Navi Mumbai: Days ahead of Christmas, owing to the large-scale expected turn of tourists at Raigad beaches, 42 beach wardens have been hired on a temporary basis to ensure their safety and security. These wardens will report to the local police.The wardens have to patrol for a total of eight hours on two stretches, each…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has ordered a special audit of the Delhi Medical Council (DMC) to examine alleged financial irregularities and assess possible recovery of unlawfully gained monetary benefits, according to an official communication issued by the deputy controller of accounts (Audit). The communication, addressed to the registrar of the DMC, conveys the approval of…
Mumbai: An artwork by Rabindranath Tagore has set a new auction record, selling for Rs 10.7 crore at a recent sale, far surpassing its pre-bid estimate of Rs 2–3 crore. Titled From Across The Dark, the work was among 87 lots offered at Historic Masterpieces, an online auction conducted by AstaGuru between Dec 14 and…
New Delhi: Two 23-year-old men allegedly involved in a series of housebreakings in west Delhi have been arrested. They were identified as Sehzad and Sheikh Zishan, residents of Jahangirpuri. Gold and silver jewellery worth around Rs 10 lakh were recovered from their possession. A complaint was filed on Monday regarding theft of cash and jewellery…
Mumbai: A special court on Friday granted bail to court clerk Chandrakant Vasudev, who was allegedly caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 15 lakh on Nov 11. The bribe was purportedly meant for an additional sessions judge, Ejazuddin Salauddin Kazi, who is not arrested. The prosecution opposed the plea. Vasudev, 40, was a clerk-typist…
New Delhi: Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted a cyber fraud network involved in online investment scams, arresting four accused in two separate cases and uncovering a money trail of Rs24 crore.The accused operated fake investment groups online and bogus trading applications to lure victims, police said on friday. “In the first case, a complainant…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday questioned the Maharashtra govt’s decision to allow liquor at the Sunburn Festival being held in the metropolis for the first time this weekend.A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad urged the govt to give its liquor policy a rethink.The court was hearing a public…
New Delhi: Under operation Cy-Hawk, Delhi Police has arrested 57 people in connection with various cyber scams in which people were duped around Rs 77 crore. Police said the accused were involved in 30 cases in the southwest district, and 236 complaints were received against them on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP). The operation…
Navi Mumbai: A 50-year-old man appearing ‘disoriented’ boarded the ladies’ coach of a Panvel-CSMT train and pushed an 18-year-old college girl from the moving train after the women commuters told him to get down. He was arrested by the Panvel govt railway police (GRP) for attempted murder.Vijay Tayade, senior inspector, Panvel GRP, said that the…
New Delhi: A crash barrier will be placed on Outer Ring Road between Madhuban Chowk and Mukarba Chowk soon. This move aims to improve road safety on one of the city’s accident-prone stretches. The stretch serves traffic mainly from Rohini, Pitampura, Wazirpur Industrial Area and Jahangirpuri.The department has earmarked Rs 2.6 crore for the work.“The…
