NEW DELHI: Delhi government will use nature-based solutions (NbS) to treat polluted water in different drains before it enters the Yamuna. NbS is an eco-friendly initiative for pollution abatement that treats raw sewage on-site. Under the initiative, approved by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) last week, government will use rock filters, stone masonry…
Pune: Bharat Waghmare’s son, Krushna, vanished from their Warje home in Pune one recent morning. Overwhelmed by worry, Waghmare visited a bustling vada-pav shop at Manikbaug on Sinhagad Road looking for Shivabhau Pasalkar.Waghmare had registered a missing person’s complaint with the Sinhagad Road police station before he approached Pasalkar who hangs around the stall.“My son…
Mumbai: The Bombay high court has paved the way for a man found guilty under MCOCA, the law dealing with organised crime, to contest the BMC election by staying his conviction in a 2009 case of alleged extortion. The high court said the right of the election hopeful, Vinod Ghogale (43), to participate in the…
Kolhapur: Adolescent girls in schools in rural areas can now find a safe facility in the pink room during their menstrual days that protects their privacy and keeps them informed about health and hygiene.A classroom in each school is painted pink with a bed, sanitary pad vending machine, disposal machine, water, a screen that educates…
Mumbai: Mumbai Metro 1, which ran additional services till 3 am on the New Year, Jan 1, 2026, to cater to the rush of revellers, recorded a ridership of around 5 lakh, sources said. This was more than the average ridership of 3.5 lakh recorded on most days of the last week of Dec, the…
NEW DELHI: Subsidies on electricity and water supply, travel by women passengers in buses, and concessional passes comprise around 35 per cent of the budgetary expenditure of the Delhi government, according to a report.The report released recently by the Delhi government’s Directorate of Economics and Statistics covered the budgets of three financial years 2023-24, 2024-25…
When 30-year-old Haseeb Ali from Bihar’s Gaya district went missing two years ago, his family searched for him across railway stations and public places and even filed a missing complaint with the police. Their desperate wait ended almost four years later when they spotted his photograph in a national daily, published by a Pune-based NGO.“It…
Mumbai: More than 32.7 lakh new vehicles hit the state’s roads in 2025, nearly 13.5% higher than the registrations in the state previous year, according to govt data.At 22.9 lakh, two-wheelers make up the bulk of the newly registered vehicles, followed by 5 lakh cars, 1.4 lakh agricultural tractors, 1.3 lakh trucks, 88,352 autorickshaws, 57,159…
New Delhi: Delhi Metro intensified its fight against pollution, installing mist spray systems at 37 stations, besides anti-smog guns at 83 locations, on the directions of Delhi govt. DMRC also informed govt that around 200 metro pillars will be painted with nature-themed artwork, aimed at combining environmental messaging with urban beautification.83 anti-smog guns and other…
Senior general surgeon Dr Vishwas Sapatnekar has been the lifeline for poor and tribal communities across Palghar and Thane districts for over three decades — delivering medical care to those with little or no access to healthcare. At an age when many are enjoying a retired life with their families, Sapatnekar (78) continues to wear…
