Pune: Traffic violations are growing in the city where most residents not only continue to ignore the regulation to use high security registration plates (HSRPs), but many go to the extent of brazenly driving or riding two- and four-wheelers without any number in place.The situation poses safety risks and raises serious questions about the authorities’…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday acquitted a woman of attempt to murder charges in a case of stabbing, observing that she acted without any “premeditated intent” and in a moment of provocation.However, Pitamber Dutt of Patiala House Court held her guilty of ‘attempt to culpable homicide not amounting to murder’ — a lesser…
Kolhapur: A case of gross negligence at Satara Civil Hospital came to light on Tuesday after the body of a 26-year-old accident victim was mistakenly handed over to the relatives of a 51-year-old man, leading to the cremation of the wrong body being halted midway at a crematorium in Arale village. The half-burnt body was…
New Delhi: In a hit-and-run incident, a 41-year-old man lost his life after being struck by a car that was allegedly being driven in a highly negligent and reckless manner in South Delhi’s Greater Kailash 1 area on Wednesday.The deceased, identified as Surendra Das, was employed as a house help and had been working for…
Pune: A civil engineer and his friend were arrested on Saturday and 60gm of hydroponic weed worth Rs6.5 lakh was seized from them.The Pimpri Chinchwad crime branch team led by senior police inspector Arvind Pawar laid a trap near a housing society at Mhalunge and took the duo into custody. “We recovered 60gm of hydroponic…
NEW DELHI: Citing “safety concerns”, Delhi High Court has ordered MCD to act against unauthorised vendors in Nehru Place commercial complex area.“It is clear that permitting hawkers to vend in Nehru Place area has raised security concerns for the entire commercial complex itself. It is only a limited number of vendors, who have been allowed…
Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad mayor Ravi Landge has directed the civic administration to draft a ‘summer action plan’ to ensure adequate water supply until the monsoon, highlighting demand surge and drop in groundwater levels after March.Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) started supplying alternate-day water to the residents in 2019, citing allocation shortage and rapid population growth….
NEW DELHI: A 32-year-old woman was bludgeoned to death with a small LPG cylinder, allegedly by her husband, in front of their daughter inside their flat in southeast Delhi’s Pul Prahladpur on Sunday night.Residents of the DDA Janta flats were alerted by screams and called up police. Cops from Pul Prahladpur police station reached the…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has warned of strict action against developers who fail to provide water to housing societies despite submitting written undertakings promising the same.Officials said that in several areas faced with inadequate municipal supply, builders had assured that they would arrange water for residents until the civic infrastructure became fully…
New Delhi: In a push to expand the reach of piped natural gas (PNG) in the capital, Delhi power minister Ashish Sood on Monday directed officials to fast-track the rollout of around 4 lakh new PNG connections to ensure wider coverage across the city.The move comes amid reports of LPG shortages in some parts of…
