Mumbai: The 12-bed burns ward at Parel’s KEM Hospital has been lying empty for a week since completion of renovation reportedly because CM Devendra Fadnavis wishes to inaugurate it. The CM’s dates and schedule are yet to be finalised. He’s currently attending the state legislature’s winter session in Nagpur.Patients, in the meanwhile, are being referred…
NEW DELHI: A spot check of some of the city’s most popular party hubs reveals widespread violations of fire safety norms, putting the lives of revellers and visitors at risk.The lapses were particularly glaring in several clubs in Rajouri Garden — in one place, a single fire extinguisher sat tucked behind the DJ counter instead…
Pune: Courier networks have been thrown off schedule after the ongoing IndiGo disruption choked airfreight capacity, forcing most express consignments onto already-burdened road routes. The impact has cascaded across sectors — from farmers exporting perishables to customers trying to send urgent documents — with companies reporting major backlogs in Delhi, Mumbai and other hubs. Manoj…
Nagpur: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday accused Congress of repeatedly diminishing the importance of Vande Mataram. He asserted that the state assembly will hold a formal discussion on the national song during the Budget session in March, as declared by speaker Rahul Narwekar earlier in the day.Fadnavis said Vande Mataram played a pivotal role…
New Delhi: A quiet change in stubble burning patterns in large farms of Punjab and Haryana over the past few years means policy decisions to tackle air pollution are being shaped by incomplete information, points out a recent study.A first-of-its-kind multi-satellite assessment, released by International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST), shows that India’s…
Pune: Baba Adhav, veteran social activist and a champion of workers in the unorganised sector, passed away on Monday after prolonged illness. He was 95. Age did not wither his activism. Adhav participated in an agitation this Nov, just before he was hospitalised, outside PMC’s main building for the rights of hawkers. Last Nov, he…
Mumbai: A victim’s wife has opposed dismissed RPF constable and quadruple murder accused Chetan Singh’s plea of unsound mind, arguing that his mental state was contradicted by his cold-blooded, selective targeting of three minority passengers whom he identified by their attire in different bogies. Calling him a terrorist-minded individual, the plea submitted by Umesa Khatoon,…
New Delhi: Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra would fondly recount their journey, which began about a decade ago, from Delhi’s Hudson Lane with Mama’s Buoi — a casual, youthful space that found steady popularity among college-goers. But it was Romeo Lane that changed everything for the brothers. Initially a modest success in Delhi’s Civil Lines, the…
Pune: The state prosecution on Monday told a Paud magisterial court that police needed adequate time to establish any possible financial transactions between suspended sub-registrar Ravindra Taru (58) and two others over the May 20 sale deed of a 40-acre govt land parcel in Mundhwa, allegedly causing a Rs6 crore loss to the govt through…
Mumbai: Newly appointed additional municipal commissioner Avinash Dhakne on Monday signalled a tougher crackdown on construction-linked pollution, saying the BMC may consider a steep hike in penalties for sites that flout norms even after being served notice.At present, construction sites are fined just Rs 10,000 for violations — an amount Dhakne indicated is far too…
