Pune: State govt on Thursday issued a resolution announcing the formation of seven divisional vigilance squads to investigate complaints against revenue department officials and staff in its bid to improve transparency and accountability. The move follows a surge in grievances related to land measurement, stamp duty, minor minerals and other core revenue activities.According to the…
Ulhasnagar: In yet another case of fake digital arrest, a 62-year-old retired income tax officer was cheated of more than Rs 60 lakh by online fraudsters impersonating officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The victim, identified as Khushbu (name changed), resides in Ulhasnagar Camp-1, barely 50 metres from the Ulhasnagar police station. In…
New Delhi: The city woke up to the coldest morning of the season on Thursday with the minimum temperature dropping to 5.6 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal. However, no cold wave was declared.Meanwhile, the air quality improved within the very poor level due to strong winds. During the first half of the day, it…
Pune: A 19-year-old mechanic lost his life on Tuesday evening after colliding with a suddenly opened door of a parked vehicle and falling under the wheels of a passing truck. The victim has been identified as Zaid Tamboli, a resident of Nigdi, who worked at a service station in Sanyognagar. According to Nigdi police, the…
Mumbai: The Sessions Court on Thursday acquitted an 81-year-old man booked in 1977 for an alleged attempt to murder after his then-girlfriend accused him of stabbing her with a knife at Nariman Point. The woman deposed 48 years later, on Nov 26, via video-conference facility and did not support the prosecution case during the trial…
New Delhi: A spurious desi ghee manufacturing unit operating out of northwest Delhi’s Alipur has been busted and 1,500kg fake ghee and 55 litres of artificial essence packed under multiple brand names have been seized. Police arrested operator Gyanendra Singh, who had allegedly been manufacturing and supplying fake ghee across the city and neighbouring states…
Pune: The Bhosari MIDC police are searching for an autorickshaw driver who drove his vehicle from the wrong side of the road and knocked a scooter. A 27-year-old woman from Bhosari sustained injuries in the accident. Her vehicle was also damaged. The incident happened around 7pm on Tuesday near Sardar Chowk on Spine Road. The…
Vasai: The VVCMC has formed an inquiry committee to investigate the lapses in last week’s Chlorine gas leak in Vasai West, which killed a 59-year-old man. The committee is headed by Dr. Dipak Sawant (Additional Municipal Commissioner), city engineer Pradeep Pachange, medical officer of health Bhakti Choudhary, assistant municipal commissioner (AMC) and an industry expert….
New Delhi: MCD commissioner Ashwani Kumar will present the revised budget for 2025-26 and the budget estimates for 2026-27 before the standing committee on Friday. This will be the first time that Kumar will present the civic budget in the standing committee after the unification of Municipal Corporation of Delhi in May 2022.Former MCD commissioner…
Pune: The Pune traffic police on Thursday revised the speed limit for vehicles travelling between Swaminarayan Temple and Wadgaon Bridge on the Katraj-Dehu Road Bypass to 40 kmph from the earlier 30kmph.The 30kmph speed cap was implemented on the 1km stretch about a week ago, following multiple accidents in the area.Additional commissioner of police Manoj…
