PUNE: A district-wide survey of 2,161 govt land parcels on long lease in Pune district has unearthed 356 violations, prompting the administration to initiate hearings and recovery action, district collector Jitendra Dudi told TOI on Thursday.The move follows recommendations of the Vikas Kharge-led inquiry committee, which has called for restoration of illegally transferred or misused…
NEW DELHI: A 32-year-old woman was allegedly beaten to death by her husband with an LPG cylinder at their home in south east Delhi’s Pul Prahladpur on Sunday night.The woman, identified as Poonam, was living with her husband Suresh Kumar in a DDA Janta Flats unit. The couple had married in 2020 and had shifted…
PUNE: The Vikas Kharge committee, which submitted a 4,392-page inquiry report into the controversial Mundhwa land deal, noted that registration of purchase deeds for govt land amounted to illegal transfer of govt property. The panel called for criminal action and suspension of officials, restoration of land to govt and systemic reforms to prevent recurrence of…
Blaze breaks out in Mukherjee Nagar building (Image used for representational purpose only) NEW DELHI: Six people, including an 85-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy, were rescued after a fire broke out among household items in a five-storey building in northwest Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar on Sunday evening.A man also sustained burn injuries in the blaze….
Ajit Pawar’s son Parth Pawar PUNE: The inquiry into the controversial 41-acre Mundhwa land deal has found no liability on the part of Parth Pawar, son of former deputy CM Ajit Pawar, while fixing accountability on revenue and registration officials and Amadea Enterprises LLP, Parth’s company. It recommended strict action against those responsible for the…
Noida International Airport (NIA) For decades, the story of Indian aviation followed a predictable pattern. A city would have one airport. The airport would slowly expand. Passenger numbers would grow much faster than expected. Congestion would become normal. Eventually, planners would announce a major expansion that promised to solve the problem for the next decade….
PUNE: The state’s cooperation department will reach out to chairmen and committee members of over 6,000 housing societies in the city to push a shift of all their residents to piped natural gas (PNG). District deputy registrars are set to write to societies where infra for this move exists, but usage remains low.State cooperation commissioner…
NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Delhi-NCR on Monday, predicting a significant change in weather patterns, with thunderstorms and rain expected later in the day.The minimum temperature remained within a narrow range at different locations. Safdarjung, the city’s base station, recorded 20.4°C, while Palam registered 21°C. Lodhi Road…
On a humid evening in Pune, a young woman walked into a police station after months of silence. She was ill and had turned to an astrologer for relief through rituals. Instead, she was repeatedly exploited and found herself trapped. “I didn’t know there was a law against such practices. Had I known, I would…
Delhi Metro yellow line (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Services on the Delhi Metro’s Yellow Line were disrupted for around one and a half hours during Monday’s morning rush due to a “passenger on track” at Vishwavidyalaya station. Large crowds were seen on platforms as commuters waited for trains. In a post on X, the Delhi…
