Pune: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) city unit joined the MVA meeting for the first time on Tuesday, hinting at a potential entry into the alliance for the municipal polls. The development comes as deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar-led NCP continues to weigh the possibility of an alliance with NCP (SP) for the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal…
Pune: The death of an eight-year-old boy in a leopard attack in Pargaon village of Junnar tehsil on Monday triggered widespread anger among residents, who accused forest officials and political representatives of failing to take effective, on-ground measures to prevent repeated fatal encounters between humans and big cats. On Tuesday evening, Junnar division forest officials…
Nashik/Pune: Maharashtra sports minister Manikrao Kokate was convicted on Tuesday in a case related to an EWS flat allocation, prompting renewed calls for his removal from the state cabinet and immediate disqualification as an MLA. Opposition parties, citing the immediate disqualification of LoP Rahul Gandhi after his conviction in a defamation case in 2023, alleged…
Pune: Bombay high court on Tuesday rejected bail applications of the father of the 17-year-old involved in the Porsche car crash in May last year, two suspended Sassoon General Hospital doctors and five others who are facing charges of manipulating the blood sample test of the teen and his two minor friends present in the…
Pune: A citizens’ group on Tuesday urged state to frame a clear policy on govt-owned and watan lands to avert cases like the Mundhwa land deal.“Ambiguities in the existing laws and rules regarding re-granting of these lands have created opportunities for corruption and misuse of authority,” Vijay Kumbhar, founder of citizens’ group Surajya Sangharsha Samiti,…
Pune: The proposed ₹7,500-crore Yerawada–Katraj twin tunnel project, envisaged as a major north–south connectivity corridor for the city, was discussed at a recent PMRDA meeting chaired by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.Deepak Singla, additional commissioner, Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA), confirmed on Tuesday that a feasibility study for the project was currently underway. Once completed,…
Pune: Xiaomi is lining up the Redmi Note series as the keystone of its India strategy for 2026, using the popular mid-range franchise to signal a broader shift away from a pure specifications race towards longer software support, durability and everyday user experience.The next Redmi Note launch, expected early next year, will follow the recent…
Pune: Memories of Ustad Zakir Hussain ebbed and flowed at two musical fests in the city. At the first one in Ganesh Kala Krida Manch, Hindustani vocalist Kaushiki Chakraborty (45) told the audience, “Teach your kids that he is here and will be here and he will keep showing us the way forward.” The tabla…
Pune: Despite the Pune Municipal Corporation’s oft-repeated claims of improving the Katraj-Kondhwa Road, it remains an accident-prone thoroughfare.On Monday morning, a 35-year-old teacher driving on the wrong side of the road died after her scooter skidded and she came under the wheels of a truck on this road.While civic officials claim they are prioritising road…
Pune: A 35-year-old teacher died after her scooter skidded and she came under the rear wheel of a truck driven close to her two-wheeler around 7.30am on Monday on the Katraj-Kondhwa road.Local residents said the road was in a bad condition, and traffic movement on the stretch had been rerouted in the last few days….
