Various plans to improve the city are on the anvil Pune: The civic body’s standing committee has recently taken various decisions regarding road-widening, tree conservation, shifting of an animal incinerator, among others, for the city’s betterment.The committee has decided to move the animal incinerator away from Bavdhan to Bopodi. Chairperson Shrinath Bhimale said, “The civic…
times news networkPanaji: After the Goa Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act was amended to bring in stricter norms, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has begun work of developing a portal to monitor the generation, transportation and grant of authorisation to move non-biodegradable waste. As per the amendment to the act, metal, multi-layer plastic, rubber,…
Kolkata: Police re-arrested a man, Mohammad Nehaluddin, and arrested his wife, Neha Parvin, on murder charge in Beniapukur on Monday, hours after the man returned home on bail to meet his two-month old child. Nehaluddin had been jailed previously following an assault complaint by a local family. After his release, the complainants visited him, leading…
Vindu Dara Singh defends Salman Khan after AR Murugadoss blamed him for Sikandar’s failure (Image credits: Instagram) Salman Khan‘s Sikandar may have failed to impress at the box office, but the film continues to make headlines over the debate surrounding the superstar’s work ethic. After director AR Murugadoss reportedly blamed Salman for the film’s underwhelming…
PCMC officials meet members of housing societies over wet waste processing notices Pune: Representatives of housing societies met Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) officials on Thursday and voiced concern over the new directive mandating onsite wet waste processing for large residential complexes.Earlier this month, the civic body issued notices to “bulk waste generators” (BWGs)— defined…
Plastic has a habit of staying around long after its useful life has ended. Some materials can be collected and recycled with relative ease, while others prove far more stubborn. Polyvinyl chloride, commonly known as PVC, sits firmly in the latter category. Used in products ranging from pipes and electrical cables to flooring and medical…
Rajasthan Royals (ANI Photo) Jaipur: With the Rajasthan High Court suspending the ad hoc committee of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA), a major roadblock in state cricket governance has been removed. The High Court has appointed additional chief secretary in the state home dept Bhaskar A Sawant as the sole administrator and has directed him…
Deepika Padukone hails ICC’s maternity return policy as a ‘landmark moment for women in sport’ amid her 8-hour work shift debate (Image credits: Instagram) Deepika Padukone has welcomed the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) newly announced maternity return guidelines for women cricketers, calling it a “landmark moment for women in sport.”The actress shared a report about…
Dennis Woodside, CEO & president, Freshworks Chennai: Freshworks continues to witness interest from enterprise customers as AI adoption and platform modernisation tilt the balance in its favour, according to its chief executive Dennis Woodside.The tech investment cycle, rapidly accelerated by the AI adoption mandate, acts as a catalyst for driving IT and customer support companies…
A stellar line-up of musicians came together at Netaji Indoor Stadium on Sunday as musical duo Sourendro and Soumyojit marked World Music Day with a concert celebrating India’s independent music scene. Inspired by folk traditions from across the country, the evening featured original compositions performed by Hariharan, Shankar Mahadevan, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Rekha and Vishal…
