MUMBAI: The pilots of the aircraft that crashed at Baramati and killed Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar had trouble spotting the runway while attempting to land, according to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The pilots couldn’t spot the runway during their first approach to land and so they did a go-around and…
Grieving family members of Pinky Mali show an old photograph of her with former deputy CM Ajit Pawar. MUMBAI: Pinky Mali, an attendant accompanying Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, was among those who died in the plane crash in Baramati on Wednesday, a loss that has left her family in deep shock and grief.Pinky…
MUMBAI: The Power ministry’s 14th Annual Integrated Rating and Ranking of Power Distribution Utilities report recorded improved performance by power distribution utilities in 2024-25, including reduced Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses and the sector’s first all-India profit on an accrual basis.At an all-India level, rated power distribution utilities recorded a positive Profit After Tax…
MUMBAI: Archbishop John Rodrigues mourned the death of deputy CM Ajit Pawar in an air crash Wednesday morning.A statement issued by the press office of the archdiocese of Bombay read, “It is with sadness in our heart that we extend our deepest condolences to the govt of Maharashtra on the tragic passing of Mr Pawar….
(L) Alok Kumar Singh, Omkar Shinde (R) MUMBAI: Omkar Shinde, the 27-year-old man arrested on Sunday for the murder of a college teacher inside a local train following a spat over alighting, told investigators that someone had pulled his hair in the compartment and he presumed it was the victim. Police are yet to find…
MUMBAI: DCM Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said that DCM Ajit Pawar’s passing was very unfortunate and a sad moment. DCM Shinde said the govt will conduct a thorough investigation into the plane crash. “Our colleague has lost his life. Therefore, the plane crash will definitely be investigated. We will investigate so that such accidents do…
PUNE: After aborting an initial landing, a Learjet 45 carrying Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar made a second attempt to land at Baramati airport on Wednesday morning but crash-landed near the runway threshold and immediately burst into flames, officials said.The aircraft (registration VT-SSK), operated by VSR, had Ajit Pawar on board along with two…
Mumbai: Bombay High Court, in a recent judgment available on Tuesday, directed insurance companies to pay the cost of PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) kits during hospitalisation in April–May 2020 during COVID-19, holding that the kits comprised essential treatment. The order came in 2 petitions filed in 2021, one by a health worker, challenging the rejection…
Mumbai: Maharashtra government has reiterated that Marathi is a compulsory subject across all schools in the state — irrespective of board or medium — responding to a complaint raised by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Amit Thackeray over alleged non-compliance by several private institutions.In a letter addressed to the state school education minister earlier this…
Mumbai: Bombay HC on Tuesday asked BMC, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to consider examining the impact of air pollution on the economy. The oral nudge came from Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad after amicus curiae (friend of court) Darius Khambata quoted former IMF chief economist…
