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…
New Delhi: The alertness of Delhi air traffic control (ATC) and pilots operating a SWISS flight to IGIA late Sunday saved the day when another aircraft ahead of the European airliner slowed in the air and didn’t vacate the runway from the first available rapid exit taxiway.As a result, the spacing between the two arriving…
Pune: The “one state one registration” scheme — aimed at allowing citizens to register property documents at any sub-registrar offices across the state — is likely to face delay owing to legal, technical, and administrative hurdles, a senior official said.Inspector general of registration Ravindra Binwade told TOI that while the scheme is conceptually sound, multiple…
Mumbai: A 45-year-old motorcyclist was killed and his pillion rider was seriously injured in an accident on the Eastern Expressway near Narayan Bodhe Bridge in Vikhroli East in the early hours of Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Bharat Mangilal Jain alias Kothari. The pillion rider, Jai Shankar Jain (18), is undergoing treatment at…
New Delhi: A businessman from the city was allegedly murdered in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat by a tantrik who owed the victim Rs 40 lakh. Police have arrested the accused.Rahul Goyal, a businessman from Burari in north Delhi, ran a dairy business and also lent money on interest. He was survived by his wife, daughter and…
Pune: The final result of the scholarship exams for classes V and VIII conducted by the Maharashtra State Council of Examination are delayed and will finally be declared with the merit list this week.Interim results of the exams were declared in April. Over 5.5 lakh students from Class V and 3.7 lakh students from Class…
Mumbai: MLC Pravin Darekar pointed out in the state legislative council that there were not enough officers appointed to manage the affairs of 36 districts for disabled welfare in the state. However, a minister said “recruitment process was on and will complete in all districts in three months.” tnn Source link
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Monday highlighted the need for a “more robust” anti-ragging mechanism for colleges and universities, stating that the University Grants Commission (UGC) must be “on top of the issue.” A bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyay and Justice Anish Dayal also indicated it would suo motu initiate a public interest…
Pune: Two brothers, aged 8 and 11, from a Kondhwa family were killed, and four others were injured after the autorickshaw they were travelling in collided head-on with a car at the Katraj Ghat section on Sunday evening. The injured include the duo’s younger brother, uncle, aunt, and their one-year-old daughter. “All injured victims are…
Mumbai: There have been several instances lately of private vans ferrying schoolchildren unauthorisedly, and the RTO should crack a whip on such vehicles, said School Bus Owners’ Association (SBOA) president Anil Garg .“This is the second such incident reported to our association in a week,” he told TOI, adding that last week, he had a…
