Pune: The Bhosari police on Monday arrested a 26-year-old worker from a private company in Pimpri Chinchwad on the charge of murdering a 40-year-old man. The victim, Deepak Kumar Prajapati, was found dead in the Bailgada Ghat area of Bhosari on Monday morning. The police have arrested Vishnu Prajapati, who is currently residing in Shantinagar…
Pune: Comprehensive victory in the first phase of the civic polls has multiplied BJP’s bargaining power among Mahayuti partners ahead of the municipal corporation elections, while controlling the exodus has become a major challenge for MVA.BJP dominated the polls to 288 municipal councils and nagar panchayats, bagging president posts in 117 civic bodies. Deputy chief…
Pune: A special MCOCA court on Monday remanded gangster Suryakant alias Bandu Andekar (70) in police custody till Dec 26 in a case of grabbing a Bhavani Peth resident’s land since 2017, earning Rs5.4 crore rent from permanent structures on it, demanding Rs1.8 crore to vacate the property and threatening the property owner with dire…
Pune: The fate of 57 local bodies in Maharashtra — 39 won by Mahayuti, 17 by MVA, and one by others/Independents — will now await the Supreme Court’s verdict on Jan 21, even after the results for president posts in the 40 municipal councils and 17 nagar panchayats were declared on Sunday.These 57 local bodies…
Pune: Across India, plum cake season begins long before the year’s last page is turned. It appears in bakery windows, office hampers, old family tins, and in homes where Christmas is celebrated every year, as well as in those where it simply tastes too good to skip. But despite its name, there are no plums…
Pune: The induction of several former NCP corporators into the BJP ahead of civic polls has triggered discontent within the Mahayuti alliance, with the list including ex-mayors, deputy mayors, and standing committee chairpersons from earlier tenures in power in Pimpri Chinchwad. Deputy CM Ajit Pawar on Sunday voiced his displeasure over the recent defections, saying…
Pune: The process to file nominations for the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) elections will begin on Tuesday even as political parties continue to work out alliances and seat sharing.PMC has set up 15 offices across the city, one for three wards, to accept nominations for 41 wards. In…
Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad Congress city president and former corporator Kailas Kadam resigned on Monday citing personal reasons. Kadam, who headed the city unit since 2021, said he would continue to work as a ‘devoted member’ of the party.The resignation is a setback for the Congress at a time when it is gearing up for the…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) expects to generate approximately Rs 200 crore annually by granting building permissions in the merged areas, following the transfer of authority from the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) to the civic administration.PMC officials said this revenue would ease the strain on civic finances and fund infrastructure projects in…
Pune: The nine-day Pune Book Festival ended on Sunday on a high note, recording its highest-ever footfall of over 12.5 lakh visitors and sales surpassing Rs50 crore, with nearly 30 lakh books sold, the organisers said.The festival was held from Dec 13 to 21 at the Fergusson College grounds. It featured many publishers and book…
