Maharashtra: Over 40,000 home guards not paid salary yet, say Officials
Following the approval from the government, their honorarium was increased from July, due to which, the funds sanctioned in early 2019 were over by August that year. Several reminders were sent to the government from the DG home guard’s office, but they are yet to act.
Nerul/Belapur-Uran corridor: 14.3-km stretch in phase 2 to be delayed by a year
Of the 14.3 km stretch, about 11 km from Gavhan to Uran has been acquired, on which work was started by the Central Railway (CR) in September 2019. However, a crucial three km patch between Kharkopar to Gavhan is yet to be acquired, which will delay the project by at least another year.
Prepare harder to fight terrorism: CM Uddhav Thackeray to cops
Thackeray was speaking at the crime conference, attended by Maharashtra Police officers at the state police headquarters in south Mumbai. He also spoke about the Singapore-model where every citizen was given police training.
Dharavi revamp: State govt green-lights MHADA plan
According to information, the Dharavi Redevelopment Project Authority (DRPA), on January 16, sanctioned MHADA’s plans for construction in sector five of the slum.
Pune: Men break into vehicles parked near Shivajinagar court, say Police
According to police, Wakad-resident Prashant Ghodke filed a complaint in the matter claiming that unidentified men had broken windows of cars, damaged two-wheelers and stolen valuables from them.
Pune: All-women messaging app to connect businesswomen, buyers
Started in 2015 by Shilpa Venkat, the exclusive women’s group connected small women entrepreneurs and buyers from all over the city. Over the years, the group has facilitated many stay-at-home mothers to start small businesses.
Pune: Youth overcomes hyperactivity with jigsaw puzzles
Writer Achyut Godbole, who inaugurated the event, said, “I would like to congratulate his parents for their efforts to raise him in spite of many challenges,” he added.
Pune: Govt cancels appointment of 49 private experts to school boards
Under the Maharashtra State Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board Rules, 1965, the latest missive was issued which cancels these appointments, both at the state board as well as various divisional board levels.
Pune: Night school starts cycle bank to improve student attendance
School officials say that working students, like those who work in garages and tea stalls during the day, get tired and often don’t come to school as the walk is tiring. The cycle bank is a step towards improving attendance of students.
Pune: Radio project by FTII sheds light on menace of child marriage
“All I remember of my marriage is the fun we were having as a family, wearing good clothes and eating good food. When the time came for my mother and father to leave, I expected to go with them but they refused," said a woman safai karmachari in one of the episodes.
Pune: Four injured as car rams two scooters, driver arrested, say cops
According to police, Mukund Pardeshi (45), a resident of Mangalwar Peth who registered the FIR in this case, his wife Pratibha (44) and sons Nikhil (22) and Nihal (25), were going on two scooters to Koregaon Park for a family event.
Pune: 56 mishaps involving PMPML buses in 2019, least in 5 years
Data provided by the PMPML shows that the number of accidents in 2019 has gone down as compared to the last four years. In 2015, PMPML buses were involved in a total of 199 accidents, which came down to 131 in 2016 and 110 in 2017. The number rose to 133 in 2018.
NCP’s Dalit outreach programme: Sharad Pawar to visit Ambedkar memorial site today
Pawar will be accompanied by Minister of Social Justice Dhananjay Munde as well as Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik where Pawar will review the plans of the memorial.
Shirdi controcersy: Uddhav meets Shirdi residents, retracts statement on Pathri as Sai Baba’s birthplace
The conflict between Shirdi, located in Ahmednagar, and Pathri in Parbhani district has been simmering for some time now over claims of Sai Baba’s birthplace. While residents of Shirdi claim that there is no concrete proof of his origins, Pathri residents claim that they have proof that Sai Baba was born in their town.
Mumbai: Police bust fake call centre in Andheri, many Americans cheated by accused
Officers said Unit 10 of the crime branch raided A A M Call Connect on Marol-Maroshi Road on January 17 and found 22 employees making calls on their computers to American nationals using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).
In capital’s poll race, auto drivers say left behind: ‘Taxis, e-rickshaws are unchecked’
For auto drivers plying in the city, the main issue is the growing popularity of app-based cabs in the city, which they believe AAP has failed to rein in.
Mumbai: BMC finalises contractors for open spaces, bidding below 40 per cent of estimate cost
BMC has finalised 24 contractors for 24 wards for maintaining open spaces, traffic islands and road divides for the next one year. The civic body will spend Rs 46.18 crore on the overall maintenance.
For second time, NBW issued against rape victim
The 33-year old, who resides outside the state, had completed her examination-in-chief by the prosecution in February last year. After the NBW was issued against her in August, she appeared before the court informing it that she had been unwell and hence could not appear for the hearing.
Delhi elections: In illegal colonies, BJP finds data goldmine
BJP workers have collected 5 lakh housing registration details, which the party has used to send voice and SMS messages of the Prime Minister’s recent Ramlila speech to residents of these colonies.
Sheena Bora Murder case: Didn’t make notes of bone measurements of skeletal remains, work can’t be objectively verified, says doctor
“I was duty-bound to measure bones and prepare data for a conclusion. Whatever measurements I took and the data collected is not part of the record. It is correct to say due to absence of data, the findings arrived at by me cannot be objectively verified,” said Dr Sudhir Kumar Gupta.
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