PMC receives some responses to demand for stray dog feeding points information; volunteers remain skeptical about mismanagement | Pune News

Pune: The civic body claims that its appeal to stray dog feeders in the city to share details of feeding spots has received 125 responses in five days. On the flipside, several animal welfare workers in the city pointed out that Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) chequered history in stray management and lack of transparency about…

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Fake jewellery scam bust: 5 arrested for duping Mumbai resident of Rs 25 lakh; police recover Rs 15 lakh in cash from gang member | Mumbai News

MUMBAI: Five members of a gang from Rajasthan’s Jalore district have been arrested for defrauding a Mumbai resident of Rs 25 lakh by selling him fake gold ornaments they claimed were discovered during excavation near a temple in Nashik, police said on Sunday.The gang member Babulal Bhalaram Waghela befriended the victim, Dinesh Mehta, a 51-year-old…

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CAQM bans outdoor sports in Delhi-NCR amid rising pollution; schools must comply to protect children’s health | Delhi News

The Commission for Air Quality Management has issued directives to Delhi and NCR state governments on December 14 to immediately halt all outdoor physical sports activities. The move comes after concerns about schools continuing outdoor activities despite poor air quality, with the commission warning about serious health risks to children and implementing Stage IV restrictions…

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Techie attempts to fly with marijuana; booked | Pune News

Pune: The airport police registered a case under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act against a Kharadi-based software engineer (28) when he attempted to fly out from Lohegaon Airport with a trivial amount of marijuana around 8.30pm on Thursday.Senior inspector Govind Jadhav of the airport police told TOI, “The techie…

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Papers Reach 4 Hrs Late For DU Exams | Delhi News

New Delhi: The semester examinations at Delhi University descended into chaos on Saturday after question papers for more than 35 subjects failed to reach centres on time, forcing hundreds of students to wait for up to four hours in uncertainty. The two-hour exams, scheduled to begin at 9.30am, were delayed till nearly noon at several…

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Watch: Delhi disappears in toxic smog; 40 stations go ‘red’ as residents struggle to breathe | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: Videos on Sunday morning showed India Gate, Akshardham, Anand Vihar, and Delhi airport barely visible through a dense grey haze, as the city’s air quality plunged into the ‘severe’ category, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) soaring to 497.The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invoked all measures under GRAP Stage IV across…

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