Thane: A street play was staged at Dativali Lake Under the Diva Ward Committee to ensure maximum citizens exercise their democratic rights and help increase the voting percentage in the forthcoming Thane civic elections.The play was one of the various promotional events held by the election department under the Systematic Voter’s Education and Electoral Participation…
New Delhi: Nine-year-old Sankalpit sat hunched over a tiny plastic stool, his spectacles slipping down his nose, completely absorbed in a comic book, oblivious to the bustle around him. His parents moved between stalls, occasionally glancing back to see if he had turned a page. “I am reading Pran’s Billoo. It is about a boy…
Navi Mumbai: An FIR was registered at Kharghar police station against a 25-year-old woman for obstructing the police and the Panvel civic body’s static surveillance team (SST) from carrying out their election duty of vigilance during the model code of conduct for the Panvel City Municipal Corporation election, when the MUV in which she was…
New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has imposed a fine of Rs 19,000 each on eight members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) for their alleged involvement in violence, including against female students, use of abusive language, and participation in a gherao during a campus-related incident in 2024. According to an order issued by…
Navi Mumbai: A police constable attached to the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Navi Mumbai crime branch was suspended by DCP (crime) Sachin Gunjal on Friday after a video clip of him partying and splurging money on dancers at a ladies bar in Koparkhairane surfaced on social media. DCP Gunjal said, “Constable Anil Mandole (50)…
New Delhi: Delhi govt is planning to procure 3,330 e-buses to significantly expand its electric public transport fleet as part of its push to curb pollution and improve last-mile connectivity across the capital. Govt sent a proposal to Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a central govt agency, under Phase 2 of PM E-DRIVE scheme.CM Rekha…
Thane: As many as 2,128 of nearly 11,500 Thane Municipal Corporation employees deputed for election duty failed to attend the second round of mandatory training, raising concerns within the civic election department and prompting it to issue a final warning of criminal action against the defaulters.The first training session, held in the last week of…
New Delhi: An FIR for wrong-side driving can not only trigger a legal case but also lead to vehicle seizure. A 21-year-old cab driver from Rajkot, Gujarat, Ashish D Gupta, experienced this firsthand after being booked for wrong-side driving on Jan 6. The incident occurred around 4 pm at Bhinder Chowk when a white car…
Pune: In an effort to increase voter turnout in the upcoming municipal elections, residents of housing societies in Pimpri Chinchwad have come up with an incentive by offering concessions on monthly maintenance charges to families that ensure all eligible members cast their votes. At least two housing societies in the Ravet area passed resolutions to…
Thane: Bringing the curtain down on an 11-year-old anti-corruption case, a Thane sessions court on Wednesday acquitted a traffic police constable accused of demanding and accepting a bribe for towing an accident-hit bus, holding that the prosecution failed to prove the essential ingredient of “demand” for illegal gratification.Additional Sessions Judge DS Deshmukh cleared Vilas P…
