New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response from govt and traffic police on a public interest litigation seeking to regulate the plying of e-rickshaws in the city.A bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia heard the PIL filed by Manish Parashar, who lost his eight-year-old daughter in an accident…
Pune: BJP on Wednesday released its manifesto for the Pune Municipal Corporation election, with a thrust on improving public transport through extension of Metro services, strengthening PMPML and upgrading the road network. Expansion of Lohegaon airport will be a priority to better the connectivity to other cities while more attention will be given to development…
Mumbai: Oshiwara police have arrested a 40-year-old history-sheeter for stealing jewellery worth nearly Rs 1.4 crore from actor Abhimanyu Singh‘s bungalow on Dec 30. Abhimanyu is the brother of actor Chandrachur Singh.Police said the accused Manoj Rathod, who targeted bungalows in the Oshiwara-Versova belt, was identified in the CCTV footage. They tracked him down to…
NEW DELHI:A demolition drive by MCD to remove alleged illegal constructions around Faiz-e-Ilahi Mosque in central Delhi’s Turkman Gate area around 1am Wednesday led to stone-pelting and clashes, due to which cops fired tear gas to control the situation. Five policemen were injured in the clashes.Several videos of the incident went viral, showing a mob…
Pune: Professionals of the information technology sector demanded world class infrastructure and respite from pollution ahead of the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipalities elections on Jan 15.Their demands include relief from issues such as broken roads, traffic congestion, unsafe public transport, power failures and neglected civic amenities. They sought dedicated traffic planning, green zones and…
Mumbai: At the Bhablipada chawl in Dahisar East, a bunch of sari-clad women with saffron scarves made the rounds of narrow bylanes on Tuesday evening. In the centre of the group was former corporator Tejasvee Ghosalkar, who recently moved from Shiv Sena (UBT) to the BJP and is contesting the municipal election from Ward 2…
New Delhi: A delay of over a year in removing a liquor vend from a residential colony landed Delhi govt’s excise department and MCD in a soup. Delhi High Court on Wednesday demanded an explanation from them.“We don’t understand why no action was taken…. Though no time frame was given, considering the sensitivity, the excise…
Pune: As many as 10 people, working in the kitchen of an eatery on Daund-Patas Road, nearly 80km from city, suffered burn injuries after an LPG cylinder exploded around 1pm on Wednesday.“The workers suffered injuries to their faces, hands, stomach and legs. Five workers, who suffered severe burns, were shifted to a private hospital in…
Nagpur: An alliance between BJP and AIMIM in Akola’s Akot town collapsed on Wednesday within hours of CM Devendra Fadnavis publicly warning of action against BJP leaders involved in the arrangement. The state BJP unit issued a show-cause notice to Akot MLA Prakash Bharsakale, accusing him of promoting the alliance without consulting the party leadership….
New Delhi: Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has issued a detailed instructional order to ensure zero tolerance towards water contamination in the capital after a major contamination incident in Indore. The directions, issued by water minister Parvesh Verma, came amid heightened concerns over water quality.The minister has asked officials to intensify inspections of all water pipelines…
