NEW DELHI: Delhi govt is set to declare human rabies a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act, with the objective of achieving zero human deaths from dog-mediated rabies in the national capital.The proposed notification aims to strengthen disease surveillance, ensure early reporting and a swift public health response.“Rabies is a preventable disease, and no…
After three years without corporators, the civic body elections are scheduled to be held on Jan 15 — less than two weeks away.Life without corporators has had its advantages and disadvantages. On the one hand, residents have learned to coordinate with the civic body themselves to get issues within their wards resolved. But on the…
Navi Mumbai: Stray dogs have bitten five persons in a village near Neral spreading fear. The victims include school students and locals who have been undergoing treatment at Raigad hospital. Locals demanded the gram panchayat to take necessary steps to control stray menace. The villagers have said those releasing stray dogs after bringing them from…
New Delhi: Two friends were stabbed by four youths in Jahangirpuri, northwest Delhi. The incident was captured on video, which shows the assailants attacking the victims with knives before fleeing the spot. The accused later allegedly uploaded another video on social media, purportedly glorifying the attack.The victims were identified as Anshu (18) and Vimal (18),…
Pune: The customs authority at the city airport has reintroduced the ‘green channel’ for arriving international passengers who had nothing to declare for customs duty.Sources said this will allow faster processing of the international arrival.“Earlier, there were two channels –red and green – at the old terminal. The same could not be established when the…
Mumbai: Dadar police have chargesheeted a developer for allegedly cheating Motilal Oswal Finance Ltd by selling mortgaged property kept as collateral against a housing project loan of Rs 158 crore acquired nearly a decade ago. While police chargesheeted the director of Karm Infrastructure, Ramakant Jadhav, they have given clean chit to his partner Ketan Patel.In…
New Delhi: An elderly couple was found murdered at their residence in east Delhi’s Shahdara early on Sunday. The deceased, Parvesh Bansal (65), a homemaker, and husband Virender Kumar Bansal (75), a retired govt schoolteacher, lived with their son, Vaibhav. Their daughter, Ekta, also a teacher, has been based in Meerut since her wedding 15…
Pune: Ward No. 5 covering Wadgaon Sheri-Kalyaninagar areas of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Sunday saw politicians and candidates from BJP and NCP take to the streets on their mutually exclusive campaign trails turning to voters with folded hands and promises of a better future.Residents of the area woke up to BJP’s padayatra led by…
Navi Mumbai: A 43-year-old tailor was booked under Pocso Act by Vashi police for the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl.The complainant alleged the accused touched her inappropriately by putting his hand inside her kurti while taking measurements for stitching her dress. API Yogesh Bhosale said the accused was not arrested but was served with…
New Delhi: Under the winter sun at Jantar Mantar on Sunday, the gathering was lively from the start. It opened with sharp arguments, questions, satire and a dog in a jacket who kept stealing the spotlight, running through the crowd like an unexpected mascot. Standing there were animal welfare groups, caregivers, veterinarians, lawyers, artists and…
