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Pune: Four illegal hoardings were removed on Tuesday as part of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)’s special drive against such unauthorised facades with five squads for active execution.PMC’s sky sign department head Madhav Jagtap said the administration would find details of illegal hoardings using Google Maps and other software. “A fee with retrospective effect and demolition charges of Rs2 lakh will be recovered from those at fault.” Residents welcomed the move and demanded constant monitoring.PMC officials conducted the survey in Hadapsar and 30 hoardings were inspected. Last year, the commissioner’s office had issued directives to hold such a check after…
Canacona: Shrishthal farmers are concerned about the ongoing discharge of molasses effluent into the Khalwadem rivulet from a broken tank in the Shrishthal industrial estate, despite repeated complaints.The pollution has contaminated the rivulet and nearby wells. Locals suspect a fresh sludge was released on Tuesday night.Farmer Amar Naik Gaonkar said both the sources of their irrigation have been polluted.Ramdas Bhagat, a farmer, said the Goa Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has asked the company to stop the pollution and remove the tank after complaints from farmers.Bhagat said the company failed to act promptly and began the work slowly. He said the…
Chandigarh: Chandigarh, long celebrated for its iconic low-rise, horizontal urban design envisioned by Le Corbusier, is gearing up for a major evolution in its built landscape. The Chandigarh administration is moving towards permitting higher-rise construction in the city’s southern and peripheral sectors to better utilise scarce land amid rapid population growth and mounting housing demands.UT chief secretary H Rajesh Prasad told TOI that “periphery vertical expansion” represents the essential path forward to address the city’s developmental requirements, given the severe constraints on available land for new projects. He stressed that the heritage core—Sectors 1 to 30—will remain strictly protected and…
Lucknow: The Krishna Nagar police in Lucknow on Wednesday registered an FIR against a woman for allegedly posting objectionable and derogatory content against former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national President Mayawati on Facebook.According to police records, the case was registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 — including Sections 352 and 353(1)(c) — along with Section 66 of the Information Technology (amendment) Act, 2008.Lucknow: Rs 2,180 Crore Projects, Welfare Budget Hike, Viksit Bharat Milestone Push And MoreThe complaint was filed by Gangaram Verma, Cantt Assembly president of the BSP and resident…
Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully termed the Bhajan Lal govt’s third Budget as “dull, directionless, and misleading”. He said the announcements made had no clear financial provisions, casting doubt over how the schemes would be implemented without allocated funds.Also questioning the state’s financial condition, Jully said, “The govt has pushed Rajasthan into heavy debt. The FRBM limit is 37%, and debt has reached 36.8%. The amount of debt taken in the last 3 budgets exceeds what was borrowed over the past 50 years.”Jaipur- Convictions in a Decade-Old Feud, Bomb Threat at School, Food Safety Raid & More”Nearly 70–75% of the…
Nagpur: The city police have bolstered medical care facilities for the over one lakh aspirants participating in the police recruitment drive, which commenced on Wednesday at the Police Line, Takli, grounds. Death of an aspirant in Beed district has prompted authorities across Maharashtra to heighten vigilance and preparedness during physical and endurance tests. The recruitment process is set to extend until the end of April.Nagpur: Special Trains, Trafficking Bust, Political Heat & Road Safety AlarmThe recruitment drive involves rigorous physical examinations that can pose candidates under stress. To prevent any untoward incidents and provide immediate medical intervention, the Nagpur police…
Kolkata: The Election Commission is likely to hold a virtual meeting with its Bengal counterparts on Friday to formally set the ball rolling for the 2026 assembly polls.Bengal CEO Manoj Agarwal will also meet DEOs, SPs, police commissioners and observers on Friday to take stock of the election preparations. They will take into account the vulnerable and sensitive booths and also review the law and order situation in all districts. Depending on the vulnerability, the force deployment would be discussed, an official said. The EC has already asked about the number of sensitive booths in each district and a detailed…
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Argentina’s Tomas Domene, left, slotted in four goals against India in their FIH Pro League match in Rourkela on Thursday. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Indian men’s hockey might have had its nemesis in Australia through the ages but the team lived through a fresh 60-minute nightmare at the Birsa Munda Stadium on Thursday, suffering a 8-0 humiliation against Argentina in its second FIH Pro League outing.This was India’s biggest defeat in international competitions and the biggest ever to Argentina, equalling identical losses to Holland (1985) and Australia (2010).In a game that was equal parts surreal and ridiculous, India appeared…