Mumbai: The BMC last week issued a show-cause notice to the ready-mix concrete (RMC) plant operated by J Kumar Infraprojects for alleged non-compliance with prescribed air pollution mitigation guidelines at the Metro Line 2B project site in Bandra East.According to the notice issued by the assistant commissioner of the H/East ward, the site was inspected…
NEW DELHI: Large parts of Delhi were engulfed in a dense layer of toxic smog, sharply reducing visibility and causing discomfort for residents. RK Puram was particularly affected, with an AQI of 374, placing it in the ‘very poor’ category, according to CPCB data.Areas around Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium were also blanketed in thick smog, with…
Pune: The Bombay high court on Wednesday directed the Stata CET Cell to grant special permission to a physiotherapy (BPTh) degree course aspirant from Pune to submit an application and register her for the Online Stray Vacancy Round II (only if seats remain vacant) of the ongoing NEET-UG 2025 admissions.The bench of justices Ravindra Ghuge…
Yavatmal: A Yavatmal village with a population of 1,500 has clocked 27,397 births in the civil registration system (CRS) in three months from September to November, ringing alarm bells about a massive cyber fraud. The shocker came from Shendursani Gram Panchayat in Arni taluka of Yavatmal district.Even more concerning, the CRS ID (MH18241RE) of Shendursani…
NEW DELHI: Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday directed local authorities to make provisions to prohibit demolition works during the peak pollution period from Oct to Dec in Delhi-NCR every year, and asked them to issue “immediate directions” for it, pending amendments in rules.Chairing a high-level review meeting of action plans of municipal bodies…
Pune: Ten of the 41 wards in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) have more than one lakh registered voters, posing a significant challenge for aspirants and candidates as they would be racing against time to campaign.About 35.51 lakh voters across the 41 wards are set to exercise their franchise on Jan 15 to elect 165…
Mumbai: Court clerk Chandrakant Vasudev (40) who was allegedly caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 15 lakh on Nov 11, has moved a second bail plea citing month long incarceration. Vasudev submitted that his custody was not required for further investigations. The bribe was purportedly meant for an additional sessions judge who is yet…
New Delhi: The illegal market for used cars is causing numerous problems, Delhi High Court observed on Wednesday, citing the Red Fort blast case in which a car had been resold three to four times. “A car changed hands four times, but the original owner’s name has not changed on paper. So, what happens? That…
Nashik/Mumbai: Senior NCP minister Manikrao Kokate was divested of all his ministerial portfolios on Wednesday, hours after a court in Nashik issued warrants for his and his brother Vijay’s arrest in a 1995 EWS housing quota cheating case. A day earlier, a sessions court in Nashik upheld the trial court’s Feb 20 judgment convicting and…
Navi Mumbai: Ahead of civic polls, the Shiv Sena received a significant boost in Navi Mumbai with the induction of five former corporators into its ranks. The move comes just ahead of the civic elections, and is seen as a setback for the rival Shiv Sena (UBT) faction and the Congress party. The defectors include…
