NEW DELHI: A ping on his mobile phone reminds Sakir Khan that an EMI of Rs 21,730 for his car is due on Dec 5. In Jan, the Khans of Sohna’s Jaffarpur village brought home a brand-new Maruti Ertiga after registering it as a cab. They hoped the MUV would be a dependable source of…
Pune: The fresh claim of a leopard sighting near Ramnadi in Bavdhan early on Tuesday triggered a large rush that hampered search operations, prompting forest officials to appeal to citizens not to gather at potential leopard-movement spots. Former corporator of the area Dilip Vede-Patil said he received a call early on Tuesday that a resident…
Mumbai: A magistrate’s court recently convicted and sentenced a 27-year-old man to three years rigorous imprisonment for “housebreaking after sunset and before sunrise, and theft,” breaking into the Andheri home of a man and fleeing with jewellery worth Rs 4.80 lakh in 2024. While the accused Fardeen Firdos Khan was found guilty under section 331…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has rolled out comprehensive measures under its Winter Action Plan to safeguard homeless and vulnerable residents from severe cold. Chairing a review meeting at the secretariat on Tuesday, chief minister Rekha Gupta directed all departments to remain on high alert throughout the season, emphasising that “not a single citizen should spend…
Pune: The civic body has decided to map all sewage treatment plants (STPs) established in private housing societies to verify their use and efficiency after it was observed that the majority of the approximately 600 societies that have installed these plants are not following prescribed norms.Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has made it mandatory for large…
Thane: The Metro line 10 project connecting Gaimukh in Thane and Shivaji Chowk in Mira-Bhayander is finally gaining traction. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is likely to start the tender process for it by Dec 15, transport minister Pratap Sarnaik said on Tuesday following a project review.The completely elevated route is possibly one of…
New Delhi: A new study warns that thousands of patients across north India — including Delhi — continue to endure avoidable pain simply because palliative care is widely misunderstood, underused and poorly integrated into routine healthcare. Yet the same study also offers rare, encouraging proof that the crisis can be reversed quickly if doctors and…
Pune: The Bombay high court on Nov 28 suspended a Pune sessions court’s March 23, 2022, judgement which had convicted and sentenced a 28-year-old man to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly raping a 17-year-old girl over five months before Aug 14, 2018, at an open space behind a bungalow in Pimple Nilakh.The HC…
Ulhasnagar: Tension flared in Ulhasnagar on Monday evening after around 100–150 people vandalised Anil Multispecialty Hospital following allegations of medical negligence in the death of a 47-year-old school teacher, Shobha Jogi. The hospital administration, however, asserted that the violence stemmed from “misinformation” circulated among some relatives.According to the hospital, Jogi—who had been admitted on November…
New Delhi: Delhi Police is planning to integrate CCTV cameras managed by MCD and NDMC to enhance city-wide surveillance and security. Police sources said that during a recent meeting with the top brass of the city police, directions were issued to explore the technical and logistical feasibility of integrating the existing CCTV infrastructure with the…
