Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, speaking in the assembly on Tuesday, said govt has finalised a plan to start 138 new fast-track courts, but some are waiting for the appointment of judges to start functioning.The issue came up for discussion after BJP MLAs Shankar Jagtap and Rahul Kool sought details…
The chief minister said that unregistered borewells will be fined by govt Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said state govt has now made it mandatory for those who dig borewells to undertake water conservation measures, with the help of engineers of the water resources department. He said that if ground water recharge measures…
New Delhi: Former national-level wrestler, 31-year-old Amit Sheoran, who had been declared a proclaimed offender in a drug smuggling case registered in Jharkhand, has been nabbed in Delhi after evading arrest for nearly three years, police said Wednesday.The Rohtak resident from Haryana was declared an offender by a court on Dec 6, 2023, in connection…
Corporators said enforcement against one-way violations would begin next week Pune: A joint delegation of the Vimannagar Vikas Samiti (VNVS) and corporators met Pune municipal commissioner Naval Kishore Ram on Tuesday, pressing for time-bound action against illegal hawking, footpath encroachments, traffic bottlenecks, water supply issues and other long-pending civic concerns. The meeting followed an interaction…
Valpoi: Continuous heavy rain caused a wall of Keshav Harwalkar’s house to collapse onto Mahadev Paryekar’s neighbouring residence at Budruk Karmali in the Savordem panchayat of Sattari on Thursday evening, damaging both properties. No injuries were reported.The wall gave way around 6.50pm near the Govt Primary School after being weakened by sustained moisture, residents said….
If the security situation worsens and Red Sea supplies are disrupted during August, refiners will have to replace those volumes with crude sourced from elsewhere. India’s crude oil imports from Russia may even touch a new record high of 3 million barrels per day if the shipment disruptions through Strait of Hormuz and even Red…
The transaction was timed in a way that it took advantage of the current market situation NEW DELHI: A government department that has an operations room named Kurukshetra is clearly in battle mode. But, the merchant bankers for the LIC stake sale seemed to have missed the signal.While the offer-for-sale had been discussed for more…
TNGECL starts giving NOC for stalled solar plant projects Chennai: In a relief to investors in solar plants in the state, Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation (TNGECL) has started issuing no-objection to projects that were kept in abeyance since the TVK govt took over.Electricity and law minister R Nirmalkumar had alleged malpractices in granting approvals…
Thane: The medical officer at the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation’s Rukminibai Hospital has been served a show-cause notice for allegedly providing incorrect information regarding dog bite cases on Sunday, civic officials informed on Wednesday.The facility actually attended to 58 dog bite patients on Sunday, but Dr. Sandeep Pagare, medical officer at the facility, apparently failed to…
Pune: A spell of fairly good rainfall offered a glimmer of hope for Pune’s four key reservoirs on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. The relief, however, was largely symbolic, barely making a dent in the low dam levels.Irrigation department officials said the dam catchments needed sustained and heavy rainfall over several days before any meaningful…
