Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar/Pune: The family of the doctor (28), who allegedly died by suicide in Phaltan on Friday, demanded death penalty for those who forced her to take the extreme step as they bid a tearful adieu to their daughter at Kavadgaon in Beed district, where she was cremated in the early hours of Saturday. Later,…
PUNE: Satara police arrested a techie and a police sub-inspector on Saturday in connection with the alleged rape and abetment of suicide of a 28-year-old doctor employed at Phaltan subdistrict hospital.The brother and sister of the techie told TOI that contrary to reports, he was not arrested from a farmhouse in Pune but from their…
Pune: The Maharashtra State Cooperative Housing Federation has hailed a recent Bombay high court ruling that states housing societies do not require permission or a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the deputy registrar of cooperative societies for redevelopment or self-redevelopment. The federation believes this judgment will significantly curb corruption, eliminate middlemen, and expedite thousands of stalled…
Kolhapur/Pune: The Satara police arrested a techie and a police sub-inspector on Saturday in connection with the alleged rape and abetment of suicide of a 28-year-old doctor employed at the Phaltan sub-district hospital.While the techie was arrested early in the morning, the police sub-inspector surrendered before the Phaltan rural police late in the night, a…
Pune: The agrarian village of Jambut, nestled in Shirur tehsil around 90km from the city, continues to face an escalating threat from leopard attacks, casting a pall over its once-flourishing sugar cane fields, transforming a symbol of prosperity into a landscape marked by fear and sorrow.Over the past three years, four villagers have lost their…
Pune: The city’s hilltops continue to be littered with firecracker debris even days after Diwali, sparking worries among morning walkers about possible fire hazards amid the city’s transition to dry and windy winter conditions.Regular visitors to Mahatma and Vetal tekdis have reported spotting leftover cracker debris, including unburnt and potentially active firecrackers. “The ground is…
Pune: The suicide of a 28-year-old doctor working at the Phaltan subdistrict hospital in Satara has sparked a political storm. Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Ambadas Danve on Friday accused former BJP MP Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar and his two personal assistants of exerting pressure on the doctor regarding the issuance of medical certificates.Naik Nimbalkar, however, denied the…
Pune: Key officials overseeing land acquisition for the proposed Purandar airport are likely to be exempted from election duty for the upcoming local body polls. District administration officials told TOI on Saturday that this move aims to ensure that the project’s momentum is not affected. The land measurement survey for the airport was completed before…
Pune: The Baba Bhide bridge in the Deccan Gymkhana area has been shut again for ongoing Metro works, much to the disappointment of commuters. Commuters have urged the authorities to reopen the facility during the daytime to alleviate traffic chaos in Deccan Gymkhana, JM Road, and Lakdi bridge areas. They suggested that Metro construction should…
