Pune: NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Friday said he would be traveling to Delhi on Saturday to meet the national convener of AAP, Arvind Kejriwal, and other key members of the INDIA bloc, and urge them to raise the issue of Baramati plane crash — in which his uncle and former deputy chief minister…
Pune: The ministry of petroleum and natural gas on Friday clarified that there is no ban on commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder supply after a recent order triggered widespread confusion among LPG distributors and hospitality industry bodies in Maharashtra, with some interpreting it as a directive to halt supplies to establishments such as restaurants…
Pune: Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said the state govt has approved a project worth Rs 5,100 crore for the construction of the third and fourth railway lines between Pune and Lonavla.While presenting the annual budget for the year 2026-27 in the state assembly, Fadnavis said the project will directly benefit the industrial belts of Pimpri-Chinchwad,…
Nashik: All India Kisan Sabha state secretary Ajit Nawale welcomed the announcement but said the conditions applied need to be understood. “We welcome the statement. But we have a hunch that the fine print may have something else that could deprive a chunk of farmers from the benefits of the loan waiver,” Nawale said. The…
Pune: The Centre is aiming to make the Indian transport system sustainable amid hovering uncertainty around its energy security owing to the existing geopolitical situations and the unrest in West Asia, said Union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday.“It is obvious that India’s energy security is important with the unfolding international…
Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad mayor Ravi Landge said on Friday that the civic body would soon hold a meeting with animal lovers and NGOs to frame an inclusive policy for tackling the stray dog population in the city. The issue was raised by elected corporators at the first general body meeting held last month. Addressing a…
Pune: Property registrations across Maharashtra were thrown into disarray on Friday after the Government Receipt Accounting System (GRAS) portal — the mandatory platform for paying stamp duty and registration fees — suffered a major technical glitch. The system remained non-functional until late afternoon, leaving thousands of citizens stranded at sub-registrar offices.Frustrated citizens, many of whom…
Pune: A special Pocso court in the city has convicted and sentenced a 40-year-old man to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl and showing obscene videos to her and her five-year-old friend in Aug 2020 in a locality under the Wanowrie police jurisdiction. Special judge Mahendra K Mahajan held that the…
Pune: A 65-year-old woman died and her husband suffered injuries after a PMPML bus hit their scooter at Dehugaon on Thursday afternoon when they were going towards Chikhali.The Dehu Road police identified the deceased as Bhagirathi Vibhute of Patilnagar in Chikhali. Her husband, Trimbak Vibhute (69), is undergoing treatment in a nearby hospital.A case of…
Pune: Day temperatures rose further across the city on Friday, with both Shivajinagar and Lohegaon recording the highest maximum temperatures of the season so far, even as parts of Vidarbha saw the mercury cross the 40°C mark. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) recorded a maximum temperature of 36.8°C in Shivajinagar, around 2.6° above normal, while…
