Mumbai: A survey of 36 poor air quality index (AQI) sites across Mumbai and Navi Mumbai largely showed “absolute non-compliance” with existing pollution control guidelines. The BMC’s 29-point standard operating procedure (SOP), though technically comprehensive, has not translated into effective on-ground implementation across areas inspected, said a fresh panel set up by the Bombay high…
New Delhi: A 76-year-old retired Army officer, who had survived cancer, was killed in a hit-and-run incident in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka on Saturday, police said. Authorities received a PCR call about the incident at Dwarka North police station. On reaching the scene, police found the victim, identified as Inderpal, a resident of Rajasthan Apartments in…
Pune: Students appearing for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC, Std X) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC, Std XII) board examinations scheduled in Feb–March next year will be required to have an APAAR ID, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has announced. The unique ID will be essential not only to view…
Mumbai: Just hours before the model code of conduct kicked in, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Monday announced a slew of big-ticket civic projects alongside municipal commissioner Bhushan Gagrani.Addressing the media, Shinde announced that plans for an almost 300-acre central park—integrating open spaces from the Mahalaxmi Racecourse and the Coastal Road—will be fast-tracked.A Rs…
New Delhi/Panaji: Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, wanted in connection with the fire that claimed 25 lives at their nightclub in Goa on Dec 6, are expected to be deported from Thailand to India on Tuesday.Sources said the brothers are set to arrive at Delhi’s IGI Airport on an Indigo flight from Bangkok at around 1.45…
Pune: As the air quality index (AQI) remained in the ‘poor’ category for several days, Pimpri Chinchwad emerged as one of the most polluted cities in Maharashtra, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The CPCB monitors air quality at 28 locations across the state through stations operated by the Maharashtra Pollution…
Thane: A Thane court has granted bail to a woman and her brother arrested on charges of sexually assaulting her 10-year-old son. The case was registered based on information provided by the father of the victim, who lived with his mother at Lokmanya Nagar in Maharashtra’s Thane city following his parents’ separation. The child was…
New Delhi: Probing an organised cybercrime network involving the use of over 20,000 illegally procured SIM cards, CBI conducted raids in Delhi, Noida and Chandigarh over the weekend and discovered a ‘phishing factory’ that was using SIM boxes — devices that can hold hundreds of SIMs cards, disguise international calls and bypass telecom rules —…
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday sounded the poll bugle for Pune Municipal Corporation by inaugurating and launching development projects worth Rs 3,000 crore.Just before the announcement on the civic polls, the CM inaugurated nine projects and laid the foundation stone for 14 infrastructure works in Pune Municipal Corporation’s limits worth Rs 3,000 crore….
Mumbai: Against the backdrop of a recent Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report flagging rising debt and fiscal stress due to populist schemes, Maharashtra’s power distribution utility, Mahavitaran, has moved swiftly to shore up its finances. The state-run firm has repaid a massive Rs 12,800 crore loan in a single instalment — an unprecedented move…
