Mumbai: In the last year, action was taken against 108 hotels and 81 lodging and boarding facilities in Mumbai for unauthorised constructions, said Madhuri Misal, Minister of State for Urban Development, in the legislative council on Wednesday. She mentioned that their water and drainage pipes were broken so that they could not operate. Of the…
New Delhi: Two days after a half-burnt body of a 19-year-old was found in an open field, his 27-year-old neighbour was arrested for allegedly murdering the youth and attempting to set his body on fire in northwest Delhi’s Narela over a personal dispute.Acting on technical surveillance, police arrested the accused, Sumit, from Haridwar. During probe,…
New Delhi: In a bid to improve academic performance, Delhi Directorate of Education has assigned senior officers as mentors to 56 government schools that recorded the lowest pass percentages in Classes IX and XI, during the 2024–25 academic session, with results dropping to as low as 45%. Each officer will be responsible for mentoring one…
Mumbai: Congress’ Nana Patole was suspended from the state assembly on Tuesday for a day after he climbed onto the podium of Speaker Rahul Narwekar and approached his desk to protest against the alleged anti-farmer remarks made by agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate and BJP MLA Babanrao Lonikar.The opposition boycotted the proceedings of the House for…
New Delhi: Ambedkar University Delhi has reimposed an indefinite suspension on five student activists and barred them from entering the campus, nearly two months after they were allowed to appear for examinations following an apology letter.AUD initially suspended them in connection with a protest related to the disciplinary action against some students for revealing the…
Mumbai/New Delhi: The Congress will take a decision on whether to contest the ensuing civic and zilla parishad elections under the banner of the Maha Vikas Aghadi or independently after the July 5 joint rally of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) and the MNS led by Raj Thackeray.AICC general secretary Ramesh Chennithala, Mumbai Congress…
New Delhi: Imposing a Rs 10,000 cost on a man for filing a frivolous petition, a Delhi court underscored the need to prevent wealthy litigants from filing unnecessary cases that hamper the justice system. The court of additional sessions judge Saurabh Partap Singh Laler, in its June 9 order, agreed with the magistrate court’s decision…
Mumbai: Governor C P Radhakrishnan, chancellor of public universities in the state, has asked all vice-chancellors to make biometric attendance mandatory for staff and students in universities as well as affiliated colleges, reports Yogita Rao.His directive comes amid concern over low attendance in colleges. While principals agree that falling attendance must be tackled, they say…
New Delhi: Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Wednesday formed department-related standing committees in the house, giving representation to the legislators from both BJP (the party in office) and AAP. While former minister and Bijwasan MLA Kailash Gahlot will chair the standing committee on administrative matters, Gandhi Nagar legislator and a minister in Sheila Dikshit…
MUMBAI: A meeting was organised by a joint committee of seven labour unions at the Annabhau Sathe Auditorium in Byculla on Tuesday afternoon to oppose a recent BMC tender regarding the collection and transportation of solid waste. In an unexpected move, municipal commissioner Bhushan Gagrani made an appearance and attempted to placate the workers. However,…
