Pune: Collector Jitendra Dudi on Wednesday said state govt had already suspended Pune city tehsildar Suryakant Yeole and registered an FIR against him for allegedly issuing illegal orders concerning govt land in Mundhwa and Bopodi. His statement came after activist Vijay Kumbhar, in a post on X, alleged that Yeole had repeatedly been shielded despite…
NEW DELHI: DNA samples collected from near the Hyundai i20 that exploded near the Red Fort on Monday have confirmed that Umar un Nabi, a suspect in the Faridabad explosive seizure case, was the man behind the deadly attack, sources close to the investigation said. An arm recovered near the car has been matched with…
Mumbai: In a major setback for the Shiv Sena (UBT) ahead of the BMC polls, former BEST Kamgar Sena president Suhas Samant quit and joined the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde on Wednesday. Samant had resigned after the Shiv Sena (UBT)-MNS panel lost all 21 seats in the election to the BEST Employees Cooperative…
Pune/Thane: The Pune unit of the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Tuesday carried out searches at multiple locations in the city’s Kondhwa area and Mumbra of Thane district in connection with the recent arrest of a software engineer for possessing literature related to al-Qaida.“The searches were part of the ongoing investigation into the case linked…
3 cars, 4 doctors and a plot for a ‘spectacular attack’ NEW DELHI: Umar Un Nabi — confirmed by a DNA test as the man who detonated an IED near Old Delhi’s Red Fort on Nov 10 — and a small “white‑coat” module that included three fellow doctors had plotted a multi‑vehicle, multi‑strike attack, investigators…
Thane: The Ajit Pawar-led NCP in Thane has sought the sanitisation of the electoral rolls of all the wards coming under the Mumbra-Kalwa assembly constituency, alleging the possibility of over 32,000 bogus voters. This demand comes close on the heels of yet another Mahayuti ally from Thane, the Diva BJP, making similar allegations in the…
Pune/Mumbai: Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday, responding to anti-corruption activist Anjali Damania’s demand that he resign to enable a fair investigation into the Mundhwa land deal controversy, said, “I will follow my conscience and take a decision.” He was speaking to reporters in Pune.Damania said a fair probe into the deal would not…
NEW DELHI: An exclusive image accessed by TOI shows Dr Umar Un Nabi, the primary suspect in the Delhi Red Fort blast, taken near a mosque close.Investigators are closely examining his movements. The photograph offers fresh insight into the ongoing probe into the attack. Pulwama-Based Doctor Named In Delhi Blast, Rajnath Singh Vows Swift Justice…
Damania calls for Ajit Pawar’s resignation, FIR against Parth. MUMBAI: Calling for the resignation of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar over the irregularities in the Pune land deal involving a company linked to his son Parth Pawar, anti-corruption activist Anjali Damania on Wednesday alleged there were major holes in the transaction. The land ownership was…
Pune: The civic body has finished constructing 12km of roads four years after approval for conducting this work on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis came through. PMC officials said these roads were completed using a compensation model of ‘credit notes’. “Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to expedite PPP model-based works. A computerised process is…
