Pune: A day after he made an oblique reference to his close associate Valmik Karad who was arrested in the Massajog sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh’s murder case, the opposition criticised former cabinet minister and senior NCP member Dhananjay Munde.During a poll rally in Beed district’s Parli on Monday, Munde, without naming Karad, said that the court…
Pune: Judicial magistrate first class Himmatrao Bajad in Junnar convicted and sentenced one of the two sons of an 80-year-old retired Mumbai Port Trust employee, residing at Nimgaon Sava village, to three months’ rigorous imprisonment and Rs5,000 fine for abandoning his elderly parents. The conviction is for an offence under Section 24 of the Maintenance…
Pune: The deep, resonant sounds of the cello will be heard at the 71st edition of Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav, where the string instrument will make its debut this year.The lineup for the five-day festival, scheduled to take place at the Maharashtriya Mandal ground in Mukundnagar from Dec 10 to 14, was announced on Monday….
Pune: Villagers of Pargaon in Daund taluka, about 65 km from Pune, on Saturday foiled an attempt of burglary at a jewellery shop and nabbed two members of an interstate gang. Their two accomplices fled from the spot.Police seized sharp weapons from the arrested duo, Rahul Malvi (28) of Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh and Premchand…
Pune: NCP has found itself embroiled in controversy once again with former cabinet minister Dilip Walse Patil urging Manchar voters to back the panel supported by his party on Saturday, assuring a “flood of funds” for the region in return. His remarks came shortly after party chief and deputy CM Ajit Pawar sparked a row…
Pune: Amadea Enterprises LLP, in which Digvijay Patil and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar‘s son, Parth, are partners, has sought an additional 15 days to submit its response to the state registration department’s notice seeking ₹21 crore in stamp duty shortfall linked to the controversial Mundhwa land registration, officials told TOI on Monday.The firm was…
Pune: Parts of city experienced light mist and haze early on Monday, with visibility dropping to 2.5km in Lohegaon and varying between 4km and 10km in Shivajinagar, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.An IMD official attributed the phenomenon to prevailing moisture and overnight cooling. “Relative humidity ranged from 80-90% in some areas this morning. When humidity…
Pune: Delay in the admission process caused by the State Centralised Entrance Test (CET) cell has left around 15,000 seats vacant in the Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) programmes across colleges in Maharashtra. This vacancy is 50% more than last year’s 7,000 seats.In addition, 815 MPharm seats have also failed to attract students.The admission process for…
Pune: Regional forest officer Manoj Barbole on Monday expressed concern over fake messages and AI-generated videos of the leopard, a day after it was sighted in a housing society in Aundh.“Many WhatsApp messages with fake pictures of the leopard being seen at several places are coming in different groups of housing societies. These are getting…
Pune: Five men, including a local journalist, were arrested on Saturday on the charge of extorting Rs45,000 from an eatery owner by posing as policemen. The Mahalunge MIDC police arrested the accused under sections 308 (extortion), 204 (personating a public servant), and 333 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint) of the Bharatiya…
