Pune

Pune: What began as an effort to replace plastic lunch boxes and water bottles with more sustainable alternatives has evolved into one of the city’s largest school-led environmental movements, reaching over 80,000 students.Mission City Chakra, an initiative of the Centre for Sustainable Development at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, is steadily transforming school…

Pune: Against the backdrop of civic elections, the Pimpri Chinchwad police have externed 32 criminals on records out of the district. These accused were involved in criminal activities and the supply of drugs and liquor in the Pimpri Chinchwad area. Pune Headlines Today — Key Stories You Shouldn’t Miss Deputy commissioner of police (Zone I)…

Pune: Amadea Enterprises LLP, in which deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar‘s son Parth is a partner, has filed a special civil suit with a city court against power of attorney (PoA) holder Sheetal Tejwani and 272 watandars (original land holders) for the cancellation of the Mundhwa land parcel sale deed of May 20.The firm moved…

Pune: Most major political parties are adopting a wait-and-watch approach regarding candidate announcements for Pune municipal election to prevent potential defections, with the nomination process set to begin on Tuesday.BJP, Congress, NCP, NCP (SP), Shiv Sena (UBT), Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Shiv Sena have yet to announce their candidates. “Once names are announced, there’s…

Pune: Amitesh Kumar, commissioner of police, Pune, issued an order suspending a police constable for abusing his power by issuing orders to police stations and attempting to favour some people affiliated to a city-based gang and other criminal elements.Deputy commissioner of police (crime) Nikhil Pingale conducted an inquiry against the constable after serious allegations were…

PUNE: Three sitting MPs from Pune district failed to impact the municipal council elections, underscoring a perceptible shift in voters’ mood across key rural and semi-urban pockets.In Baramati Lok Sabha constituency, represented by four-time MP Supriya Sule, the NCP (SP) drew blanks in the local civic body elections in Bhor, Saswad, Jejuri, Baramati, Morgaon, Indapur,…

Pune: As many as 846 school buses and vans out of the 8,152 school transport vehicles registered in Pune are still operating without valid fitness certificates, despite the academic session having begun nearly seven months ago.The figure, which accounts for nearly 11% of the total, has raised serious safety concerns among parents. Many questioned how…

Pune: NCP chief Ajit Pawar has approached Congress, his former ally, for an alliance ahead of the municipal corporation polls after BJP and Shiv Sena declared they would contest together in both Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad.A senior Congress member told TOI that Pawar on Monday called up Satej Patil, the party’s former minister and coordinator…

Pune: More than a year after the state cabinet approved doing away with the non-agricultural (NA) tax in urban areas, cooperative housing societies across Maharashtra continue to face uncertainty as there is yet to be a govt resolution (GR) issued in this regard. The Maharashtra State Housing Federation has written to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis…

Pune: The court of additional sessions judge PY Ladekar on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of suspended tehsildar Suryakant Yewale in the case of issuing two illegal orders granting ownership rights of govt lands in Mundhwa and Bopodi to private parties.The Khadak police registered a case based on a complaint by naib tehsildar Pravina…