Pune: The Maharashtra govt is likely to approach the Election Commission of India (ECI) seeking deferment of the proposed special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls scheduled from April, citing an overlap with the first phase of Census 2027, senior state govt sources told TOI.Last week, the ECI wrote to chief electoral officers of 22…
Pune: The Bombay high court on Wednesday directed the PMC and the district collector to complete the process of acquisition of a 10 guntha (10,890 sq ft) land within a year to construct an approach route to the new Balewadi-Wakad bridge. “The process of acquisition shall be initiated forthwith and it shall be completed at…
PUNE: Close to 160 flyers travelling to the city from Indore on an Air India Express flight encountered a scare when the aircraft had a rough touchdown here, following which it took off again and landed back safely after around 25 minutes. The flight (IX-1245) had departed from Indore around 4pm, half-an-hour after its scheduled…
Pune: Tucked away in the heart of Pune, amid the popular residential area of Model Colony, lies a small, tree-lined waterbody, popularly known as the ‘Lakaki Lake’. A rare well-maintained pocket of foliage and calm surrounded by infrastructure and redevelopment projects just a stone’s throw away, this little green lung was nurtured over three-and-a-half decades…
Pune: Residents of Kondhwa-NIBM and Yewalewadi could get an elevated Metro line by 2030-31 if all statutory clearances are received on time, Maha Metro officials told TOI on Thursday, confirming that surveys and alignment studies were under way on the 20km corridor from Shivajinagar to Yewalewadi via Camp and Pulgate, along with a spur from…
Pune:A 75-year-old Kharadi-based retired manager of a private company lost Rs1.5 crore between July and Oct last year after cybercrooks promised him handsome returns in online share-trading.He submitted a complaint to the Pune cybercrime police in Jan. After its verification, an FIR was registered on Wednesday. Pune: Flight Scare, Expiry Food Crackdown, Returning Winter Chill…
Pune: State food and drugs administration minister Narhari Zirwal on Thursday admitted in the assembly that his department lacked proactiveness in taking action against the online food delivery service providers allegedly supplying items surpassing the expiry date, citing shortage of manpower. “We have recruited new staff recently. They are undergoing a training programme. Once they…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) is scheduled to present its 2026–27 annual budget before the standing committee on Saturday. On the same day, the standing committee will elect its chairperson, after which the newly formed panel will review and approve the budget in its first meeting.The civic body, since 2022, had been functioning…
Pune: A 66-year-old retired defence personnel from Dhanori fell prey to cyber fraudsters who allegedly posed as officers of the Mumbai crime branch and duped him of Rs 26.1 lakh by threatening him with arrest in a fake money laundering case. The Vishrantwadi police registered an FIR on Wednesday after the victim first approached the…
PUNE: NCP (SP) MLA and late deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar’s nephew Rohit Pawar on Thursday afternoon recorded his statement before the State CID officials at the probe agency’s Pune head office regarding the Jan 28 plane crash in Baramati that claimed the lives of his uncle and four others. The CID recorded his statement…
