Pune: A worker died and five others sustained minor burn injuries after a fire broke out at a powder-coating unit in the Bhosari MIDC area on Saturday. The incident occurred around 3.45pm when a blast inside the unit triggered a sudden fire and thick smoke, causing panic in the vicinity. Teams from the Pimpri Chinchwad…
MUMBAI: Maharashtra minister and BJP leader Jaykumar Gore urged women voters reaping the benefits of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme to remain loyal to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in the upcoming civic body polls, saying even their husbands don’t give them Rs 100.Addressing a poll rally in Solapur district on Saturday, the state rural…
Teenager shot dead after minor scuffle in baraat, CISF man held NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has arrested a CISF head constable for allegedly shooting a 17-year-old boy during a wedding procession in Shahdara’s Mansarovar Park on Saturday evening. What began as a minor scuffle, allegedly while money was being showered in the procession, ended in…
PUNE: The Pimpri Chinchwad police on Friday arrested a 33-year-old cab driver from Thergaon on the charge of murdering his partner from Wakad and setting her body ablaze at Dhoki in Dharashiv district on Nov 26. The suspect, Aniket Kamble, told police that the woman, who was already married, was pestering him for marriage, which…
MUMBAI: A 51-year-old businesswoman from Mumbai has lodged a police complaint, alleging that senior officials of a pharmaceutical company held her at gunpoint, stripped her, and threatened to make private videos and photographs of her public.The incident reportedly took place on January 18, 2023, at the company’s office in Mahalaxmi, according to news agency ANI.Mumbai…
Delhi-NCR breathes easier this year, achieving its best air quality in eight years NEW DELHI: Delhi-NCR has recorded consistent improvement in air quality this year, with the region registering its lowest average AQI for January to November in eight years, excluding the COVID-19 lockdown year of 2020, according to official data.Figures show that Delhi’s average…
Pune: Filthy premises, no staff to cook food on weekends, dysfunctional toilets, inadequate educational facilities, corporal punishment, violation of basic rights, and complete neglect of children are some of the issues flagged by Priyank Kanoongo, a member of National Human Rights Commission. He conducted a surprise visit to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Centre, an observation home…
Pune/Thane/Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Three days before the scheduled polling for 288 nagar panchayats and parishads, state election commission (SEC) postponed elections in several of these local bodies across the state to Dec 20 after finding that returning officers had illegally allotted poll symbols to candidates whose appeals against nomination scrutiny were either pending, decided late or…
NEW DELHI : In general, groundwater quality across most parts of India is considered “good to excellent” with 100% water samples in certain states and UTs, such as Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya and J&K, meeting BIS standards, whereas Rajasthan, Haryana and Andhra Pradesh face “widespread contamination” and certain others face “localised contamination challenges”, said Central…
Pune: An unusual and unsettling factor has shaped the rhythm of political campaigning in Manchar, Ambegaon and Junnar — the fear of leopards. Big cats freely roam the fields and occasionally wander into residential pockets in search of food in the dark. Even experienced candidates are now treating the setting sun as a hard deadline.Rajeshree…
