Mumbai: A few days after the state cabinet approved the Rs 20,787 crore Nagpur-Goa Shaktipeeth highway, NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule has stepped into the row over the project, saying the cash-starved state govt will not be able to afford the massive expenditure on the proposal. “State govt must give a serious thought to…
New Delhi: The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has registered a case against former health ministers Saurabh Bharadwaj and Satyendar Jain, besides some govt officials and private contractors, alleging large-scale corruption in Delhi govt’s health infrastructure projects.The investigation is claimed to have revealed massive irregularities, unexplained delays and significant misappropriation of funds in the construction of various…
Pune: Delay in recovery of tax from properties in 32 merged areas under PMC is hampering overall revenue generation of the civic administration.Residents of these areas have been demanding that the civic administration reduce property tax rates. The state govt has put a cap on charging “maximum of twice the property tax compared to what…
Mumbai: A two-year-old boy was singed and beaten up allegedly by a couple from Bhandup, for whom the child’s mother worked as a domestic helper. The toddler has been admitted to hospital with burn injuries on the body, while the couple, who claimed they were into “spiritual healing” have been arrested.The employer, Vaibhav Kokre, and…
New Delhi: New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), in collaboration with the Chanakyapuri Residents’ Welfare Association (RWA), has launched a waste management programme. The D1, D2, and Satya Sadan Officer’s Flats in Chanakyapuri have been declared the first Anupam colony—a model for zero-waste living in govt housing.In line with the motto “Together for a Cleaner &…
Pune: The Pune Cyber police on Wednesday arrested Abhishek Shukla (42), an Australia-based Indian Overseas Citizen (IOC) card holder, at Mumbai international airport for allegedly duping a 40-year-old divorcee and software firm employee from Kharadi of Rs 3.6 crore in a matrimonial fraud in 2023-24. According to the police, the two came in contact with…
Thane: Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday night announced construction of a grand memorial, including a king-size statue of his mentor Anand Dighe, in the city. The announcement came nearly three years after Shinde took over the Shiv Sena leadership in 2022. Shinde described the project as a tribute to Dighe, who played a…
New Delhi: The investigation into the sensational case of the abduction and robbery involving the CEO of a natural gas firm in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj has revealed that two of his drivers were allegedly involved in the plot, sources said. Both suspects have been arrested. The involvement of around 10 people has come to…
Pune: Rainfall activity is set to pick up momentum across Maharashtra after a two-day break with India Meteorological Department issuing an ‘orange’ alert for Pune’s ghat areas, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds reaching 50-60 kmph over the next few days.Though the ghat regions brace for intense…
Palghar: Deherji Dam, a crucial regional water infrastructure initiative in Palghar district, has achieved a major milestone as the reservoir water level rose to Reduced Level of 90.00 meters, resulting in an overflow discharge of 109.14 Mcum/sec at the spillway, marking the first live impoundment at the site and demonstrating both operational readiness and structural…
