Pune: The state CID on Tuesday claimed a major breakthrough in the Rs3,500 crore fraud by Dnyanradha Multistate Cooperative Credit Society Limited in Beed following the arrest of Archana Kute, the society’s business promoter (director) and wife of its chairman Suresh Kute, and director Asha Padmakar Patodekar, from Pune.The CID’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar unit also seized…
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Home Department has issued a circular directing strict action against prisoners who fail to return to jail on time after availing cumulative or complaint leave. The move follows recent directives from the Hon’ble High Court, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Bench, in Criminal Writ Petition.The circular states that several prisoners remain outside prison even after…
(File photo) NIA to start with domestic and cargo flights; capacity to rise from 1.2 crore to 7 crore passengers with expansions. NEW DELHI: Noida International Airport (NIA) is likely to begin operations this Dec. Bureau of Civil Aviation Security on Monday gave it airside security approval, a prerequisite for getting the aerodrome licence from…
Pune: E-bike taxis might be set to start by the end of Sept across Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). However, in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, things are still uncertain as three companies that had reapplied for a licence for operations have faced rejection yet again. State govt on Monday fixed the rates of the transport mode…
MUMBAI: The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Mumbai Zonal Unit, has busted a major racket of benami and shell companies engaged in fake invoicing, leading to GST evasion worth ₹27.10 crore. The agency has arrested the kingpin, Jahir Abbas Patel, along with his brother Akram Patel. Both were produced before the court and remanded…
NEW DELHI: A 40-year-old sanitation worker died, and three others are battling for their lives in the ICU after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning a sewer in northwest Delhi’s Ashok Vihar Phase-II on Tuesday night.According to police, information about four persons falling inside a sewer was received via a PCR call at the Ashok Vihar…
Pune: The state govt has approved a new comprehensive policy to regulate hoardings on govt land, making advertising agencies solely liable for any accidents or safety lapses. As per a govt resolution (GR) issued by the revenue and forest department on Monday, district collectors have been empowered to identify land, finalise hoarding sites, and carry…
Mumbai: The state govt has cleared share capital worth Rs 36.4 crore for the Nilkanth Cooperative Spinning Mill in Vidarbha’s Akola district, whose vice-chairman is BJP MLA Randhir Sawarkar. The govt assistance was cleared by the cabinet as a “special case” overruling objections raised by the state’s finance and planning departments, sources said.Sawarkar is a…
NEW DELHI: There’s a new plot twist to the battle over Sunjay Kapur’s Rs 30,000 crore assets. A week after the first hearing about the dispute over the inheritance of the late industrialist’s assets at the Delhi High Court, Mahesh Jethmalani, senior lawyer and counsel to Karisma Kapoor’s children, has revealed that Samaira and Kiaan…
Pune: This festive season, eco-conscious residents are embracing the trend of green gifting, choosing sustainable and thoughtful alternatives over conventional presents. From seed bombs, potted plants, and organic hampers, local stores and online platforms are curating eco-friendly options that combine tradition with responsibility. “This festive season, we plan to give plant-based hampers to all our…
