MUMBAI: In the remote Naxal inhabited regions of Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, an NGO has launched an initiative titled ‘Sunday is Funday’ to wean children away from substance abuse.The NGO said that in Gadchiroli, the lack of educational and recreational options has led many children to fall into the same patterns of tobacco and substance use…
NEW DELHI: Delhi on Wednesday recorded a minimum temperature of 28.2 degrees Celsius, with the weather department forecasting thunderstorm along with rain.The relative humidity at 8.30 am was 81 per cent.The maximum temperature is expected to settle at 36 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.The air quality was recorded in the moderate category…
PUNE: A case has been registered against Pramod Kondhre, the general secretary of the BJP’s Pune city unit, for allegedly molesting a woman police officer, officials said on Wednesday. According to police, the incident occurred on Monday near a tea stall in the Shaniwarwada area. The accused is alleged to have misbehaved with the officer,…
Image Credit: TOI (Shanth Kumar) MUMBAI: Amid the bustle of the Dadar flower market, eight-year-old Thanushka Thatte sits outside her makeshift shelter made of plastic sheets, diligently studying from her schoolbooks. A student of class 3 at Sharadashram Vidya Mandir in Dadar (West), she proudly says she ranks first in her class. Image Credit: TOI…
NEW DELHI: SC on Tuesday fumed at Ghaziabad jail SP refusing to release a Muslim man, who converted to Hinduism to marry but got booked under UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, for a typographical error in the court’s order granting him bail. SC on April 29 gave bail to Aftab, who voluntarily…
NEW DELHI: In a significant boost to India’s defence capabilities and the government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), a unit of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) based in Pune, has successfully developed an indigenously designed Close Quarter Battle (CQB) Carbine.Designed specifically to support the operational needs of the…
MUMBAI: A fire broke out early Wednesday morning at the Windsor Building on CST Road, Santacruz (East).The blaze, reported at 6.04 am, was in a 7th floor office. The structure is a ground-plus-eight-storey commercial building.According to officials from the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), the fire spread through electrical wiring, installations, furniture, a server panel, battery…
NEW DELHI: A shoe salesman hunting for a part-time gig online stumbled upon what seemed like an unusual but lucrative offer-gigolo services promising hefty payouts. Tempted, he called the number given, and soon found himself paying a barrage of bogus fees for registration, cab, hotel, massage kit, etc. After paying Rs 27,135, he realised he’d…
Pune: Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) will hear on July 22 a petition filed by Torrent Power Ltd seeking licences for electricity distribution in PMC and PCMC areas.Currently, the state-run Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) is the sole distribution firm which supplies electricity in Pune district.The regulatory body has urged the public to…
MUMBAI: Even as state govt has once again put the three-language policy on hold as it conducts “wide-ranging consultations”, experts said issues like shortage of teachers and pressure of formal education on children at a young age also need to be considered. They added that schools have been caught in limbo because of the policy…
