New Delhi: As part of its ongoing ‘Anti-Encroachment Drive’, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Saturday razed four to five structures near Desh Bandhu Gupta Road in Karol Bagh, close to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) premises. Officials said the buildings—deemed “dangerous to public safety”—had been “formally notified for demolition a month and a half…
Pune: Maharashtra became one of the first states after Independence to pass a legislation ensuring citizens, even in the remotest areas, were not deprived of reading.Over half a century after the landmark Maharashtra Public Libraries Act 1967 — spurred by the public libraries movement “gaanv thithe granthalaya” (a library in every village) — the custodians…
Thane: An alleged drug pusher was arrested by the Thane Crime Branch’s Unit-5 after officers seized 5.5 kg of charas, valued at over Rs 5 crore, during a targeted operation in Majiwada.Acting on credible intelligence about a narcotics delivery between Saket Road and Balkum Pada No. 2, a team led by senior police inspector Salil…
New Delhi: The city has recorded over a 70% rise in cases of people trespassing on railway tracks this year compared with 2024, according to latest Railway Protection Force (RPF) data. The number of offenders apprehended has also spiked. The total amount of fine collected by the force has shot up by 154%. Data accessed…
Pune: A routine investigation into a burglary at a Lohegaon flat took an unexpected turn when the Pune police discovered that the gangs involved in such house break-ins were using the stolen cash to purchase firearms manufactured in Umrati village, Madhya Pradesh, and then trading them with city-based gangsters.It was a chance discovery, police officers…
Mumbai: Observing that a marriage certificate issued by the competent state government authority will always prevail over the letter issued by a priest, in a a legal battle spanning over 27 years over a Kandivli flat, the Bombay City Civil Court dismissed a suit filed by a woman claiming to be the first wife and…
New Delhi: Police have arrested three former food delivery workers for allegedly robbing Rs 5 lakh from a collection rider of a quick-commerce company. The fourth accomplice is absconding. The rider was reportedly intercepted on Oct 22 near Satya Park in Shadipur by three men on a motorcycle. He told officers at the Ranjit Nagar…
Pune: A repository of district-level statistics and cultural insights across Maharashtra, named the Districts Project and its digital portal, www.indiandistricts.in, was launched on Saturday at FLAME University by V Anantha Nageswaran, chief economic advisor to the Govt of India, and Praveen Pardeshi, chief economic advisor to the Maharashtra chief minister.After completing the Maharashtra phase, the…
Mumbai: St Xavier’s College gave a written complaint to the Azad Maidan police against a guest speaker who behaved inappropriately with female students, who were volunteering for a national-level conference held early this week on the campus. The students claimed that the speaker clicked their photographs without their consent and also brushed past them inappropriately….
New Delhi: A 27-year-old man was shot dead in Shahdara on Friday, just an hour before his 28th birthday, in a case police claim was fuelled by a long-standing dispute over dominance. According to an eye witness, the men hugged the youth before firing a bullet near his head.Police received information about the shooting at…
