Pune: Commuters traversing through areas including Sinhagad Road, Warje, Katraj-Kondhwa Road, Saswad Road, and Bavdhan on Friday faced major traffic snarls due to the restrictions and diversions imposed to assist the movement of visiting VIPs.Union home minister Amit Shah, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and deputy CMs Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde were in the city…
Mumbai: Local residents are upset with the decision to shut down the blood bank attached to BMC-run V N Desai Hospital, Santa Cruz, during ongoing structural repairs to the building.The blood bank, located on the second floor, stopped collecting blood almost a month back. “However, as blood units can be stored for 35 days, we…
New Delhi: The forest department has told National Green Tribunal that it favours closing the illegal road passing through Rajokari village, which falls under the Southern Ridge, for the preservation of forest and wildlife.A plea was filed by the Mall Road Vasant Kunj RWA, alleging that a road was illegally carved out and laid within…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has formally appointed over 250 waste pickers as permanent employees, nearly four months after the Supreme Court upheld a Bombay high court ruling in the latters’ favour.A senior PCMC official confirmed that 320 waste pickers hired on a contract initially approached the court seeking permanent employment two-and-a-half decades…
Mumbai: Hooliganism under the guise of Marathi pride will not be tolerated in the state, CM Fadnavis warned on Friday. He said police had registered an FIR and taken action in the Mira Road incident where a businessman was beaten up by MNS workers for not knowing Marathi.Speaking to the media, Fadnavis said beating up…
New Delhi: In a move to alert pedestrians about approaching electric two and three wheelers, and e-rickshaws, which hardly emit any noise, govt will soon introduce a new regulation requiring manufacturers to have an electronic system that automatically creates sound when these vehicles are moving at speeds of up to 20 kmph.The transport ministry has…
Pune: The death toll from heavy rainfall-related incidents in the state over the last two days has increased to six, latest disaster management reports indicated on Friday.The ghat areas of Pune and Satara and Konkan continue to receive heavy to very heavy rain forecasts as well as an orange alert for the next few days….
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain HDFC Bank managing director Sashidhar Jagdishan’s petition seeking the quashing of an FIR lodged against him by Lilavati hospital trust, even as it termed unfortunate the repeated adjournment of a similar plea of his before Bombay HC because of recusal of judges. Appearing for Jagdishan,…
New Delhi: In a move aimed at addressing stagnation and boosting employee morale, Delhi govt’s services department has promoted 618 employees from the subordinate services and stenographer cadre by relaxing certain rules that had previously hindered timely career progression. According to officials, the decision is expected to enhance “motivation and work efficiency” among govt staff….
Pune: PMRDA has commenced a major drive to clear encroachments from Hinjawadi Phase 2-Laxmi Chowk road stretch to ease congestion in the IT hub. Rinaj Pathan, chief superintending engineer, Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA), said the work commenced after it was reviewed by PMRDA commissioner Yogesh Mhase and his team on Tuesday. The Chief…
