Pune: Land acquisition for the proposed Rs 3,500-crore Purandar International Airport showed early signs of becoming a complex process for the state govt after officials said they received more than 3,000 objections from farmers in seven villages that are set to lose land to the project.Hearings began this week to negotiate land rates and other…
Pune: A few days after Maharashtra FDA suspended quick commerce player Blinkit’s food licence in the Balewadi area due to regulatory non-compliance, the authority instructed food safety officers (FSOs) in the city to aggressively crack down on dark stores that are flouting food safety compliance norms.A dark store is a retail location that functions solely…
Pune: The traffic situation in the Mandai area is expected to ease with Maha Metro wrapping up work on the Metro station’s new entry point, paving the way for the removal of barricades that have choked the area for almost three years, thereby reducing traffic congestion.The new entry point of the Metro station, now operational…
Pune: Software engineer Rishabh Agarwal decided to buy an SUV and after he had decided on the brand, Agarwal paid an extra one lakh to the showroom dealer only to get his car interiors customised. He spent the extra money on his brand new car on panoramic overheads, ambient neon lighting bordering the sunroof, touch…
Pune: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday urged party workers to start preparations for the coming civic polls, drawing curtains over speculations of a reunion of the two factions of the party. Addressing party workers at Balgandharva Rangmandir in the city, he told the NCP (SP) functionaries at the district level to start identifying…
Pune: A 35-year-old finance manager working with a private company was shocked after receiving a notice from a private bank about EMI payment default on a loan of Rs 18 lakh, which he never applied for. When he checked with the bank, it was found that someone obtained the loan from the bank by preparing…
Pune: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday criticised the NDA govt’s foreign policy and said that Centre failed to maintain cordial relations with most of the neighbouring countries, for which India is paying the price.“There was an era of Jawaharlal Nehru who adopted a policy of taking everyone along. Today when we look at…
Pune: NCP (SP) state chief and senior member Jayant Patil, a long-time associate of party president Sharad Pawar, on Tuesday said that he wished to step down from his post. Patil’s announcement was opposed by his supporters, and he ultimately withdrew his decision. His speech at the 26th foundation day celebrations on Tuesday brought back…
Pune: NCP chief Ajit Pawar on Tuesday justified his and colleagues’ decision to rebel against uncle Sharad Pawar to join BJP-led National Democratic Alliance and said that he is not a saint to remain in the opposition and keep raising slogans against govt.Addressing a rally orgainsed on the occasion of NCP’s foundation day conclave at…
Pune: Over 20 associations and groups working in the education sector have written to the state govt asking it to scrap the recently introduced compulsory third language in Stds I to V and revert to the two-language policy adopted until now. Schools are set reopen for the new academic year on June 16.The controversy started…
