Pune: Marriage halls and clubs would no longer be able to get their annual approvals renewed by municipal bodies without a no-objection certificate from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). The condition would also apply to new wedding halls, an official said. “We are coordinating with other authorities and have issued notices to around 272…
Mumbai: Western Railway (WR) will cancel around 80 suburban services daily and regulate a few long-distance trains, beginning Sunday, as it undertakes connection work for commissioning the extended sixth line up to Borivli during a 30-day block from Saturday till Jan 18.WR’s chief public relations officer Vineet Abhishek said the block will lead to cancellations…
New Delhi: Nearly half of school and college students in Delhi continue to read non-academic books regularly, but rising academic pressure, smartphone distraction and a growing preference for English language are reshaping how, what and why urban youth read, according to a new study by the Centre of Policy Research and Governance (CPRG), an Indian…
Pune: Five female leopards aged between three and five years have been selected for sterilisation as the state forest department launched India’s first-ever leopard birth control programme in the Junnar division. This marks a significant shift in wildlife management strategies aimed at reducing human–leopard conflict. The leopards, captured from different forest ranges within the Junnar…
Mumbai: Bombay high court has directed the state govt to extend the benefit of Rs 50 lakh compensation to the family of a zilla parishad frontline worker from Kolhapur who died of Covid in July 2021, saying the cutoff date under such a welfare scheme cannot be sacrosanct.A bench of Justices M S Karnik and…
At the British High Commissioner’s residence, the Tamana Winter Carnival unfolded as a vibrant celebration of the holiday season and inclusivity Bathed in winter sunlight, the Tamana Winter Carnival at the British High Commissioner’s residence offered a day of festive shopping and cheer. Decked in reds and greens with ornaments and mistletoe, the garden transformed…
Pune: A water tanker and a mini-bus turned on their sides after collision at Hinjewadi Phase-I on Wednesday. “No one was injured in the accident,” inspector Hrushikesh Ghadge of the Hinjewadi police said. The accident caused traffic congestion in the Hinjewadi area. TNN Source link
Navi Mumbai: Following the enforcement of the model code of conduct for the municipal corporation election, Panvel City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has removed 2,783 illegal banners from the areas of four ward offices. Around 620 advertisements installed at bus stops and other places have either been removed or covered up. As many as 1,191 banners…
New Delhi: One person was killed and another injured after a scooter accident near India Gate on Tuesday, police said. According to authorities, a PCR call was received around 2 am on Dec16, reporting an accident near Khandala Market on Pandara Road. One of the victims, a 25-year-old man, was declared brought dead at the…
Pune: Over 1.4 lakh scholarship applications of higher education students in Maharashtra are pending at the college and departmental levels, pointing to significant delays in the implementation of state scholarship schemes, according to the reply of a query filed under the Right to Information Act (RTI).Data obtained by the Care of Public Safety Association (COPS),…
