Pune: City builder Hemant Gawande on Monday refuted former revenue minister Eknath Khadse’s allegations of the former’s involvement in a bid to grab govt land in Bopodi. Gawande insisted that he possessed all the documents to prove that he holds a genuine power of attorney regarding the land in question.“I was shocked to learn about…
New Delhi: For Ketan Sharma, Delhi was more than just home. It was where he was born, grew up and built his life. The familiar lanes of Malviya Nagar held fond memories of childhood games, college hangouts and cosy family evenings on the terrace. But a few years ago, Sharma did something he had never…
Navi Mumbai: After multiple incidents of leopard attacks across the state, including the recent killing of a leopard that caused the death of three in Pune, conservationist group NatConnect Foundation appealed to the Prime Minister by launching an online petition that drew support from more than 630 citizens, including ecologists, educators, and biodiversity volunteers, reflecting…
Pune: The Maharashtra registration and stamps department has made it mandatory for all registration offices across the state to complete inspections of documents involving stamp duty exemptions or concessions by the 5th of every month in a move to tighten oversight and prevent revenue leakage.Rajendra Muthe, joint inspector general of registration and superintendent of stamps…
New Delhi: The Decision Support System (DSS) — the only source apportionment study currently available to identify pollution sources contributing to Delhi’s PM2.5 — appears to be falling short this season in accurately forecasting the impact of stubble burning on the city’s air.Over the past several days, DSS predicted that farm fires would contribute over…
Mumbai: Following legal proceedings spanning 12 years, a special CBI court on Monday convicted a former Vijaya Bank assistant general manager and a company director for criminal conspiracy and cheating in a Rs 26 crore bank fraud case dating back to 2008.Anitha Mathias (53), director of Roshan Electrical Company Pvt Ltd, was sentenced to three…
Pune: Several primary teachers in the state have decided to stage a silent protest at the collector’s office in their respective districts on Nov 24 to protest the state education department’s move to make the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) mandatory. The teachers are demanding that the education department lifts the govt-mandated TET for educators of…
New Delhi: A deafening noise, car parts tossed into the air, and several bodies strewn across — eyewitnesses who found themselves near the spot of Monday evening’s blast outside Red Fort metro station recalled scenes of complete chaos, destruction and trauma.The force of the explosion was immense, felt far and wide. The window at Gate…
Mumbai: For the second day in a row, the city continued to experience a nip in the air with the minimum temperature dipping below 20°C. On Monday morning, IMD’s Santacruz observatory, representative of Mumbai, recorded a minimum temperature of 19°C — 2.9°C below normal — and the Colaba observatory 22°C — 2.1° below normal.The minimum…
Pune: The cost and time for a chopper ride between Pune and Mumbai are set to soar once the Navi Mumbai International Airport becomes fully operational.Officials involved in the business said with some private landings and take-offs already happening in the new airport, which was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi in Oct, the cost of…
