Pune: District collector Jitendra Dudi said around 50 hectares of land were measured for the proposed Purandar airport on Friday — the first day of the survey — amid active participation from farmers and all agencies. Five teams used rover machines to carry out measurements in three villages — Ekhatpur, Munjawadi and Udaichiwadi — without…
Navi Mumbai: Environment lovers will form a silent human chain on Saturday, Sept 27, to protest against the repeated chopping of an almond tree at Sector-1, Vashi, allegedly to clear the view for an advertisement hoarding. Activists Madhu Shankar and Anarjit Chavan said they repeatedly drew the attention of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) officials…
BMW crash accused Gaganpreet Kaur NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Patiala House Court on Saturday extended the judicial custody of Gaganpreet Makkad by 14 days in connection with the Dhaula Kuan BMW accident that claimed the life of Union finance ministry officer Navjot Singh. She will be produced before the court again on October 11.Earlier on Wednesday,…
Pune: A joint operation by the Pune police and Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) resulted in the demolition of encroached structures belonging to gangster Tipu Pathan in Sayyadnagar on Friday. The action against Pathan follows a similar recent drive where Pune police razed illegal structures built by the Andekar gang in the Nana Peth area. The…
Navi Mumbai: Pali police in Raigad has successfully retrieved and handed over a missing bag to a Ghatkopar, Mumbai resident, Pramod Deulkar, within an hour after his reporting the incident. The bag contained Rs 4 lakh cash and three signed cheques of a public sector bank besides some documents related to a property transaction. The…
Delhi police (Representative Image) NEW DELHI: CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas has written to Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golchha, alleging that two Kerala students were assaulted by police and locals near Red Fort on Wednesday. The students were reportedly “coerced” to speak Hindi and mocked for wearing traditional Kerala attire after being falsely accused…
PUNE: The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand, and Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), India, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand cooperation in education, research, and emerging technologies, with a strong focus on the semiconductor sector, a statement issued by AIT stated here recently.The five-year agreement was signed by AIT President Prof….
Mumbai: Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax department arrested Ibrahim Aslam Dholakya (38), proprietor of Dholakya Enterprises, for falsely claiming Input Tax Credit of Rs 11.8 crore without the actual receipt or supply of goods or services. He was produced before court, which remanded him to police custody. Source link
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police’s Special Cell arrested Rubal Sardar, a member of the Hashim gang, from Amritsar airport on Saturday as part of their ongoing crackdown on the criminal organization, according to official sources.A lookout circular had been issued against Sardar, who was under active surveillance by police teams before his arrest.The arrest comes as…
Pune: The state information technology department has proposed a unique identification system — MahaID — for all beneficiaries of govt welfare schemes to eliminate duplication, improve targeting and curb financial leakage.The proposal has been submitted to the chief minister’s office (CMO) for approval, senior IT officials told TOI on Friday.“We have carried out the necessary…
