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…
New Delhi: The PWD plans to inaugurate the Nand Nagri flyover in Sept to coincide with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday. The elevated corridor, from the Mandoli prison complex, connects to Gagan Cinema, situated along Mangal Pandey Marg. PWD minister Parvesh Verma said all efforts were being made to complete the project on time. “The…
Pune: A 46-year-old steel trader was arrested by the city crime branch on Saturday evening in Kondhwa Khurd on charges of possessing 749 grams of opium and other articles valued over Rs15 lakh.The accused has been identified as Bhagirathrm Bishoni — a resident of Tilekarnagar on the Katraj-Kondhwa bypass.The arrest was made by a police…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday admitted a petition for remission filed by Abu Salem, who is currently serving a life sentence at Nashik prison for his role in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts. However, the court orally and prima facie observed that he did not complete 25 years in prison to qualify yet.Salem…
New Delhi: Delhi Police apprehended 29 illegal immigrants, including 18 Bangladeshis, from various areas of Dwarka district in June. Those detained included nationals from Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Liberia, Tanzania and Benin. The illegal immigrants were produced before the foreigners regional registration office (FRRO), which ordered their deportation. All were sent to a detention centre pending…
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday recorded the statement of a complainant, a Sion-based businessman, in a fresh money laundering case registered against Purushottam Chavan, the husband of an IPS officer. Chavan is currently in jail, and the ED is likely to seek his custody in this case.The money laundering case stems from a…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday recorded the statement of former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case related to violence in Janakpuri and Vikaspuri. The statement was recorded in the court of special judge Dig Vinay Singh. The court has listed the matter for hearing on July 29.Kumar, making his…
Mumbai: Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar said action is being taken against those indulging in physical violence over the three-language policy. In the Mira Road incident, where a local businessman was recently slapped by MNS workers and in the Sushil Kedia case, police were quick to file an FIR and arrest MNS workers accused of…
New Delhi: Delhi University teachers have written to the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, and sought withdrawal of the Draft UGC Regulations, 2025, and resolution of long-pending academic and service-related issues. Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) submitted the plea through the ministry of education, with support from nearly 2,000 faculty members.The President is the visitor…
Mira Bhayander: Around 6,000 citizens of Mira Bhayander took to the streets on a Sunday morning and formed a human chain, silently protesting against tree felling at Dongri for the Metro Line 9 and Metro 7A, reports Vishal Rajemahadik. Mira-Bhayandar’s major natural oxygen source, biodiversity, and local agriculture is in grave danger with car shed…
