Pune: The pilot run of PMC’s ‘Vishwa 2025′ waste management initiative in Vimannagar in Sept was touted as “highly successful” by civic officials, a month after it was launched.But weeks down the line, area residents are pointing out multiple lacunae in its operations, casting doubt on PMC’s intention of launching the project citywide. The initiative…
Mumbai: Amid worsening pollution, BMC has found that 117 of the 400 sensor-based air quality monitors at 1,000-odd construction sites that are linked to its dashboard are inactive, prompting questions from environmental activists about vigilance.It’s not known for how long these mandatory monitors haven’t been operational. BMC’s additional commissioner Ashwini Joshi on Thursday warned that…
New Delhi: With just a day left for the MCD bypoll campaigning to end, BJP on Thursday continued to reach out to the voters in 12 wards through its intensive, hyper-local outreach model. BJP functionaries said they had shifted from large public gatherings and rallies to targeted, neighbourhood-level engagement to maximise the party’s gain in…
Pune: NCP (SP) state president Shashikant Shinde triggered a fresh political debate after he hinted that NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena could come together in the future while campaigning for Solapur’s Kurduwadi municipal council polls, where the parties of Sharad Pawar and Eknath Shinde are contesting together.He said on Wednesday some people had adopted a…
Mumbai: A 65-year-old woman was found bludgeoned to death in her Ghatkopar (West) flat on Wednesday evening. Following a preliminary probe, police have detained a relative, who is suspected to have killed Shehnaz Anis Kazi over a property dispute.According to the police, Kazi lived alone in her fourth floor flat in Mukund Society, Himalaya Complex,…
New Delhi: Every year, Mukul looks forward to the first week of Dec. His birthday is on Dec 1, his parents’ wedding anniversary on the 5th and his father’s birthday on the 6th. But instead of preparing for the celebrations, 25-year-old Mukul stood outside the mortuary of RML Hospital on Thursday, waiting to take the…
Pune: A retired state govt officer (61) lost Rs 7.22 lakh on Nov 18 after he clicked on a dubious link he received with a message stating that the piped gas company would disconnect the supply because the bill was not paid on time.The victim lodged a complaint with the Parvati police on Wednesday evening.Senior…
MUMBAI: A 22-year-old woman, in a post on X, has recounted an incident of sexual harassment while she was walking across a flyover late on Wednesday. She said no passersby came to her rescue nor did she receive any response from the police emergency number ‘100′. In response to her tweet, Mumbai Police has asked…
New Delhi: A day after Graded Response Action Plan’s (GRAP-III again till it turns severe ) stage-III restrictions were lifted, the city’s air quality slipped into the higher end of the very poor category. The air quality index (AQI) stood at 377 on Thursday against 327 a day earlier. However, Commission for Air Quality Management…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to geotag every road repair to avoid repeated effort at the same location and keep the data of all such work in one file. “This will help in better management and collection of data of the work carried out throughout the year,” additional commissioner Omprakash Divate said.Civic…
