NEW DELHI: LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu has reviewed plans to redevelop five key stretches in the capital into 24×7 “complete street” corridors – aimed at making them pedestrian-friendly, economically vibrant and socially active public spaces.The proposed corridors will feature movable vendor spaces integrated with cultural and informal craft bazaars to promote a night-time economy, along…
PUNE: Under fire over her alleged association with the arrested astrologer Ashok Kharat, Rupali Chakankar on Friday resigned as the state president of NCP’s women wing. She had last week resigned from her post as chief of the state women’s commission.Chakankar took to her X handle on Friday to inform that she had a telephone…
MUMBAI : A visit by Shiv Sena (UBT) members of the BEST Kamgar Sena to Bandra bus depot has exposed alarming infrastructure conditions for BEST staff, raising serious concerns over worker safety and basic amenities. The inspection is part of a wider drive by Sena UBT members to review conditions at depots across Mumbai.During the…
Pune police are actively searching for a Vasai-based godman, Hrishikesh Vaidya, accused of rape and criminal intimidation. PUNE/VASAI: The Pune city police have constituted four teams to zero in on a Vasai-based godman, charged with rape and criminal intimidation after a 35-year-old woman lodged a complaint against him.Vasai’s Manikpur police registered the case under sections…
NEW DELHI: A 27-year-old chemical engineer on Friday allegedly killed a fellow inmate by slitting his throat after an altercation over abuse at a drug de-addiction centre in Alipur, Outer Delhi. He was arrested.Police said they got information around 4 am about a stabbing in a colony in Hiranki village.A team from the local police…
Pune: A 31-year-old software engineer from Warje Malwadi was duped of Rs 4.80 lakh by a cybercrook in a credit card fraud.The fraud happened in Jan this year. The accused on Thursday lodged a complaint with the Warje Malwadi police.An officer from the Warje Malwadi police said that in Jan this year, the complainant received…
Pune: Environmentalists and wildlife activists have highlighted the alleged neglect of waterholes in the Junnar forest division, warning that a failure to replenish critical water sources would force wild animals to travel longer distances to quench their thirst and increase risk of conflict with humans.Several natural and artificial waterholes in forest areas under the Junnar…
Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday inaugurated the second phase of Sion hospital’s redevelopment, which is expected to increase the bed capacity from 1,900 to 3,286. The expansion will include a new main building, a cancer centre, emergency services and an outpatient department (OPD).The project, costing Rs 2,500 crore, is expected to be completed…
Pune: A female golden jackal was rescued after it fell into a 15-foot-deep open well in Khadkumbe village near Junnar on Monday, once again highlighting the threat such open structures pose to the wildlife across rural Maharashtra.Veterinary doctors said the jackal was around four years old.The Maharashtra forest department and a Wildlife SOS team held…
Mira Bhayandar: With the arrest of Ashish Meshram, a small-time TV serial actor, from a railway station in Visakhapatnam, the Mira Road police have cracked the murder case of a househelp who was stabbed by the accused inside the third floor flat of Chandresh Accord housing society. Ashish had allegedly stabbed the 37-year-old househelp, Suman…
