Pune: An analysis of applicants of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) election by the Pune city police revealed that out of the total 2,650 applications to obtain character certificates from the police, 1,560 of such aspirants have criminal cases against them.Out of these 1,560 candidates, 60 have serious cases including bodily offences registered against them….
In an exclusive pre-poll interaction with the Times group on Friday, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis spoke on a range of subjects. Excerpts: Q: The Thackeray cousins questioned your right to speak about Mumbai saying you were not born here.A: Who understands Mumbai? One of the great names that comes up is the late Balasaheb Thackeray,…
Pune: The Shirgaon police arrested nine men from Dighi, who created a ruckus at a rented villa in Somatane and thrashed the owner and the caretaker.The incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday. The accused were arrested under sections 115, 118 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt), 189, 190, 191 (rioting), and other relevant sections of…
Mumbai: The national final of the IndianOil Science Quiz 3.0, organised by The Times of India, was held on Friday at Bal Gandharva Rang Mandir in Bandra, marking the third edition of the pan-India science quiz series. City rounds were conducted across eight metros — Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai and New Delhi…
Pune: The Pune unit of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Friday released its manifesto for the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections, promising a 40% tax rebate for regular taxpayers and strict action against the Koyata Gang to help make the city crime-free.Announcing the manifesto, MNS Pune city unit chief Sainath Babar said it outlines a…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena led by deputy CM Eknath Shinde is trumpeting a cluster redevelopment policy aimed at rehabilitating 17 large slum pockets in Mumbai—areas which the party says are predominantly Maharashtrian settlements.Buttressing the argument that the civic body must be run by parties governing the state, the Sena has made housing revamp its main poll…
Pune: Maharashtra minister of state for home Yogesh Kadam on Wednesday late evening assured citizens that the ‘Ladki Bahin’ scheme will continue and warned against attempts to create fear in Yerwada. Addressing a Shiv Sena campaign meeting in the Yerwada Ward No 6, Kadam said that if anyone was deliberately spreading an atmosphere of intimidation…
Thane: As many as four people sustained injuries after 14 vehicles, including cars and auto-rickshaws travelling on the wrong side of Ghodbunder Road triggered a chain collision with a cement-laden heavy vehicle near the Gaimukh check naka early Friday morning.An FIR was registered, and preliminary investigations confirmed the cars and auto-rickshaws were driven dangerously against…
Pune: The average speed of a vehicle in the city has increased to 22km from 19km per hour due to various measures taken by traffic police, Pune city police commissioner Amitesh Kumar said on Thursday. “Black spots are mapped. Our teams are trying to reduce fatalities in road accidents and increase the speed of vehicles,”…
Mumbai: Bombay high court has directed Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) to take action if it finds that a structure allegedly constructed by a former corporator from Shiv Sena is illegal. The Sena functionary, Jyotsana Jadhav, is again contesting the civic elections on a party ticket.Justices Bharati Dangre and R N Laddha on Tuesday heard and…
