Pune: A retired govt officer’s two trysts with cyberfrauds within a span of a month ended on two different notes — bitter and some solace.A group of cybercooks turned him into a pauper in a digital arrest fraud in Oct. A month on, another criminal with the same objective guided him to the Cyber police…
Mumbai: With harmful water hyacinth once again carpeting large swathes of the 210-hectare Powai Lake in Mumbai, environmental groups have launched a tongue-in-cheek contest—”Spot the Lake”—inviting citizens to locate the waterbody amid the dense green mat of weeds. The initiative, led by NatConnect Foundation, aims to jolt authorities and the public into recognising that interventions…
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is preparing to offer over 150 sites and plots for sale through an e-auction at the end of next month, aiming to increase revenue by monetising vacant land and assets. The properties span residential, industrial, institutional and group housing projects, as well as commercial uses, kiosks and food courts,…
Pune: A magisterial court in Paud on Saturday remanded the Mundhwa land’s power of attorney (PoA) holder, Sheetal Tejwani, in 14-day judicial custody in the stamp duty waiver case. Deputy commissioner of police, Pimpri Chinchwad, Vishal Gaikwad told TOI, “Tejwani was produced before the magisterial court and was remanded in judicial custody.” She was later…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday laid the foundation stone of Atal Garden in Uttam Nagar, a green and recreational project planned along the Najafgarh drain.Meanwhile, on Friday night, CM Gupta inspected the night shelter at Kashmere Gate and interacted with people. CM said govt has made “proper arrangements” not only at regular…
PUNE: Arrested gangster Bandu, alias Suryakant Andekar, went to the Bhavani Peth ward office on Saturday to file nomination for the PMC polls but could not complete the process in the absence of requisite papers.His daughter-in-law, Sonali, and sister-in-law Laxmi, also went to the same ward office. They, too, could not submit their nominations.Kalyan Pandhare,…
In the open-air plaza of Mumbai’s oldest museum, a long, zig-zag wall of cloth ripples in the breeze. At first glance, it looks like a giant curtain. Step closer to squint at the crimson prints on it and the cloth becomes a partition: neat plant patterns on one side and chaotic termite marks on the…
NEW DELHI: Three minors were arrested after a scuffle broke out in northeast Delhi’s Farsh Bazar on Saturday evening, allegedly triggered by objectionable comments made by a 17-year-old boy at two underage girls, police said.Police received information about eve-teasing and a quarrel around 6 pm at the Farsh Bazar police station. An inquiry revealed that…
Pune: Years go by, the PMPML’s bus breakdown trend doesn’t change — rather the scenario worsens.According to the transport utility’s figures, a total of 20,345 bus breakdowns of various kinds were recorded between Jan and Nov this year. The number for the same period last year was 19,446. The PMPML (Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited)…
Videos of Kailash Kher shouting at the crowd and saying ‘ Janwargiri mat kariye ’ have surfaced online from a recent concert he performed in Gwalior. In the clips, the singer is heard saying, “ Humne aapki prashansa ki aur aap itna janwargiri kar rahe hain. Janwargiri mat kariye , please.” In another video, he…
