New Delhi: National Green Tribunal has directed MCD to complete the revival of a pond in Aya Nagar. This includes proper demarcation of the pond area by providing a Unique Identification Number (UID) and ensuring that no part of the pond or its periphery is encroached upon.NGT examined the issue of dumping garbage, raw material…
Navi Mumbai: A state-of-the-art microbiology laboratory was inaugurated on the second floor of Maasaheb Meenatai Thackeray Hospital in Nerul, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) on Saturday. The facility was established with a CSR fund of Rs 80 lakh. It will support the clinical management of patients and the study of infectious diseases. Microbiology labs identify…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has decided to evaluate its old-age pension scheme to weed out ineligible beneficiaries as well as plug any gaps in targeting and delivery. Delhi has over 4 lakh subscribers to the scheme. Seniors aged 60–69 years receive Rs 2,000 a month. Those who are 70 or older get Rs 2,500. Only…
Navi Mumbai: Two young men were killed and four others were injured after the SUV in which the group of friends from Nerul were travelling along JNPT-Panvel road crashed into the rear end of a container trailer moving ahead on Saturday past midnight.Acting on a complaint by Mohan Chandrashekhar (50), the father of one of…
New Delhi: Delhi Police busted a call centre in Central Delhi’s Patel Nagar that allegedly duped people under the pretext of renewing vehicle insurance policies. Police said they received information on Nov 19 about the fake call centre. Deputy commissioner of police (Central) Nidhin Valsan said a raid on the second floor of a building…
Kalyan: Tension erupted in a college in Kalyan after a video showing a few students offering namaz inside an empty classroom went viral on social media. Following the incident, members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal reportedly entered the campus and demanded an apology from the students. The students apologised to the administration…
New Delhi: Two men were arrested for allegedly luring people abroad with promises of jobs and forcing them to work for cybercrime gangs. The accused were identified as Danish Raja (24) and Harsh (30).Deputy commissioner of police (IFSO) Vinit Kumar said that on Oct 22, the Myanmar military raided a scam centre in the country…
Mumbai: The courage and presence of mind of a 16-year-old girl, who called the police helpline while facing sexual harassment by a man flashing her in a deserted local train compartment in 2018, resulted in the conviction of the accused by a special POCSO court this week. The judge sentenced the accused, Ganesh Shete, now…
Pune: A construction worker (35) was arrested on Thursday on the charge of stabbing his cousin to death on Nov 17 and dumping the body in the Katraj Ghat section. Police said the arrested worker suspected that his cousin had an illicit relationship with his wife and the murder was its fallout. The victim, hailing…
New Delhi: Four people, including two women, were arrested by Delhi Police‘s crime branch for their alleged involvement in an investment scam that defrauded people across multiple states for Rs 10 crores.A complaint was lodged at crime branch police station on June 14. According to the complainant, he was duped of Rs 49.35 lakh via…
