Pune: An unknown youth stole a purse containing gold jewellery worth Rs8.95 lakh from a private bus passenger in the early hours of Nov 2, at Hadapsar. A 57-year-old woman from Solapur district lodged a complaint with the Hadapsar police. The woman was travelling to Pune to drop her granddaughter. When the bus halted at…
PUNE: Officiating joint sub-registrar (class II), Haveli IV, A P Fulaware on Friday wrote to Amadea Enterprises LLP partner Digvijay Patil seeking payment of full stamp duty of Rs 21 crore along with penalty applicable as per law, before re-submitting a cancellation deed regarding the 40-acre Mundhwa land parcel deal. Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar’s…
Pune: Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) has launched a campaign to recover outstanding electricity dues from defaulting consumers across Pune circle. The total unpaid bills in the Pune zone, which encompasses the entire district, currently stand at a staggering Rs436 crore.This intensified recovery effort follows the festive season, during which MSEDCL continued its…
Pune: Despite recent opposition from a section of city residents, PMC on Friday decided to launch yet another amnesty scheme for property tax defaulters. “Since the 2% compound interest-like penalty amount levied monthly has exceeded the original tax amount, an amnesty scheme will be implemented from Nov 15, 2025, to Jan 15, 2026. It will…
Pune: The opposition in Maharashtra on Friday questioned why Ajit Pawar‘s son, Parth Pawar, has not been named in the FIR related to the controversial Mundhwa land deal and sought the deputy CM’s resignation or an investigation by an HC judge to ensure a fair probe.A major controversy erupted on Thursday over the alleged transfer…
Pune: Amid the controversy over the Mahar Watan land in Mundhwa, district administration officials have confirmed that the original Mahar watandar families had approached the state government seeking restoration of their rights even though the land has been leased to Botanical Survey of India (BSI) till 2038. However, the revenue department has not passed any…
Pune: In a bid to curb the escalating human-leopard conflict in the sugarcane belts of the district, the Junnar forest division has installed two artificial intelligence or AI-based monitoring units and eight sound-based alert systems in the Pimparkhed and Jambut villages of Shirur tehsil. The move follows deaths of three villagers, including 11-year-old school student…
Pune: The PMC has issued directives to developers for safe demolition of properties to be redeveloped. According to Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)’s directives issued earlier this week, developers must ensure that they keep the fire brigade and neighbouring property owners informed while demolishing old structures. The neighbouring properties will have to be vacated if they…
Pune: The FIR registered by the Khadak police naming Digvijay Patil, Sheetal Tejwani, and seven others in an alleged illegal deal of the agriculture department’s land in Bopodi also mentioned the name of Hemant Gawande, who was the complainant in the Bhosari MIDC land deal case involving former revenue minister Eknath Khadse.It mentioned that Gawande…
Pune/Nashik: People in several parts of the state woke up to the coldest morning of the season on Friday, as minimum temperatures dipped and prompted many to bring out their woollens and blankets.Dhule city emerged the coldest in the state, recording a minimum temperature of 10.5C on Friday, followed by Jalgaon city (12.6°C). In Pune,…
