State rolls out process for permanent transfer of Mundhwa land parcel to BSI PUNE: The district administration has initiated the process to permanently transfer 44.5 acres of govt land in Mundhwa in Pune to the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) following recommendations of the inquiry committee led by additional chief secretary Vikas Kharge that probed…
On college campuses, the entrepreneurial spirit of Gen Z is alive and thriving. Students are taking full advantage of their environment to test out business ideas and turn hobbies into successful ventures Being in college is not just about going to classes anymore. For a lot of Gen Zers, it offers the opportunity to turn…
PUNE: The state govt has found serious irregularities in 424 land mutation cases in Pune district involving the alleged misuse of Section 155 of Maharashtra Land Revenue Code. Revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday announced strict action, including suspension and criminal proceedings, against errant officials.In his statement in the legislative council, Bawankule said the state…
Mysuru man held for bomb hoax threats to 1,000 Delhi schools NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Saturday arrested a 47-year-old unemployed man from Mysuru for allegedly sending hoax bomb threat emails to hundreds of schools, courts and other institutes in Delhi, Karnataka and other parts of the country in the recent past. He is being…
Pune: The Air Intelligence Unit of the Pune Customs on Thursday seized 76.6kg of hydroponic weed worth Rs26.8 crore from a cargo consignment coming into the city from Thailand, officers told TOI.They said it was not only the biggest recovery of the contraband, but the first time it was found in the cargo consignment.A senior…
New Delhi: Delhi police has seized 1,710 cylinders and registered 22 FIRs against LPG cylinder hoarding and black marketing across Delhi in March.While the crime branch has seized 1,145 cylinders, districts have seized 565 cylinders.Among district units, South district reported the highest recovery with 223 cylinders, followed by South West with 119.Dwarka, West and South…
Nashik: Three people riding two separate bikes were injured after a car hit them from behind on the Nashik Trimbak Road around 3.30am on Sunday.The Satpur police registered a case of rash and negligent driving against the car driver under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).Senior inspector Prakash Ahire said the accident took…
Mumbai: Former members of the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) are alleging political interference in the council’s upcoming April 26 elections, which would be the first to be held in a decade. The dispute has split the Indian Medical Association (IMA) into two rival factions, each claiming to be the organisation’s sole legitimate representative.The rift centres…
Shabbir Ahmed Lone (File photo) NEW DELHI: Delhi Police special cell has arrested Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Shabbir Ahmed Lone from near Bangladesh border, sources said. Lone was running a Lashkar cell from his hideout near Dhaka. The operation, monitored closely by police commissioner Satish Golcha, was the result of a cat-and-mouse chase of two months. A…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: A comprehensive ticket checking drive was held in Nanded Division of the South Central Railway on March 26 to curb illegal or invalid travel.Shailesh Kumar Singh, assistant commercial manager, Nanded, on Sunday told TOI that between 6am and 8pm, as many as 500 cases of unauthorised travel were detected.“Around 28 ticket checking personnel…
