New Delhi: Lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Friday approved the grant of one-level higher honorary ranks to non-gazetted Delhi Police personnel, from constables to sub-inspectors, on the day of their superannuation. While the elevation enhances the status and recognition, it doesn’t carry any financial or pensionary benefits, said officers. More than 88,000 personnel — SIs,…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court, in an order released on Friday, granted five days’ parole to a March 12, 1993, serial bomb blasts case convict, Shahnawaz Qureshi. One of the bomb planters at Mumbai’s Plaza Cinema, Qureshi was allowed to attend to his ailing wife’s treatment from Dec 15-19.Qureshi was given a death sentence by…
New Delhi: Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has constituted a committee of experts to review policies, programmes and regulatory frameworks related to clean mobility, including Bharat Stage (BS) norms, electric mobility initiatives, and fuel-efficiency standards across Delhi-NCR. The committee will share its report in two months. The move aims to tackle vehicular emissions. The…
Pune: The economic offences wing (EOW) of Pune police has arrested a senior clerk from Baramati Medical College in connection with an alleged embezzlement of Rs4.19 crore between July 31, 2023, and Jan 24, 2024. She, along with other co-accused, was posted at Sassoon General Hospital in Pune.This is the sixth arrest in the case,…
New Delhi: After completing lighting upgrades in east and south Delhi earlier this year, Public Works Dept (PWD) has now turned its attention to improving poorly lit stretches across west Delhi. The dept has begun repairing decorative poles near Kirti Nagar and installing new LED-fitted streetlight poles along key corridors, including Mayapuri and Moti Nagar….
Pune: BJP is set to face an uphill task in finalising the candidatures for the upcoming election to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) as it has so far received more than 2,300 applications from aspirants seeking party tickets. Among those on the race to secure nominations are former corporators, heads of various local committees, party…
Mumbai: The BMC has recently issued a stop-work notice to Prestige Towers at Mahalaxmi for not adhering to pollution mitigation guidelines. The notice also lists the violations with regard to implementation of the air pollution mitigation guidelines.As per the notice issued by the BMC G-South ward to Prestige Tower ‘B’ Shakti Mill lane on November…
New Delhi: Delhi govt spent Rs 19,405.53 crore in the first half of the 2025-26 financial year, a 32% increase from the Rs 14,691.96 crore spent during the same period last year, according to a sector-wise expenditure report accounting for up to Oct. However, there was a 52% increase in budget allocation across key sectors…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad police on Thursday booked 28 members of four different gangs under the provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).Police said these gangs operate in different parts of Pimpri Chinchwad and were involved in serious crimes like murder, dacoity, robbery, illegal possession of arms, rioting, and body offences. Additional…
Mumbai: It is raining seats for postgraduate medical aspirants in the state. Over 400 seats have been added this year for MD/MS aspirants, many of which are in sought-after clinical courses too. Most seats to get approval from the National Medical Commission (NMC), however, are in private and deemed colleges, and only a few have…
