A recent study in Delhi reveals that one in five adolescents suffers from clinical sleep deprivation, impacting their academic performance and mental health. Researchers found a significant correlation between insufficient sleep and depressive symptoms among students aged 12-18. NEW DELHI: Are you a youngster and sleepless in Delhi? Well, you aren’t alone. One in five…
Pune: The delimitation process of areas under Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), as mandated by the Supreme Court’s directives, has not gathered pace. Civic officials said it is complex as it involves the old city areas and 34 merged villages of which two have been demerged. “We are expecting the state’s directives soon. The administration is…
Mumbai: With more than one lakh structures being numbered in Dharavi, residents are demanding that all of them be rehabilitated in Dharavi itself. Residents demanded that Annexure II, the list of eligible and ineligible slum dwellers, be published so that people know the exact number of households that will be rehabilitated in Dharavi. Industry owners…
In Delhi, a sextortion gang was busted where telecallers like Akshita, Jayshree, Pinki, and Dimple allegedly lured victims into compromising situations using AI and blackmail. They targeted vulnerable individuals, extorting money through threats of public exposure. NEW DELHI: Akshita, Jayshree, Pinki and Dimple led seemingly ordinary lives, but behind the facade, they allegedly harboured secrets…
Pune: The urban development department on Feb 25 issued a govt resolution directing municipal corporations, Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority and municipal councils to take strict action against unauthorised constructions while simultaneously providing shelter to displaced families under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. However, nearly three months later, the implementation remains sluggish. PMRDA, with jurisdiction over…
Mumbai: Amid complaints by locals of traffic congestion, BMC’s hydraulic engineering department is considering allowing a pay-and-park facility on a portion of a cycle track on Flank Road in Sion opposite Shanmukhanand Hall.The proposal is yet to get the approval of the civic administration, including those of the deputy municipal commissioner (special engineering) and the…
New Delhi: The two-and-a-half-year-long endeavour to form the pivotal standing committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi finally seems to be nearing a culmination with the election of the last member of the 18-member panel on Tuesday. BJP’s Satya Sharma won the election, managing 130 votes against the 95 logged by AAP’s Hema.At the House…
Pune: Bombay high court’s order to the state govt to establish six regional branches of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women remains unimplemented nine years after it was issued.In Feb 2016, the high court took note of the state’s assurance to set up a fully functional commission with a chairperson and six non-official members and…
Mumbai: After successful completion of the 100-day action plan, CM Devendra Fadnavis has now drafted a 150-day plan for providing result-oriented administration. The highlight of the new plan is to effectively link tehsils with Mantralaya and coordination among all departments, both vertically and horizontally.As per a govt resolution issued a few days ago, it is…
NEW DELHI: BJP MP and party spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi strongly criticized Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday for his “surrender” remarks regarding Operation Sindoor, during a press conference in New Delhi. Trivedi condemned Gandhi’s statements comparing the armed forces’ briefing on Operation Sindoor to surrender, calling his mentality sick and dangerous.Trivedi highlighted the contrast between…
