Mumbai: At a farewell organised by the Bombay high court on her last day on Thursday, Justice Revati Mohite Dere, elevated as Chief Justice of Meghalaya high court, urged lawyers to speak up for the oppressed. “Speak up fearlessly and advocate tirelessly,” she said. “Be champions of justice,” and be responsible towards the Constitution of…
New Delhi: A major fire broke out in a cluster of shanties in southwest Delhi’s Kapashera in the early hours of Thursday, gutting dozens of makeshift structures and triggering large-scale evacuations. No casualties were reported. Delhi Fire Services (DFS) received a call about the blaze around 4.11 am and rushed 25 to 30 fire tenders…
Pune: Heavens are not going to fall if the accused refrains himself from entering Pune city limits during the (civic) election times, special judge SS Kanthale said on Wednesday while rejecting gangster Gajanan alias Gaja Marne’s plea to relax his bail condition that restrains him from entering the PMC limits.Marne sought the relief on the…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said he and his cousin Raj Thackeray would “never part ways,” days after the previously estranged cousins announced their reunion ahead of the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections and 28 other municipal corporation polls in Maharashtra.The Thackerays announced their alliance on December 24 last…
New Delhi: Three men were arrested for allegedly luring passengers onto a private bus with the promise of cheap fares before assaulting and robbing them on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway. The accused targeted unsuspecting travellers near Anand Vihar Railway Station and ISBT, posing as private bus operators. The trio offered passengers a flat fare of Rs…
Pune: Wagholi police are searching for two men from Shirur on the charge of cheating a private financial institution by securing a gold loan worth Rs5.32 lakhs after mortgaging imitation jewellery.The manager (43) of the Wagholi branch of the financial firm lodged a complaint of cheating against the duo with the police on Tuesday.According to…
MUMBAI: The 12 Congress corporators who were suspended from the party for supporting the BJP-led alliance in the Ambernath Municipal Council, along with former Congress Block President Pradeep Patil, formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday. The induction took place in the presence of BJP Maharashtra state president Ravindra Chavan, marking a significant…
New Delhi: What if the farm waste that blankets Delhi in smog every winter could also pave the city’s roads? Scientists at CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) believe it can. Using a new bio-bitumen technology, they have found a way to convert rice straw and other crop residue into road-building material, offering a smart solution…
Pune: A police sub-inspector (30), who was currently posted at Tasgaon in Sangli district, was found dead in a lodge room around 1.30pm on Wednesday.According to the Deccan Gymkhana police, the sub-inspector consumed poison to end his life.Senior police inspector Girisha Nimbalkar of Deccan Gymkhana police told TOI, “We found a note in his room…
MUMBAI: Even as the municipal elections are around the corner, Dindoshi Police apprehended a man carrying firearms at Malad East on Wednesday, in violation of prohibitory orders. An FIR has been registered against him under the Indian Arms Act.Around 2.30 pm on Wednesday, a police team was patrolling near Shivshahi Maidan when they noticed an…
