Pune: The much-anticipated Pune Metro Line 3, which will connect Hinjawadi IT Park with Shivajinagar, achieved a key milestone on Friday with the successful completion of its first trial run. The trial was carried out between Maan Depot and PMR04 station (Wipro) as part of the project’s internal system checks.The 23.3-km fully elevated corridor is…
Chief Justice of India Justice B R Gavai revealed a plaque at Government Law College. The plaque honors Dr B R Ambedkar’s appointment as principal 90 years ago. Ambedkar taught at GLC before becoming principal in 1935. MUMBAI: Chief Justice of India Justice B R Gavai on Saturday unveiled a plaque at the Government Law…
NEW DELHI: At least two persons died after a fire broke out at the Vishal Mega Mart store in central Delhi’s Karol Bagh, police said on Saturday.The deceased has been identified as Kumar Dhirender Pratap, whose body was found inside a lift during a joint search and rescue operation by the police, fire, and disaster…
PUNE: In a bid to address growing urban challenges and persistent traffic congestion in the Hinjewadi-Maan-Marunji belt, the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) has initiated the clearing of encroachments along key internal roads.On Thursday, PMRDA began the process of reopening the long-blocked Hinjewadi Phase 2 road between Wipro Circle and Marunji’s Laxmi Chowk —…
Mumbai: Two persons from a private company have been arrested for allegedly forging ‘police clearance certificates’ for contractual employees to gain access to high-security zones on Navy premises. A third person, also from the same company, has been issued a notice by the police, asking him to co-operate in the investigation.The clearance certificate is a…
NEW DELHI: Should it be ‘grey’, ‘khaki’ or ‘white’? The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine alleged “vagueness” and “contradictions” in the Delhi Motor Vehicle (DMV) Rules about colour of the uniform for autorickshaw, taxi and transport vehicle drivers, which they claimed makes them sitting ducks for getting challaned by Delhi Police.A bench of…
Pune: City police commissioner Amitesh Kumar on Friday said investigation into the alleged rape of a 22-year-old data scientist by a “delivery agent” in a Kondhwa flat on Wednesday revealed that there was “no forced entry into the woman’s flat, no chemical was sprayed to render her unconscious and the selfie on her cellphone was…
MNS workers vandalized Sushil Kedia’s Mumbai office after his social media post sparked outrage for claiming he lived in the city for 30 years without learning Marathi. MNS leaders responded sharply, with some threatening action. MUMBAI: MNS workers on Saturday vandalised the Mumbai office of entrepreneur and investment analyst Sushil Kedia, day after his social…
Coaching centre in Old Rajender Nagar where three UPSC aspirants died due to drowning NEW DELHI: The monsoon clouds gather over Delhi once again, but in the lanes of Old Rajendra Nagar, they carry more than just the promise of rain. They bring back memories of a tragedy that changed this bustling student hub –…
Pune: The demand for tankers across PMC areas continues to be high despite good rainfall and an increase in water level of four dams from which water is supplied to civic areas. According to Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)’s water department, the civic areas recorded around 40,000 to 45,000 tanker trips per month during April-May peak…
