Mumbai: Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) on Monday signed an agreement with the Adani Group for the implementation of the Motilal Nagar redevelopment project in Goregaon (W). Around 3,700 residents of this 142 acre parcel of land will be rehoused in “ultra modern” apartments measuring 1,600 sq ft built-up area. This is the…
New Delhi: On an average, five people were arrested daily in the city this year for allegedly sexually assaulting or abusing minors, with four cases registered each day under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso).Investigation revealed that in most instances, the accused were known to the survivors, often being family members or…
Pune: Police arrested a man for his attempt to vandalise Mahatma Gandhi‘s statue on the premises of Pune railway station on Sunday night, bringing Congress workers together in a demonstration at the very spot on Monday.Police said the person had a chopper on him. He climbed the statue and tried to vandalise it. Citizens managed…
Navi Mumbai: Raigad police beefed up security along the coastline after the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Delhi informed the ICG at Murud in Raigad district that a suspicious ‘Pakistani’ fishing boat has been spotted in the Arabian Sea about 3 nautical miles near Korlai Fort in Murud taluka on Sunday around 9pm. However, after a…
New Delhi: The city recorded its 12th consecutive day of satisfactory air quality on Monday with an AQI of 85. Monsoon months are generally the cleanest in Delhi as favourable meteorological conditions, including rain and strong winds, help in settling pollutants down.During the monsoon last year, Delhi saw 27 consecutive days of satisfactory air quality,…
Pune: The growing traffic congestion across Pimpri Chinchwad and adjoining areas, including the Hinjewadi IT Park, Pune-Mumbai Highway (NH-48), and Pune-Nashik Highway, has triggered concern among residents and political leaders, prompting calls for urgent solutions.On Monday, severe traffic jams were once again reported on roads connecting phase 2 and phase 3 of Rajiv Gandhi Infotech…
Mumbai: A 32-year-old chartered accountant died by suicide at his Santacruz home on Saturday after allegedly being blackmailed into paying Rs 2.5 crore over months to two persons he befriended on Instagram last year who threatened to make his intimate videos with them public. Vakola police on Monday lodged a case of abetment to suicide…
New Delhi: Delhi BJP MLA Tarvinder Singh Marwah has written to Union home minister Amit Shah, requesting him to temporarily shut all liquor and meat shops on the routes of the kanwar yatra, which is scheduled to start next week.Hindu Sena’s national president, Vishnu Gupta, has also urged chief minister Rekha Gupta to close all…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation has decided to carry out a structural audit of 700 culverts used by commuters across the city every day, to avoid a repeat of the June 15 bridge collapse at Kund Mala in Talegaon.“The contract has been given to a private firm, and the work will commence this week. The…
Mumbai: A sessions court recently rejected a police request for custody of an alleged financial scam mastermind, Shaileshkumar Pandey, and instead remanded him in judicial custody while ordering his return to Kolkata.The court decision hinged on the finding that Pandey was illegally detained and produced before the court beyond the permissible 24-hour period from his…
