New Delhi: Two members of the Himanshu Bhau gang were apprehended after they were shot in the leg during an encounter with the Delhi Police Special Cell in Outer Delhi’s Narela area in the early hours of Saturday.According to police, the duo—identified as Bhumit Malik (21) and Mohit Vashisht (24)—were wanted in connection with the…
Pune: Preliminary finding of Pune Cantonment Board’s engineering department has revealed there were no violations in construction of the Sachapir Street property where a slab collapsed killing one person and injuring three others on July 1.A senior official of the PCB engineering department said, “Our team conducted a preliminary inspection of the site over the…
Mumbai: A day after state govt said it would instruct BMC to immediately shut all 51 kabutarkhanas in the city, local ward officials dismantled the temporary shed and fencing at Dadar kabutarkhana and seized about 25 sacks of pigeon feed on Friday morning. The shed had been put by the kabutarkhana management to store pigeon…
New Delhi: A day after TOI reported that former JNUSU office-bearers had been fined up to ₹15,000 for staging a hunger strike, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Saturday said the action was taken in response to students “unlawfully confining” staff inside the dean of students (DoS) office on March 18.In an official statement, the university…
Pune: The Maharashtra unit of the Builders’ Association of India (BAI) has issued a second legal notice to state govt, demanding immediate payment of over Rs 90,000 crore in dues to contractors. The association has given govt a 15-day ultimatum, warning of approaching Bombay HC if their demands were not met.The reminder notice, dated July…
MUMBAI: A portion of Sanjay Gandhi National Park’s (SGNP) eco sensitive zone (ESZ) in Mira Road is set to be used for a 22.6-acre casting yard for the Borivli-Thane twin tunnel project, prompting protests from activists.A casting yard is where concrete structures like segments, parapets and beams for an infrastructure project are cast and is…
New Delhi: A week after Deepak Kumar, nephew of jailed gangster Manjeet Mahal, was shot dead in front of his 10-year-old daughter during a morning walk in northwest Delhi’s Bawana, Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested two suspects linked to the rival Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu gang following an early morning encounter.The arrests took place…
Pune: MP Supriya Sule on Friday threatened to launch an agitation if civic and infrastructure issues in Hinjewadi IT Park are not resolved by July 25. Following a ground survey of the area, Sule reiterated her long-standing demand for a dedicated authority to address the region’s complex governance challenges.In a strongly-worded letter to chief minister…
NEW DELHI: After more than 20 years of political estrangement, cousins Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray came together on Saturday at a joint rally in Mumbai.The event, titled Awaj Marathicha (Voice of the Marathi) marked the first time since 2005 that the two leaders shared the same political platform.Organised to celebrate the rollback of two…
NEW DELHI: In yet another targeted killing in the capital’s ongoing gang war, unidentified gunmen shot dead their rival in southwest Delhi’s Najafgarh on Friday evening. The victim was a witness in a case of double murder reported last year.The attack is suspected to be the work of the Gogi gang. Earlier this week, gangster…
