Mumbai: The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) on Friday issued a fresh multi-year tariff order for MSEDCL that promises lower power bills for residential users over the next five years. The new order, passed by the commission headed by chairperson Valsa Nair Singh, replaces the earlier June 25, 2025, order that came under legal challenge…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has granted bail to a 57-year-old man accused of rape by his former college classmate, taking note of a delay of over two and a half years in lodging the FIR.The high court also flagged inconsistencies in the complainant’s accounts before police and granted bail to the accused, Khem Kumar,…
– 26-03-2026 The transgender community, along with other people staged a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Thursday against the newly introduced Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill. A large number of people from the community gathered at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.- – 26-03-2026 The transgender community, along with other people staged a…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has increased the allocation of commercial LPG cylinders to 50% of the average daily consumption, raising supplies from 1,800 to 4,500 cylinders (19 kg equivalent) per day in line with directives from the Centre.Food and supplies minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said the enhanced quota would ensure uninterrupted supply for essential services,…
New Delhi: Delhi PWD minister Parvesh Sahib Singh on Wednesday urged residents to avoid immersing Navratri Khetri in Yamuna, appealing for an environmentally responsible celebration of faith.After offering prayers at Jhandewalan Temple, the minister said Khetri—grown during Navratri as a symbol of devotion—should not be discarded in the river, which he described as Delhi’s lifeline….
New Delhi: Delhi State Wetland Authority (DSWA) in a fresh affidavit has said it has received information from land owning agencies regarding Delhi’s waterbodies, which it was trying to identify and demarcate.Multiple waterbodies under DDA, the revenue department, and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have been encroached upon or have completely dried up, DSWA…
Pune: Over 13 days after a mob of around 150 people assaulted at least 14 men from Kondhwa who had gathered for Iftar near Askarwadi lake close to Bopdev Ghat on March 13, police are yet to arrest a single assailant, prompting sharp criticism from a fact-finding committee and community leaders.The eight-member fact-finding committee under…
Gangster Sandeep Gadoli encounter (File Photo) MUMBAI: A Mumbai sessions court on Friday acquitted members of the Gurgaon Police and their civilian accomplices for the 2016 fake encounter of Haryana gangster Sandeep Gadoli in a Mumbai hotel. The court did not find evidence that the incident, originally reported by police as a retaliatory shootout in…
New Delhi: Households in Civil Lines, near Hindu Rao Hospital and adjoining areas are spending Rs 150-300 daily on water as technical problems at the Chandrawal Water Treatment Plant has led to a halt in water supply.In some neighbourhoods, some are turning to public washrooms for non-drinking water.Among the affected areas are Kamla Nagar, Shakti…
Mumbai: Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) authorities are required to construct 308 watchtowers, approximately one every 500 metres along the park’s boundary wall, on the directions of the Bombay high court to ensure constant monitoring so no new encroachments take place.Kiran Patil, deputy director, SGNP, in charge of the south division (Borivli) of the park,…
