Pune: Unknown men broke into Kharpudi Khandoba temple at Kharpudi village in Khed taluka, about 50 km from the city, early on Friday and made off with a donation box, silver idols, and ornaments collectively worth Rs14.50 lakh. The temple is located on a hillock near Rajgurunagar and is a prominent pilgrimage site for devotees….
Mumbai: A special court recently framed charges against the “main accused,” former MLA and chairman of the Sahityaratna Lokshahir Annabhau Sathe Development Corporation (LASDC), Ramesh Kadam, and nine other accused, including individuals and companies, in a Rs 313 crore money laundering case. The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges and claimed the right to…
New Delhi: The five-year run of Animesh Jha, a matricide suspect who had taken advantage of his pandemic-era relief to flee to a neighbouring country, finally ended at the Indo-Nepal border. On Dec 5, the crime branch of Delhi Police brought back into custody the 42-year-old software engineer, who traded his BTech degree for addiction…
Pune: A team from the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the police on Friday carried out searches at two houses of Sheetal Tejwani, who was arrested on Dec 3 in the case of the illegal sale of a 40-acre govt land parcel in Mundhwa. The police team took Tejwani alongside while searching for land parcel-related…
Thane: A city-based activist has questioned the continued inaction of authorities as fresh encroachments and disturbances emerge inside the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) of Sanjay Gandhi National Park at Yeoor, citing how private operators have begun hosting weddings and large events at newly set-up lawns and commercial venues.In a letter to Thane municipal commissioner and forest…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday directed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to implement strict dust-control and cleanliness measures at all its construction sites, warning that no work should contribute to pollution. She instructed DMRC to ensure regular cleaning and removal of garbage from beneath elevated corridors. “The govt is working on…
Mumbai: The BMC has floated a tender for installation of five continuous ambient air quality monitoring (CAAQM) stations at five locations in the city at a cost of about Rs 22 crore. The five stations will be set up at Mulund (East), Dadar (West), Goregaon (East), Dahisar (East) and Khar (West). The five air quality…
Delhi’s beloved food festival returned to JLN Stadium, offering a vibrant mix of global cuisine and live music The 15th edition of Delhi’s favourite food festival – Horn OK Please (HOP 15.0) – took over JLN Stadium last week, transforming the venue into a buzzing outdoor food and music fiesta. Singers Millind Gaba and Ritviz…
Mumbai: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday announced that 10 additional suburban services have been approved for the Nerul/Belapur–Uran corridor, calling it a “special gift for Mumbaikars” from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.A letter issued by Vaishnaw on December 5 sanctions four round trips on the Nerul–Uran–Nerul section and six…
New Delhi: A cab driver was stabbed to death by four people, three of them minors, near Hazrat Nizamuddin on Wednesday after he refused to take them on a joyride. The group, reportedly celebrating the birthday of a criminal named Imran, spotted the cab near a lavatory and demanded that the cabbie take them for…
