New Delhi: Delhi Police‘s crime branch has arrested two major interstate drug traffickers and seized over one kilogram of high-purity heroin valued at more than Rs 5 crore in the international market. The duo were nabbed while delivering the consignment, which they had sourced from Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun, for distribution across Delhi-NCR. According to police,…
Mumbai: His altruistic deed saved a little girl, but today his own family is struggling to survive. More than a month after a 28-year-old daily wage worker, Shahzad Shaikh (below right), lost his life while rescuing 8-year-old Sonali Banjara, who had fallen into a drain at Ramabai Colony in Ghatkopar (east) on May 18, his…
A notorious serial killer, Sohrab, escaped from Tihar Jail after being granted parole to visit his wife in Lucknow NEW DELHI: A serial killer serving his sentence in Delhi’s Tihar Jail escaped a few days ago after availing parole, according to sources.The convict, Sohrab, was granted a three-day parole to visit his wife in Lucknow….
Pune: A 40-year-old worker died after falling from the third floor of a company at Chinchwad MIDC on Thursday evening. The victim, Santosh Mane, was taken to a hospital, where he succumbed to the injuries during treatment. The victim’s wife, aged 38, lodged a complaint against the company owner with the Pimpri police on Saturday.An…
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the BMC to reconsider its decision to close slaughterhouses for a day during the Jain festival of Paryushan Parv. Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne were hearing petitions filed last year by two Jain trusts—Sheth Motishaw Lalbaug Jain Charities and Sheth Bherulalji Kanaiyalalji Kothari Religious…
New Delhi: DDA has expedited work on establishing a ‘Centre of Excellence for Golf’ at the golf course in Sector 24, Dwarka, which will offer expert training facilities to golfers.The initiative encompasses operations, management of the driving range, coaching services, a fitment studio and a fitness centre to be run by a specialist agency. The…
Pune: Over three weeks since its launch, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s (PCMC) dedicated “PCMC Pothole Management” app — designed to streamline pothole reporting — is struggling to gain widespread public adoption.Launched on June 1, the app was intended to provide residents with an easy way to report road defects in their neighborhoods. However, civic…
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the BMC to reconsider its decision to close slaughterhouses for a day during the Jain festival of Paryushan Parv. Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne were hearing petitions filed last year by two Jain trusts—Sheth Motishaw Lalbaug Jain Charities and Sheth Bherulalji Kanaiyalalji Kothari Religious…
New Delhi: An Indian citizen fearing arrest or extradition for committing an offence abroad can seek anticipatory bail, Delhi High Court has said, granting relief to a man facing extradition proceedings for alleged theft in Thailand.Justice Sanjeev Narula, in a recent order, said the man remained accessible and demonstrated his willingness to cooperate with the…
PUNE: The Sinhagad Road police arrested Vadgaon Budruk residents, Dada More (26) and Kiran Shinde (25), on Sunday night. They were charged with attempting to extort Rs 50,000 from a small-time builder (45) in his Hingne Khurd office while threatening him with a country-made pistol around 9 pm on Friday.The builder lodged a complaint with…
