New Delhi: This Nov emerged as one of the most polluted months in recent years for Delhi–NCR, with all of India’s 10 most polluted cities located in the region. Ghaziabad topped the list, while the national capital ranked fourth. Barring Bahadurgarh in Haryana, none of the top 10 cities recorded a single day of clean…
Pune: Maha Metro has completed the pedestrian underpass connecting Swargate Metro station with the MSRTC bus terminus, fourteen months after the station was opened for commuters at Jedhe Chowk.The facility is considered crucial for providing seamless transfer between the Metro and the bus terminus, allowing commuters to bypass the chaotic road traffic above. The underpass…
Mumbai: The world famous Alphonso mango, a rich agricultural legacy of Maharashtra, is mirrored by a similarly luscious fruit in neighbouring Gujarat. Now, a handful of farmers from Konkan are protesting against a move by Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) in Gujarat to acquire a GI (geographical indication) tag for the Valsad Alphonso.Alphonso mangoes have been…
New Delhi: A day after Russian president Vladimir Putin’s visit, when Delhi Police showcased efficient traffic management, the cracks were impossible to miss. On Saturday, extensive jams were reported on key stretches around Oberoi flyover, Lodhi Road and Sunder Nursery, with commuters taking nearly 40 minutes to cover 400 metres. Traffic officers attributed the rush…
Pune: The National Green Tribunal’s Western Zone Bench in Pune on Friday ordered a halt to construction activity at a residential project in Baner after the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) reported multiple violations of dust, noise and construction waste norms. The tribunal issued the direction while hearing a petition filed by Supreme Pallacio Cooperative…
Mumbai: Trust Mumbai’s civic agencies to excel at one thing — passing the buck. And thanks to that, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region’s most critical Thane–Western Suburbs road link continues to crawl over a battered, pockmarked 9km stretch of Ghodbunder Road, with its worst 3km section slicing through the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP).For years, the…
New Delhi: Five juveniles were apprehended for allegedly stabbing a man to death on a railway track after he reportedly harassed and extorted money from them, police said on Saturday.The incident came to light on Dec 6, when a body was found on the tracks above the Wazirabad industrial area traffic underpass. Police from Subzi…
Pune: Jayant Patil, former state president of NCP (SP), on Saturday said the delay of one year in appointing the leader of the opposition in the assembly by the speaker, Rahul Narwekar, is not right. He appealed to Narwekar to show a big heart and make the appointment in the upcoming winter session.A party with…
Navi Mumbai: Police arrested two drug peddlers from a hostel in Belapur after they were found in possession of opium and heroin collectively worth Rs 13.7 lakh.Sandeep Nigade, senior inspector of ANC, informed that the arrested duo were identified as Kulwinder Singh (36) and Malkit Singh (32), both hailing from Punjab. Their information was obtained…
New Delhi: Five men, including a govt servant and another claiming to be an OSD with the Madhya Pradesh govt, were arrested for staging a fake police and Income Tax raid and stealing over 1 kg of gold from a jewellery workshop in Karol Bagh, police said on Saturday.The heist took place on Nov 27,…
