with pic Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said his govt’s priority is to ensure that the welfare of one community does not come at the cost of another. “Our policy is clear. We will not create clashes between communities or take away the rights of one to give benefits to others,” he added.Fadnavis…
Pune: An air India Express flight (IX-2717) from Bhubaneswar to Pune aborted landing on Sunday around 3.30pm allegedly due to low visibility.The flight with around 100 flyers took off from Bhubaneswar at around 1.40pm and reached Pune by 3.30pm.Biswajeet Biswal, a Sinhagad Road resident, who visited the Pune airport to drop his daughter off said…
Pune: Thousands congregated on Laxmi Road, Tilak Road, Kelkar Road, Kumthekar Road, and the Peth areas to bid farewell to Lord Ganesha on Saturday. Police stood along the immersion routes, managing the mandals, their displays and the surging crowds while the immersion processions started early with fervour.The aarti of the first manacha Ganapati, Kasba Ganapati,…
PUNE: Bavdhan resident Shweta Ashish Dhut has recreated a six-and-a-half-foot replica of the iconic Adiyogi Shiva idol from Coimbatore, right inside her home.The Dhut family, who visit the sacred Isha Foundation in Coimbatore every Mahashivratri, has long been inspired by the grandeur and creative brilliance of the Adiyogi statue. Motivated by the divine energy they…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) have finalised extensive arrangements for Ganapati idol immersions scheduled for Saturday.PMC officials announced that 38 constructed tanks, 648 iron tanks at 281 locations and 241 idol collection centres have been set up. Additionally, 328 nirmalya kalash containers for waste flowers are placed at…
Pune: Prominent mandals and authorities have doubled their efforts to ensure the Ganapati visarjan procession is conducted smoothly and on schedule on Saturday, with state director general of police Rashmi Shukla and other senior officers assessing the law and order arrangements on Friday.In sync with tradition, the Manache Ganpatis will lead the immersion procession. Kasba…
PUNE: A day after the opposition slammed deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar for ‘threatening’ IPS officer Anjana Krishna over a cellphone call, the Solapur rural police registered a case against four individuals from Kurdu village in Solapur district. They were charged with unlawful assembly and using force against public servants to prevent them from performing…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) in a move to increase revenue and curb illegal hoardings has initiated the process to legalise advertisements on kiosks, signboards, underpasses and flyovers. The civic body has floated three separate tenders for the project, with an estimated annual revenue potential of Rs20 crore.“The contracts will be finalised on…
Pune: A woman (45), who suffered from schizophrenia, died by hanging herself from a window at the Pune regional mental hospital around 11am on Wednesday.Dr Srinivas Kolod, medical superintendent at the hospital, on Friday said, “The woman was a patient with schizophrenia and her behaviour was very aggressive. The patient, who originally hailed from Haryana,…
Pune: OBC activist Laxman Hake on Friday took on NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on his home turf in Baramati and said that it was the veteran politician who backed Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange. Hake said his community will continue to fight in the court as well as on the streets to safeguard its…
