Navi Mumbai: A seven member Ratnagiri police crime branch squad on Aug 1 seized 2.5 kg of ambergris worth a fortune in the MIDC area by laying a trap. They arrested the accused Ejaj Mirkar (41), who had come to sell the item and seized his two-wheeler during the operation. This was revealed by the…
Pune: Activists and residents have raised security concerns after some people were found gambling in the Pune Municipal Corporation-operated parking lot at Narayan Peth on July 30. They have claimed that a nexus between politicians, civic officials and contractors has turned these public parking spaces into centres of illegal activities and police have turned a…
Ulhasnagar: A rickshaw driver who went to mediate a dispute between friends, was brutally murdered in the early hours of Saturday. The deceased was identified as Sajid Sheikh, a resident of Varap village.According to the police, the altercation began on Friday evening when Sheikh’s friend, Sunny, had a dispute with Praveen Ujjainwal over an unknown…
Pune: The Pune Bar Association (PBA) members, who have been waging a prolonged struggle to get a circuit bench of the Bombay high court in the city, have reacted strongly to the announcement of an HC bench starting in Kolhapur with effect from Aug 18.PBA president Hemant Zanzad told TOI: “We have been demanding an…
Mumbai: The Supreme Court upheld a Bombay High Court order and declined to intervene against the well-reasoned ruling, which directed “selfish” residents of the top 18 floors of a 34-storey tower in Tardeo, south Mumbai, that lack an Occupancy Certificate (OC), to vacate their premises in two week. The HC had clarified that such members…
Pune: Wednesday’s fatal accident in Aundh that claimed the life of a 73-year-old man has sparked widespread anger among residents of the neighbourhood. Angry residents want Pune Municipal Corporation to be held accountable, with some even calling for a case of culpable homicide to be registered against errant officials.The accident occurred on Nagras Road in…
Mumbai: It will now be mandatory for all gymkhanas and clubs to grant permanent membership every year to five senior Group A govt officials from the Centre and state.In a GR issued on Wednesday, the state revenue dept laid out the rules and charges to be paid for becoming permanent members of these gymkhanas and…
Pune: A 31-year-old bank official and his brother foiled an armed robbery attempt in their Pimple Gurav flat on Thursday night. The brothers immediately reported the incident to the Sangvi police, who arrived at the scene and arrested the suspect.Police said the suspect, Sangboil Serto (40) — armed with a shotgun and a knife —…
MUMBAI: In the detailed 1,036-page judgment in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, the special NIA court, while acquitting all seven accused, has dismissed claims that senior officers from the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) had directed one of the investigating officers to arrest RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in the case.Special judge A K Lahoti said the…
District Governor Santosh Marathe commended President Irfan Aawate’s dedication to social welfare at a recent event PUNE: Rotarian Irrfann Aawate has been appointed as the new President of the Rotary Club of Pimpri Elite, while Anil Bhandurge has taken charge as the Secretary for the new term. The formal installation ceremony was held recently in…
