Pune: A clinical research associate (27) was run over by a dumper running alongside her scooter after she lost balance and fell on the road at Baner around 12.30am on Thursday.The deceased has been identified as Tejal Tayade, a resident of Talasari in Thane district. It was the victim’s birthday on Thursday. She was riding…
Mumbai: Marathi film actor Tushar Ghadigaonkar, 34, died by suicide by hanging in his rental flat in Goregaon West on Friday. Goregaon police registered a case of accidental death. Preliminary investigations suggest he took this extreme step due to stress over not securing work. He was known for his roles in Marathi films, TV serials…
New Delhi: North East Delhi has emerged as the worst-performing district in the capital in terms of school safety and academic outcomes, according to the latest Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D), released by the Union education ministry on Wednesday.The report, which assessed 788 districts across India for the years 2022–23 and 2023–24, evaluates school…
Pune: The state govt will disburse Rs17,000 crore to acquire land linked to major infrastructure projects being implemented by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC)On Thursday, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis held a high-level meeting with senior bureaucrats and MSRDC officials. He directed them to expedite land acquisition across multiple big-ticket projects and ensure no…
Pune: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Friday said he wanted the MVA to contest the civic polls together and senior members from his party, along with those from Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), Peasants and Workers Party, and other parties, will soon sit together and deliberate on the alliance formula.Hinting at Sena (UBT) getting a…
FDCI Chairman Sunil Sethi , Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles Pabitra Margherita and New Zealand’s High Commissioner Patrick Rata Sharing the sounds, songs, and spirit of Māori culture, the New Zealand High Commission celebrated Matariki – the Māori New Year – with their diplomatic and Indian friends. The event, titled RE/NEW: A…
Pune: Intermittent rain greeted thousands who thronged city streets on Friday to welcome palkhi processions of Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj and Sant Tukaram Maharaj.The Tukaram Maharaj palkhi took an overnight halt in Akurdi on Thursday before resuming its journey at 6am on Friday, while the Dnyaneshwar Maharaj palkhi began its journey to Pandharpur at 7pm from…
Mumbai: CBI has registered a case against Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) officials and Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE), a project management consultant, for allegedly causing Rs 804 crore loss to govt in a contract to increase the depth of the channel for large cargo ships.CBI was carrying out searches at several premises at the time…
New Delhi: Starting July 1, all end-of-life (EOL) vehicles will be denied fuel in Delhi and will be subject to actions such as deregistration, impounding and scrapping, the air quality watchdog announced on Friday. Around 100 teams of traffic and transport department officials will be deployed to flag down EOL vehicles and all 520 fuel…
Pune: The civic body has overshot the two-month deadline given by the Bombay high court to acquire land and will likely find it difficult to complete the works on Baner Pashan Link Road (BPLR) in the assigned four months, leaving citizens to continue with their daily dangerous commute.The deadline mandated for land acquisition expired on…
