Pune: The civic administration on Monday launched a special drive to repair footpaths from the Shivajinagar area in the presence of Pune mayor Manjusha Nagpure and civic chief Naval Kishore Ram, while residents stressed on daily upkeep of pavements across the city.Officials from the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)’s road department said pavements along Lakaki Road…
Pune: A 31-year-old housewife from Pimple Gurav lost Rs44 lakh to cybercrooks in an online share-trading fraud between Dec last year and Jan this year. The woman filed an online complaint after realising that she was being duped. After preliminary investigations, a case was registered with the Sangvi police on Saturday.An officer from the Sangvi…
Pune: A four-year-old girl had a narrow escape on Saturday night after falling into a 15-foot-deep pit intended for mechanical parking at a housing society in Wakad. The child sustained injuries to her head and back and was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital by her mother. “My daughter was discharged on Sunday, but she…
Pune: The Inspector General of Registration and Stamps (IGR) on Monday scheduled March 3 as the next hearing date for Amadea Enterprises LLP’s appeal challenging the stamp duty shortfall and penalty in connection with the Mundhwa land deal.Amadea, in which Digvijay Patil and Parth Pawar (son of the late Ajit Pawar) are partners, owes a…
Pune: The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has granted Rs 20.81 lakh, along with 7% annual interest from the date of filing of claim petition, to the family of a 32-year-old pedestrian who died after being struck by an autorickshaw in 2015. The tribunal concluded that the accident occurred due to the rash and negligent…
Pune: The court of additional sessions judge DP Ragit has rejected the bail applications of power-of-attorney (PoA) holder Sheetal Tejwani and suspended sub registrar Ravindra B Taru in the illegal stamp duty waiver on the registration of a sale deed relating to the 40-acre govt land parcel in Mundhwa.A case update on the district court’s…
Harshwardhan Sapkal (PTI image) PUNE: In the wake of the BJP’s targeting of the Congress after its state chief Harshwardhan Sapkal equated Tipu Sultan with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Congress on Monday countered the governing party by posting an old video of former President Ramnath Kovind, where he is seen praising the 18th century Mysuru…
Pune: Homebuyers awaiting compensation from defaulting developers continue to remain in limbo, with recovery warrants still stalled at the execution stage despite the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) introducing a standard operating procedure (SOP) two months ago to expedite the process.Among those waiting for the execution of one such order is 80-year-old Arun Seth…
Pune: The proposal to divert Rs 5 crore from the budgetary allocations made in 2025-26 to build a drainage supply system in newly merged areas, which was recently cleared by the standing committee, has invited sharp rebuke from the respective corporators. “The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) administration should utilise the funds for the purpose for…
Pune: A time-bound entry system for pick-ups by private vehicles is expected to be rolled out by the city airport authorities by Feb-end or March this year. “We are awaiting a nod from our headquarters pertaining to this. The system will be rolled out soon,” Pune airport director Santosh Dhoke told TOI on Monday. Private…
