Minister of Higher and Technical Education Chandrakant Patil made a bold prediction ahead of the Pune Municipal Corporation elections, claiming that BJP candidate Lahu Balwadkar will win from Ward No 9 with the highest margin in the entire state. Responding sharply, NCP candidate Amol Balwadkar from the same ward said that Patil would not have…
With the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation elections 2026 approaching, the Bharatiya Janata Party formally launched its campaign in Ward No. 25 with a padayatra in Punawale Gaothan. The march began at the Kal Bhairavnath Temple and passed through Borge Wada, Oval Vasti and the Savatamali Temple area before concluding at the Punawale Highway Chowk. The campaign…
Pune: The civic administration’s preparations for the Jan 15 polling are in full swing. Voting for Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will be held at 4,011 polling stations spread across 41 wards. Additional municipal commissioner Omprakash Divte said poll campaign would end at 5.30pm on Jan 13. As Makar Sankranti is on Jan 14, a close…
Pune: Andhra Pradesh has a “double engine bullet sarkar”, which has attracted Google data centre, IBM quantum computer and ArcelorMittal-Nippon steel plant among the key investments, said Nara Lokesh, state minister for IT, electronics, communications and human resources development, on Friday.“Quite a few states have double engine govts. We have a double engine bullet sarkar….
Pune: A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay high court challenging the State Election Commission (SEC)’s practice to declare candidates elected unopposed without any polling in wards where only one valid nomination remained, saying it violated voters’ constitutional and fundamental rights.Filed by Pune-based social activist Dnyaneshwar Bajirao Darwatkar, the PIL comes…
Speculation about the merger of both NCP groups gained momentum on Friday after deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, in an interview PUNE: Speculation about the merger of both NCP groups gained momentum on Friday after deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, in an interview to NDTV, said party workers from both sides are in favour of…
Pune: The Bombay high court has granted bail to a courier firm owner, Nishant Shashikant Modi, who was among 12 people arrested in the seizure of 1,800kg mephedrone (MD) in Pune in 2024.On Feb 19, 2024, Pune police intercepted two people with 500gm of MD. The duo revealed the name of a third person, who…
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….
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…
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…
