Kalyan: The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has removed a major roadblock in the construction of Flyover A — the largest of three flyovers under the Station Area Traffic Improvement Scheme (SATIS) around Kalyan railway station — by starting demolition of nearly half the frontage of the decades-old “Optic Building.” This ground-plus-two building, known for its…
NEW DELHI: On the crowded, busy streets of Delhi, where traffic regulations and ‘No Entry’ restrictions often dictate the movement of commercial vehicles, a secret, parallel system was operating in plain sight – facilitated by a humble yet powerful sticker. For a price, this unassuming sticker acted as a magic pass, granting hundreds of commercial…
Pune: A 34-year-old software engineer from Balewadi, wanting to sell his sofa set online, fell prey to a cybercrime and lost Rs 21.81 lakh to crooks posing as customers in March this year.The victim filed an online complaint. After preliminary investigations, a case was registered with the Baner police on Tuesday.An officer from the Baner…
Ajit Pawar’s son Parth Pawar MUMBAI: The Bombay high court Wednesday, while hearing a petition of real estate businesswoman Sheetal Tejwani arrested in the controversial Pune land deal case, orally remarked that the deputy chief minister’s son is not named in the case and asked if he was being protected while police were investigating others….
NEW DELHI: The iconic Red Fort provided a befitting platform as one of India’s most widely celebrated living traditions, Deepavali, was inscribed on Unesco’s representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Wednesday. A cultural programme later in the evening at the fort complex brought alive the spirit of the festival under the sublime lights…
Pune: Incidents of water pipeline breach were reported in the Paud Road and Wadgaon areas on Wednesday, prompting the civic body’s water supply department to take up immediate repairs.A pipeline was damaged on Paud Road near the Kothrud police chowkey, causing water to flow on the main road. A team from Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)’s…
Mumbai: Two months after the fully operational underground Metro 3 line began running up to Cuffe Parade, early indicators suggest that traffic conditions in key parts of south Mumbai have begun easing. Mumbai traffic police officials say areas long known for chronic congestion are finally witnessing smoother movement, thanks to a sizeable commuter shift from…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has termed the police investigation in a case of mob attack during the 2020 North East Delhi riots as “poor,” but has also refused the plea of a gunshot victim to probe his case as a standalone offence.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna recently said that it was “evident” the investigation in…
Pune: Relatives of a septuagenarian patient allegedly vandalised Sahyadri Hospital’s Hadapsar branch premises on Wednesday, claiming that negligence by doctors caused infections and multi-organ failure, which led to his death. Refuting the charges, the hospital said the patient, Keru Sapkal (77) from Hadapsar, was brought in a critical condition and despite following the necessary medical…
Mumbai: A mandate in law to conduct an investigation and file a chargesheet must be respected by court but, at the same time, the investigating agency cannot be permitted to act in a manner which frustrates the mandate under Article 21 of the Constitution for right to life and liberty, said the Bombay high court…
