Pune: State govt has maintained silence on the status of the Kharge-led committee probing alleged irregularities in the Mundhwa land purchase linked to deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s son Parth, even after the panel’s one-month extended tenure ended on Tuesday.Text messages sent by TOI to additional chief secretary (revenue) and committee head Vikas Kharge seeking clarity…
Pune: Former Pune MP, Union minister and Congress veteran Suresh Kalmadi, a prominent public figure whose career spanned politics, sports administration and civic life, passed away in the city on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. He was 81.Kalmadi’s mortal remains were kept at his residence, where several political leaders, including deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar,…
Pune: A housewife staying in Lane No. 5 of Koregaon Park has lodged a police complaint that two men armed with a knife barged into her flat around 7.30pm on Saturday and robbed cash and jewellery worth Rs11.4 lakh after issuing threats of dire consequences.Senior inspector Vijayraj Doke, sub-inspector Shrikant Chavan and senior crime branch…
PUNE: NCP chief Ajit Pawar on Tuesday continued his attack against the BJP, his Mahayuti ally, during the ongoing municipal corporation election campaign, alleging the party did not value its cadre despite their good work. Pawar said it was his party that has honoured their contributions by not only inducting them into the NCP, but…
Pune: Cybercrooks duped a 45-year-old resident of Maval taluka of Rs 21.35 lakh on the promise of giving good returns on his investments in cryptocurrency.Between June and July last year, the crooks took amounts from him into different bank accounts and duped him. The victim filed an online complaint application. After preliminary investigations, a case…
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday, without taking the name of his deputy Ajit Pawar, said people questioning the performance of BJP should first look in the mirror before asking what the party has done in Pune. He was responding to Ajit Pawar’s corruption charges against BJP over its governance in Pune and Pimpri…
Pune: At least 35 schoolchildren were injured after a swarm of bees attacked them during a school picnic in Madhe Ghat in Vehle taluka, around 70 km from Pune, on Sunday morning.The children, aged between 10 and 15 years, were part of a trip organised by a private Pune-based organisation. The incident occurred near a…
Pune: State govt has identified 2.23 lakh school-going children of single mothers through a survey, aiming to provide them with educational and other support.Sharad Gosavi, director of the state primary education department, which oversaw the survey, said govt planned to draft a policy aimed at supporting these women and their children, ensuring their educational and…
Pune: Eight men forcibly stripped a dealer of used cars and then one of them opened fire in his direction at an isolated spot in Gokulnagar off Katraj-Kondhwa Road at 11.30pm on Dec 31.The victim (31) of Khadi Machine Chowk in Kondhwa lodged a complaint which was registered for attempt to murder, causing hurt, causing…
Pune: The Airport police have registered a case of mischief and obstructing a public servant from performing lawful duty against a 35-year-old motorcycle rider who allegedly snatched a breathalyser from a traffic police constable and smashed it on the road in Vimannagar around 2.40am on Sunday.Traffic police officer Anand Ramchandra Gosavi (48) later lodged a…
