Pune: Short-distance flights between Pune and Mumbai are environmentally disastrous, especially given the robust infrastructure connecting the two cities, said former Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) chairman Shrikant Vaidya on Tuesday. “Flying is extremely harmful to the environment from the point of view of greenhouse gases. In fact, I was just doing a study… I think…
Dombivli: A 29-year-old woman was found murdered inside her locked residence at Kolegaon area in Dombivli. Manpada police have begun an intensive search for her husband, who has disappeared and is now the prime suspect.The deceased, identified as Jyoti Dahije, was discovered dead on Tuesday afternoon. Her husband, Popat Dahije 33), a mason by profession,…
New Delhi: To make its services more accessible and reduce footfall at the district offices, Delhi govt has finalised a list of 68 public services that will be offered at Common Service Centres (CSC) across the city. The services include ration card corrections, certificates related to birth and death, caste, income and solvency, old-age and…
Pune: Koregaon Park police on Wednesday claimed to have busted an illegal call centre involved in cheating citizens of the US by promising them cheap loans, following the arrest of five people, including a woman, during an early morning raid. The call centre was operating from a flat in a housing society in lane no….
Mumbai: The anti-narcotics cell of Mumbai police on Wednesday recorded the statement of media influencer Orhan Awatramani alias Orry in connection with allegedly attending drug parties abroad. Police officials said Orry arrived at the Ghatkopar ANC unit around 1.30pm along with his lawyer and was in the office till late in the evening.The police are…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has secured three days’ police custody of six people arrested during a protest at India Gate. According to police sources, the accused were nabbed by cops from Kartavya Path police station on Sunday. “We will be questioning them about the recent protest, their organisational affiliations, previous meetings and any other relevant…
Pune: Anti-corruption bureau (ACB) sleuths on Tuesday evening arrested an education sub-inspector at the divisional deputy director’s office in Pune when he was accepting Rs 1 lakh in bribe from a Solapur-based teacher to issue her a Shalarth ID. “We had been fighting for an ID for the last five years. We got justice only…
Mumbai: Central Railway has tracked down the woman whose video of cooking instant noodles in a household electric kettle inside the AC coach of an express train had gone viral. Chinchwad resident Saritatai Lingayat has been booked under Section 154 of the Railways Act for endangering the safety of passengers, said CR officials. They added…
New Delhi: Delhi’s ambitious 53-km Yamuna cycle track project is set to take shape over the next three years, with Phase I construction slated to start early next year and expected to be completed within 12 months. Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday chaired a high-level review meeting to assess progress, approvals and preparedness for…
Pune: The Bhosari police are searching for three men who duped an autorickshaw driver of Rs 20.40 lakh on the promise of giving him good returns on his investments. The accused took Rs 36 lakh from him between 2022 and Nov 2025. During this period, they returned Rs 15.60 lakh to him and duped him….
