New Delhi: Delhi assembly speaker Vijender Gupta announced the constitution of 11 new house committees on Thursday, taking the total number of such panels to 29.The panels constituted on Thursday included the committees on women and child welfare, welfare of minorities, and welfare of other backward classes, among others. Officials said these were aimed at…
Pune: Director general of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Piyush Anand on Thursday said 97 teams were deployed in various flood-prone areas across the country to ensure quick response for flood rescue operations.“We pre-positioned our teams in these locations based on information received from the state disaster relief forces of all the states. This will…
MUMBAI: A 26-year-old man has lodged a police complaint against the staff of a popular Borivali-based restaurant for allegedly conniving with a woman to swindle him in a dating scam. The complainant had met the woman through a dating app. The MHB Colony police have registered an FIR and are investigating the matter. The complainant,…
Delhi’s air quality is under scrutiny as a new directive targets older vehicles, sparking debate among experts NEW DELHI: The debate among scientists and environment policy experts over what really drives vehicle pollution has heated up in Delhi after the Commission for Air Quality Management’s (CAQM) directive of denying fuel and impounding end-of-life vehicles from…
Pune: A thief broke into a private forex exchange office in a commercial complex in Balewadi around 3am on Wednesday and stole a safe containing foreign currency, worth a total of Rs19.53 lakh. However, the thief was unable to carry the safe on his motorcycle and after managing the ride for around 300m, he dumped…
NEW DELHI: Days after a group of men allegedly affiliated with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) assaulted a shopkeeper in Mira Road for not speaking Marathi, state minister Nitesh Rane challenged them to “show courage and go to areas like Null Bazaar and Mohammed Ali Road and tell people there to speak Marathi.“Reacting sharply to…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has given in-principle approval to waive late payment surcharges on inflated water bills, which will bring relief to lakhs of people who have raised concerns about receiving inflated bills. The waiver, however, will be for domestic and govt houses, not for commercial consumers.Water minister Parvesh Verma Thursday said the scheme will…
Pune: Wednesday’s sexual assault on a woman in Kondhwa by a man posing as a delivery agent has prompted society representatives in the city to discuss security tightening measures, including sending self-security awareness messages to residents. The man, posing as a courier delivery agent, entered the 22-year-old data scientist’s 11th floor rented flat in a…
An underground pedestrian passage connecting the BKC bullet train station with the BKC Metro 3 station is being planned. The underground walkway will make it easier for commuters to switch between the bullet train and metro quickly and comfortably. 7m x 7m Size of knockout wall at the BKC station, which can be demolished when…
NEW DELHI: A woman and her 14-year-old son were murdered at their south Delhi home on Wednesday evening, allegedly by a man who had taken a Rs 45,000 advance from her and stopped returning calls after falling out over repayment, police said. The suspect, identified as Mukesh, was arrested hours later by police in Uttar…
