Pune/Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar has once again come under opposition fire for his recent remarks urging voters to ‘vote wisely’, reminding them, ‘If you have the vote, I have the funds in my hands’. Even after backlash, Pawar stood by his statement, saying such comments were common during poll campaigns across the…
New Delhi: The operation by the crime branch marks a significant escalation and a first-of-its-kind operational pattern noticed within the capital’s security matrix, with probe revealing the use of commercial drones in the delivery of arms shipments. ISI-backed entities were using modified UAVs for extended range and payload capacity, interrogation of suspects arrested in the…
Navi Mumbai: The post mortem report of the death of a 90-year-old widow Hirabai Janardhan Joshi on Nov 9 at her house in Uran taluka, had stated that the cause was due to multiple body injuries owing to assault with a hard object. Uran police had initially lodged an accidental death case, and then registered…
Pune: Nine out of the 41 wards under the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits have more registered female voters than their male counterparts, the lists released by the civic administration on Thursday showed. As many as 35.51 lakh voters were listed across all the wards, of whom 17.18 lakh are females and 18.32 lakh are…
New Delhi: In a bid to address parking woes and discourage roadside parking, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) plans to develop 20 new parking facilities across the city. Officials said locations for these facilities are being identified. As soon as the process is complete, the list will be sent to Delhi govt for approval. Subsequently,…
Navi Mumbai: Citi India’s support helped inaugurate 10 St Judes centres in Navi Mumbai to provide accommodation to underprivileged families of children undergoing cancer treatment. The residential units are housed within the Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Kharghar, which is affiliated with Tata Memorial Centre. The 12-storey, 234-unit complex is…
Pune: Two burqa-clad women allegedly stolea gold bangle worth Rs 4.75 lakh from a prominent jewellery store located on Bund Garden Road around 5.45 pm on Tuesday, police said.The store manager (29), a resident of Wadgaon Sheri, lodged a complaint with the Koregaon Park police on Friday after the theft came to light.An officer with…
The folk-fusion icon electrified Delhi with his performance With the show championing folk arts, Kailash Kher noted, “Folk music ko filler ki tarah use kiya jata hai,” adding, “Bade entertainment mein, folk music achaar aur tadke ka kaam karta hai… mera junoon hai ki folk artistes ko bada manch mile” Braving the winter chill, a…
Mumbai: A fire broke out at Ganpat Patil Nagar, I C Colony, Borivali (W), at 5:29 pm on Saturday. The blaze, reported from an area of around 500 x 150 sq ft across 8–10 galas, was confined to electric wiring and installations, wooden furniture, eatables, spices, coal stock, bundles of clothes and scrap material. The…
Pune: Residents have joined hands to highlight the continued and rampant discharge of untreated sewage into the Ramnadi river, citing a lack of action despite repeated complaints and directives from regulatory authorities.To press their demands, a unique protest—dubbed the ‘Ramnadi Satyagraha’—will be held on Nov 28. Protesters plan to stand in the river water at…
