Garbage in the Mutha riverbed Pune: The civic body, in the past two years, has imposed a total fine of Rs 80 lakh on 1,170 violators for illegally dumping construction and demolition waste along nullahs, open plots and river beds.According to civic officials, illegal dumping was not only defacing civic areas but also raising the…
Pipeline being laid from Pavana dam in Ravet in 2010 Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has convened a meeting of all stakeholders on July 3, including MPs, MLAs and senior officials from Pimpri Chinchwad and Pune district, to discuss possible revival of the long-pending Pavana closed water pipeline project.However, farmers who had initiated the agitation…
Rui Hachimura (Photo by NBA Rising Stars Invitational) TimesofIndia.com in Singapore: By mid-morning, the courts inside the OCBC Arena had already settled into their rhythm.On one end, South Korea’s Kyungbock High School looked every bit the early favourites, their players physically bigger and noticeably more imposing than most of their opponents. Singapore, with four teams…
Best proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) We are taught to admire the sun kind of success. The blazing, ambitious, impossible to ignore rise to the top, all drive and heat and noise. This saying offers a quieter alternative that may be worth just as much, if not more. The moon kind…
New Delhi: Posing as an eligible bride in search of a husband and later going “missing”, 40-year-old Lalita allegedly got unsuspecting men into fake marriages before vanishing with their money. Police have arrested three people, including Lalita, her husband and another accomplice, Deepu.According to the police, the scam came to light after a missing-person report…
Siya Goyal (20) and Chetan Chaudhary (22) have been arrested for allegedly conspiring to kill 25-year-old Ketan Agarwal and pushing him off a cliff at Lohagad Fort in Pune district on June 18. PUNE: Pune realtor Ketan Agarwal’s fiancée Siya Goyal allegedly sat down not just to signal her co-accused Chetan Chaudhary to push Agarwal…
New Delhi: A 40-year-old man was allegedly shot dead by a relative in south Delhi’s Sangam Vihar Wednesday morning, police said.The deceased was identified as Hridesh Mishra of Sangam Vihar who worked as a driver. Police suspect his relative shot him because of a personal dispute.According to police, around 5 am, Mishra was allegedly attacked…
Prabhu Deva buys an ultra-luxurious electric limousine worth Rs 70 lakh (Image Credits: Instagram) Legendary dance icon and filmmaker Prabhu Deva recently upgraded his garage by taking delivery of a brand-new MG M9 Presidential Limousine, an ultra-premium electric MPV valued at approximately Rs 70 lakh. Combining sustainable electric power with absolute elite luxury, this flagship…
MUMBAI: A South Mumbai-based woman doctor allegedly hired an impersonator to pose as a senior government official and influence police action in a cheque bounce case, paying him nearly Rs 4 lakh for the job, according to a chargesheet filed by the city crime branch.The Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) of Mumbai Crime Branch has filed a…
Kolkata: The young woman at the centre of a confrontation with an app biker in New Town has appealed for an end to what she called a relentless social media witch hunt, saying she had accepted responsibility but could not understand why a momentary lapse had cost her her job, peace and personal safety.“Yes, I…
