Mumbai: A Shivshahi ST bus caught fire on Dr B A Road, opposite Matunga Police Station, around 6pm on Saturday. According to the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), around 30 to 40 passengers were safely rescued before the blaze intensified. The fire, confined to the bus, was extinguished by 6:36 pm. No injuries were reported. Fire…
Pune: Close to 100 flyers of SpiceJet’s Pune-Delhi flight (SG-937) were in for an early morning shock after reaching the airport, as it was delayed by nearly six hours.The flight was supposed to depart at 6am and reach Delhi at 8.10am. It finally took off at 11.50am and reached the national capital at 2.05pm, almost…
Mumbai: For the second consecutive day, Mumbai’s Air Quality Index (AQI) remained in the moderate category on Saturday, recording an overall figure of 104 — an improvement from Friday’s 145, which was also categorised as moderate. Though the city’s air quality showed marginal improvement, experts say fluctuations are common during this transition period between the…
Pune: The state anti-corruption bureau (ACB) on Friday, registered a case against an account officer and a clerk from Daund Nagar Parishad on the charge of demanding bribe per month Rs10,000 and Rs5,000 from a woman security guard. After confirming the demand, the ACB registered a case against the duo with the Daund police. TNN…
New Delhi: A 51-year-old man accused in a double murder case was stabbed to death by three boys in northwest Delhi’s Azadpur Mandi on Friday. Police suspect the attack was an act of revenge, as one of the assailants was a relative of one of the victims in the double murder case. All three accused…
Navi Mumbai: Panvel City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) is planting three saplings per square meter in a Miyawaki forest developed in Kharghar. The urban forest developed on a 10,500 sq m forest land parcel under Owe village, has been planted with 31,500 saplings. Ten varieties of saplings having equal numbers are planted in the forest land….
Pune: Leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha and senior Congress member Rahul Gandhi reacted to the Mundhwa land deal involving a private firm linked to deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar’s son Parth. He said, “The govt which was formed by way of ‘vote theft’ is involved in ‘land theft’.“Rahul took to his ‘X’ handle…
New Delhi: In an effort to digitalise school operations and keep parents regularly informed about their children’s academic progress, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) plans to launch dedicated websites for all its 1,512 schools.In the first phase, the civic body on Friday rolled out websites for 15 schools and directed principals of the other centres…
Mumbai: Two vehicles caught fire after a kaali peeli taxi rammed into a private car at Nariman Point on Friday night. The impact of the accident was so high that both the vehicles caught fire, said fire brigade officials. The kaali peeli was gutted while the Jeep Grand Cherokee was partially damaged in the fire….
Pune: The registration department has directed all its offices across Maharashtra to review property transactions for any stamp duty shortfalls, following the Mundhwa land deal involving Amadea Enterprises LLP, a firm linked to Parth Pawar, son of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar. Joint IGR Rajendra Muthe told TOI on Friday that his office will issue…
