Pune: Swati Navalkar spoke to her daughter around 5pm on Thursday, promising that she and her parents would get home soon to begin the 14-year-old’s birthday celebrations. She hung up after telling her excited daughter about the adults’ day in Narayanpur, not knowing that it was the final goodbye.Less than an hour later, Swati (37),…
New Delhi: The excise department has warned that licences of govt liquor stores will be cancelled if they are found overcharging customers, selling to underage buyers or adulterating liquor. The move follows an excise raid in early Nov that uncovered adulteration of some branded liquor bottles by govt staff . On Nov 1, employees of…
Thane: The completion of Rs 20k crore Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway, which is a part of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, will pave way for a smooth and congestion-free drive on the jampacked Ghodbunder Highway by March 2026, announced Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske on Friday. Mhaske was addressing a review meeting of MSRDC, MMRDA, TMC, and traffic police…
Pune: The introduction of two additional U-turns on Pune–Nagar Road at Agnibaz junction near Somnathnagar and at Khulewadi near Chandannagar has sparked concern and anger among residents. They said previous diversions had exacerbated traffic woes, leading to a noticeable increase in wrong-side driving, speeding, and general traffic-rule violations. The residents also voiced concerns over neglected…
New Delhi: The blast near Red Fort was so powerful that the ground nearby shook, intelligence sources said on Friday, citing fresh CCTV footage of underground areas of Red Fort metro station. Vividly capturing the aftermath of the explosion, it shows the entire station experiencing a significant tremor causing goods on a cart to shake…
Navi Mumbai: With rising demand in the city, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) will soon operationalise as many as eight public charging stations for electric vehicles in the first phase. Four stations each in Zone-1 and Zone-2 will be opened to the public, providing a total of 48 charging points on a public-private partnership (PPP)…
Pune: A sessions court in Pune directed the Kothrud police to file an FIR against eight people — six policemen, a retired cop and a woman — and investigate an allegation of abduction, assault, use of casteist slurs and making sexually abusive remarks against three women living in a hostel. The court in its order…
New Delhi: The 44th India International Trade Fair began at Bharat Mandapam on Friday as a kaleidoscope of colour, culture and commerce, offering something to every visitor. People drifted through aisles brimming with choices — from Turkish door charms and Thai labubus to Bhagalpuri sarees and J&K’s iconic pheran.This year’s event, organised by India Trade…
Thane: A senior manager working with a leading energy drink company was duped of Rs 3.9 crore in an elaborate online share trading scam, police said on Thursday. Police registered an FIR under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The complainant, who is a 48-year-old resident of Hiranandani Estate , was lured into the…
Pune: Residents have underlined that various infrastructure projects in Manjari and nearby areas have failed to gather pace even after civic chief Naval Kishore Ram inspected ongoing projects and asked repective departments to expedite work last month.The works include improvement of daily waste clearing, strengthening of the road network, provision of streetlights and completion of…
