New Delhi: Dr Umer Un Nabi, the bomber behind the Nov 10 blast near Red Fort, had set up a laboratory at his house near the Al-Falah University in Faridabad, where he would test various kinds of explosives and try out the bomb-making techniques shared with him by his Pakistani handlers via Telegram.Sources close to…
Mumbai: Sometime in the early 1970s, Bollywood biggies such as Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Rakesh Roshan and Jeetendra discovered the tranquil Juhu-Vile Parle Development Scheme (JVPD) because it offered not only privacy, but green and open spaces.The 200-acre JVPD sprawl, which includes 42 acres of internal roads, has 702 plots and 14 cooperative societies….
Pune: Congress on Saturday announced that it would contest the upcoming election to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) independently, despite pressure from its MVA allies to adopt a more accommodative approach in civic polls in view of the party’s recent setback in Bihar. Senior Congress politicians said the party might follow a similar strategy in other…
New Delhi: Despite the city’s heightened threat perception, thousands of property owners don’t comply with mandatory tenant verification procedures. This year, Delhi Police has booked, on average, nearly 15 property owners every day for violating related rules.According to Delhi Police data, 4,650 cases were registered against property owners up to Oct under Section 223 (disobeying…
Mumbai: Bombay high court directed the set up of a second panel of doctors to examine a man (71), formerly a South Mumbai resident suffering from chronic schizophrenia since five decades and who is currently in an old age home in Badlapur, and to report on his present mental condition.“The medical board shall submit a…
Pune: A detailed project report for a proposed ring road from the Jambhulwadi area to Warje as a substitute route and a study of the accident-prone slope were the two major takeaways of Saturday’s all-agency meeting to curb accidents on the Katraj tunnel-Navale bridge stretch.Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) would immediately start preparing a…
New Delhi: Fresh CCTV footage has provided a close-up look at car bomber Umar Un Nabi days before the Monday blast near Red Fort, confirming that he was using two mobile phones. Another footage captures him at a tea shop in north Delhi’s Wazirpur on the day of the blast.The first footage, captured on Oct…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has granted two months medical bail to a woman accused of driving under the influence of alcohol and fatally ramming a pedestrian leading to his death, while noting that the lower court had earlier granted bail to her co-passengers, who had minimal role in the incident.The case pertains to Sept…
Pune: A sessions court in the city has granted an ad-interim anticipatory bail to suspended Pune city tehsildar Suryakant Yeole, who is facing a criminal case for passing two illegal orders in favour of private parties, including a firm linked to deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s son Parth regarding ownership rights of govt land parcels in…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has released special financial assistance of Rs 175 crore to MCD to clear contractors’ dues and strengthen waste management systems as part of the govt’s ongoing sanitation drive, said urban development minister Ashish Sood on Saturday. “Our aim is to ensure that Delhiites get a clean and healthy city,” said Sood,…
