New Delhi: The national capital sweltered as unbearably hot and humid weather gripped the region on Monday, with the city witnessing the hottest day this summer and parts of it recording a heatwave. While the peak temperature reached 45.5 degrees Celsius at IGNOU and 45.3 degrees at Ayanagar, Delhi’s heat index, or the “feels-like” temperature…
Pune: Days after talks of a merger and several instances of sharing the dais at various functions by NCP founder Sharad Pawar and his nephew, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, both factions are set to hold separate ceremonies in Pune on Tuesday to mark the party’s foundation day.Veteran politician Sharad Pawar’s faction will hold a…
Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Monday lifted the ban on the manufacture of Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols and directed the state govt to take a policy decision on their immersion within three weeks.Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne passed the order following the Central Pollution Control Board’s expert committee on May 21…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta and her cabinet ministers are set to inaugurate 33 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs on June 14. While she will inaugurate seven centres — one physically and six virtually — six cabinet ministers have been deputed for physical inaugurations in their respective constituencies.Gupta will also inaugurate Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendras…
Pune: MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Monday proposed that the Union govt should form a separate corporation to operate and manage Mumbai local railway services.He was speaking with reporters in Pune after a local train mishap in Mumbai. “We lack the concept of town planning. Influx of outsiders has caused the railways to collapse. The…
Mumbai: A special MPID court recently allowed the sale of seized gold, silver, and moissanite stones from Platinum Hern Pvt Ltd and others in the Rs 142-crore Torres Jewellers Ponzi scheme case. The proceeds from the sale are to be deposited in a dedicated bank account opened for investigations. The order was passed by the…
New Delhi: LG VK Saxena on Monday approved a major cadre restructuring in the irrigation and flood control department of Delhi govt. Officials said the move was in line with LG’s avowed commitment to improving service conditions and requirements of govt servants in the capital. They added that the step would go a long way…
Pune: A criminal on police records was arrested on Monday on the charge of abducting a 30-year-old woman and raping her repeatedly. The Mahalunge MIDC police also arrested the criminal’s four accomplices, who helped him in abducting the woman. “The suspect, who has over 10 cases registered against him, confined the woman in a room…
Mumbai: Abdul Rafiq Ansari, who has been booked in more than 40 prior offences and was recently released from prison, was arrested in a recent burglary at Malad (E), along with three associates, including a woman.She hid the stolen gold and silver in a dustbin when she learnt that cops were on her trail. tnn…
New Delhi: For setting up India’s first state-of-the-art e-waste eco park at Holambi Kalan, Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Monday said a global tender would be issued by DSIIDC to invite “the world’s best green technology partners to build this benchmark project”.Spanning 11.4 acres, the park will be built under a design, build,…
