New Delhi: A court has acquitted a father and son accused in a case related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. Pointing out that none of the prosecution witnesses identified any of the accused as being part of the mob that had committed arson and rioting across several properties, additional sessions judge Parveen Singh acquitted…
Pune: Gold jewellery worth Rs10 lakh was stolen from a marriage venue in Lonavla. Two unknown men on Sunday stole gold and diamond jewellery belonging to a bride’s mother, valued at Rs9.94 lakh, from a resort at Karla near Lonavla, about 60km from Pune. A 52-year-old woman from Kota in Rajasthan lodged a complaint with…
Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) may scrap its proposed Metro Line 9 car shed at Uttan following strong local opposition over felling of nearly 12,000 trees for the project. The 59.7-hectare depot was planned to house about 40 stabling lines for train parking and maintenance.MMRDA awarded the Rs 701-crore depot contract at…
New Delhi: Several rounds were fired at a house in east Delhi’s Farsh Bazar on Sunday night. Police suspect that the members of the Hashim Baba gang targeted a bookie, who earlier received an extortion demand of Rs 50 lakh.According to police sources, the footage from CCTV cameras installed near the congested lane where the…
Pune: The court of special judge SR Salunkhe on Tuesday extended till Nov 14 the custodial remand of techie Zubair Ilyas Hangargekar, who was arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Oct 27 from Kondhwa on the charge of possessing banned al-Qaida literature. The ATS has invoked charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)…
Mumbai: Over two months after BMC invited bids for the development of an Exotic Bird Park at Nahur four companies have submitted their bids.Officials said that the tender scrutiny process has begun, and the work order is expected to be issued by this year’s end, paving the way for construction to begin.According to the tender…
Mumbai: The cabinet on Tuesday passed a resolution congratulating the Indian cricket team for its exemplary performance and winning the ICC World Cup.CM Devendra Fadnavis said the three women cricketers from Maharashtra—Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Radha Yadav—will be felicitated and also offered a cash prize. He further said that when the entire cricket team…
New Delhi: Delhi govt’s Public Works Department (PWD) has invited bids for a robotic CCTV inspection of the city’s sewer and stormwater pipelines to detect blockages and structural defects. The initiative aims to modernise pipeline maintenance and reduce monsoon-related overflows across the capital. The project will be carried out under the Specialised Roads Division Project…
Mumbai: A taxi driver, Javed Khan (42), was beaten to death by his four roommates at their Sakinaka home after he allegedly refused to get dinner citing ill health. One of the suspects, Shehbaaz Khan (29), was arrested while the others fled. Police said the men, all from UP, had been living together for the…
New Delhi: To combat air pollution, Delhi govt has directed civic and infra agencies to install and operate 107 anti-smog guns across the city by Nov 29. They will be placed on strategically chosen buildings that have six storeys (G+5) or more. Delhi already has such guns atop 64 buildings. Another 82 are operated by…
