H East ward grapples with persistent civic woes like water scarcity, traffic congestion from BKC, and overflowing garbage. Amidst shifting political tides, local leaders are gearing up for a crucial election. Residents demand solutions for dust, unregulated autos, and hawker encroachment, hoping for improved governance. Spanning the eastern halves of Vakola, Kalina and Bandra, H…
New Delhi: A 40-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide in south Delhi’s Vasant Vihar on Tuesday evening. The police have recovered a suicide note and have initiated an inquest to probe the case.The deceased, Deepti Chaurasia, belonged to a well known business group. According to police, she was the daughter-in-law of the owner of a…
PUNE: Over 100 Delhi-bound flyers were stranded at the city airport for three hours on Tuesday morning after the captain (one of the pilots) of an IndiGo aircraft refused to fly, citing flight duty time limitations.“The captain is not flying the aircraft, and we are waiting at the airport now,” Nitu Bapna, a flyer of…
Mumbai: The price of eggs, a basic source of protein, has scaled Rs 100 per dozen in Andheri Lokhandwala, Rs 94-96 in Bandra and Bhandup, and Rs 90 in Borivli, Mulund and Navi Mumbai. Traders say rates may rise to Rs 110-120—effectively Rs 10 per egg—by Christmas when demand typically increases.Suresh Paswan of Breadkraft Bakery…
Delhi emerges as India’s most polluted region, with PM2.5 levels a staggering 20 times the WHO guideline NEW DELHI: Delhi is the most polluted of all states and Union territories in India, according to a new satellite-based assessment released by Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). The capital recorded an annual population-weighted…
Pune: Leopard-related incidents are being reported across Pune, Ahilyanagar, and Nashik districts, prompting experts and senior officials of the state forest department to stress he urgent need for a comprehensive leopard census in affected regions. The officials are saying that updated and reliable data on leopard population, movement patterns, and habitat distribution is now essential…
Thane: MP Naresh Mhaske on Tuesday demanded the immediate clearance of the ₹949-crore Thane station modernisation plan and the fast-tracking of the long-stalled Thane–Mulund new station project at the Railway Consultative Committee meeting in Parliament, chaired by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav. The makeover plan for the existing Thane station, which sees an average of…
New Delhi: As capital’s pollution levels spike and GRAP restrictions tighten, the biggest violators of the Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) rules are not cars, trucks or commercial vehicles — but the city’s everyday two-wheelers, according to Delhi Traffic Police. Since the implementation of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) on Oct 14, authorities have…
Pune: Police and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Tuesday enforced a speed limit of 30 kmph for all vehicles between the Swaminarayan temple and Vadgaon Bridge — a stretch of one km — on Katraj Dehu Road bypass. “We imposed fines on 150 vehicles for violation using a speed gun at Bhumkar…
MUMBAI: Union minister Raksha Khadse of the BJP on Tuesday alleged that Shiv Sena workers were intimidating people in the Muktainagar assembly segment in her home district of Jalgaon in north Maharashtra, a claim exposing strains between the two Mahayuti allies.The Shiv Sena, led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, is a key constituent of…
