Pune: Three minors hacked a 17-year-old youth from Ambil Odha Vasahat to death with billhooks and a kukri in full public view near Maharana Pratap Garden on Bajirao Road around 3.15pm on Tuesday.The Khadak police later detained the assailants, all minors aged 16-17 years. The police said prima facie old enmity led to the murder.Senior…
Mumbai: Bombay HC allowed the medical termination of a woman’s 27-week pregnancy as it lamented the delay in her plea being taken up for hearing. “We express our anguish at the delay [caused] due to lack of diligence on the part of the petitioner’s earlier advocate in not moving the matter expeditiously, and the further…
New Delhi: As part of its dust-control plan, the Public Works Department (PWD) has begun the process of installing an automatic misting system along the central verge of several major road stretches in Delhi, including Shahpur Garhi near DSIDC, Narela, Bawana Industrial Area, Pooth Khurd, and Jahangirpuri. The system, to be mounted on electric poles,…
Pune: The Baba Bhide Bridge in the Deccan Gymkhana area will now remain open for traffic movement during the daytime. The decision was taken due to frequent traffic jams faced by commuters in the Deccan Gymkhana, Lakdi Pul, and JM Road areas, caused by the closure of the bridge for Metro work. The bridge was…
Mumbai: Bombay high court said tenancy under the public premises Act cannot be bequeathed by will and upheld a 2008 order to evict a woman from a spacious flat at Queens Court in Churchgate owned by Life Insurance Corporation (LIC). LIC had challenged a city civil court order of 2009 setting aside the eviction order…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has issued show-cause notices to 35 illegal e-waste units operating out of residential buildings in Mustafabad under the Shahdara North Zone, directing them to shut down within 48 hours or face sealing. Officials said the action came after around 80 unauthorised storage units were identified in the area,…
Pune: Opposition parties on Tuesday criticised the State Election Commission (SEC), alleging that the polls to 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar parishads were being rushed despite the alleged discrepancies in the voters’ list. Mahayuti members, however, expressed optimism about winning the upcoming elections scheduled for Dec 2.State Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal said SEC has…
Mumbai: After a pilot project in select tribal districts reduced severe malnutrition in more than 21,000 children by over 50% in just nine months, those who led it are now pressing for a statewide rollout. The community-run nutrition programme under the tribal development department showed that fresh, locally prepared food and community participation can outperform…
New Delhi: Courts can’t be lenient in giving bail when there is an “alarming rise in cybercrimes”, Delhi High Court has observed, rejecting the bail plea of two men accused of cheating people of more than Rs 10 crore.They allegedly operated a nationwide cyber scam using forged Aadhaar cards and mule bank accounts to lure…
Pune/ Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday announced that the state govt will seek the Centre’s permission to carry out an extensive sterilisation drive of leopards and to put down a feline that kills, amid growing attacks in Pune and Ahilyanagar districts.Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting in Mumbai, Fadnavis said the state…
