 years and diesel ones…
Pune: The Regional Transport Office (RTO), in coordination with the city traffic police and other stakeholders, is in the process of identifying designated spots where private luxury buses can pick up and drop off passengers.Additionally, spaces for designated bus stops or parking lots are also being sought, senior Pune RTO officials told TOI on Monday.Pune…
Mumbai: Bombay high court on Tuesday dismissed a challenge by a Jain mandir trust in Vile Parle against a city civil court order, paving the way for the demolition of the temple structure. However, the HC extended its status quo on further demolition of the structure to 4 weeks, reports Swati Deshpande.Denying relief against the…
New Delhi: Last year, when a leopard entered Jagatpur village near the Yamuna floodplain and injured eight people, the forest department rescued the animal and moved it to Asola but failed to assist the injured or communicate with the villagers.Currently, another leopard has been roaming near the village for months, causing anxiety among residents, particularly…
Pune: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) local city chapter and state body as well as other doctors have warned of a 24-hour strike starting from July 11, unless govt withdraws the decision of Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) to register homeopathic practitioners as ‘modern medicine practitioners’.On Tuesday, IMA Pune and various doctors’ associations submitted a letter…
Mumbai: The nodal cyber police have closed the cheating, forgery and impersonation case against the Juhu hotelier who impersonated NCP Rajya Sabha member Praful Patel and sent messages to Qatar ruling family to seek their assistance in securing business opportunities. Ravi Kant reportedly used Patel’s display picture (DP) on WhatsApp to make his demands. Patel…
New Delhi: Even after the arrival of the southwest monsoon in the city on June 29, intense rain has been eluding it. The city is now facing a rain deficit of 20%. Among all the districts, only South West Delhi has received excess rainfall while North and North West Delhi have been placed in the…
Pune: An off-duty fireman rescued a four-year-old girl just in time from falling off a third-floor bedroom window of an apartment building in Katraj around 9.10am on Tuesday. The girl, left alone while her mother took her sister to school, managed to slide through the window grille and was clinging to it for life, crying…
Mumbai: Three companies emerged as frontrunners when bids were opened on Tuesday for BMC’s Rs 2,368-crore bioremediation tender to scientifically treat 185 lakh tonnes of waste at the Deonar dumping ground —one of the oldest and most toxic landfills in the country. Only one of them, Re Sustainability Ltd, has experience in handling Deonar’s solid…
