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…
Pune: A man driving a car was killed and his friend suffered injuries after their vehicle crashed into an electricity pole at Perne Phata on Pune-Nagar highway around 1am on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Debaganik Das (26) of Koregaon Park. Senior inspector Sarjerao Kumbhar of the Lonikand police said, “Das was pursuing second-year MBA…
Pune: Right To Information (RTI) activist Vijay Kumbhar on Monday alleged that Ajit Pawar‘s NCP office opposite the Shivajinagar Metro station in Pune is situated in a building that was constructed in an unauthorised manner on a charitable trust’s land.Kumbhar has remained vocal against Ajit Pawar over the Mundhwa land deal issue in which a…
Pune: Asseem Shaikh, a senior reporter with TOI Pune, passed away at a city hospital on Monday after prolonged illness. He was 55. Asseem wrote on a wide range of issues related to the city and covered the crime and court beats with deep insight for more than two decades. Pune Headlines Today — Key…
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PUNE: The Pune-Mumbai expressway’s missing link will open to the public on May 1, reducing travel time between the two cities by at least 30 minutes.Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) joint managing director Rajesh Patil told TOI on Monday: “The missing link project near Lonavla is 98% complete and has entered the final phase….
Pune: Intense contests are shaping up across several wards in the Jan 15 PMC election, as major parties have chosen to go solo, often fielding candidates against former allies. Former corporators are in direct fights at over a dozen seats, besides multi-cornered fights are in the offing where prominent parties pitted candidates.Party workers have lined…
Pune: The joint charity commissioner of Pune held Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital guilty in the postnatal death of a woman in March last year and recommended criminal proceedings against 11 trustees of the facility.The charity commissioner’s office has filed a case against the trustees in the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class, Shivajinagar. A source in…
Pune: A day after the lapse in handling nomination papers led to Bombay high court’s intervention, Pimpri Chinchwad election officer Shravan Hardikar on Monday removed a returning officer from poll duty.Hanumant Patil, who was in charge of wards 16, 17, 18 and 22, was repatriated to Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, where he serves as a…
Pune: The RTO issued a total of 5,623 international driving permits (IDPs) IDPs against 5,184 in 2024, confirming the rise in international travel as claimed by travel companies and indicating that many travellers, instead of following a set itinerary, drove rented cars to their favourite spots while holidaying abroad.“The numbers speak for themselves, and the…
