Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said state govt will remove all undue beneficiaries of the Mukhaymantri Majhi Ladaki Bahin Yojana. Fadnavis was speaking to reporters after a book release event hosted at the Bal Gandharva auditorium on Friday. According to the CM, the state has initiated cross-verification of the scheme beneficiaries as some…
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said all gun licences the Pune police issued would be reviewed — the day the firearm licences issued in Nov 2022 to Hagawane brothers, arrested in the Vaishnavi Hagawane dowry death case, were cancelled.“We cancelled these licences on the grounds of breach of conditions and will also take…
Pune: Animal welfare groups in the city have highlighted a sharp rise in pet abandonment cases as the monsoon sets in.Activists explained that damp conditions lead to a higher risk of illnesses — like tick fever, skin and gastrointestinal infections — making it more difficult and expensive for people to care for their pets. Faced…
Pune: As the first batch of women cadets took part in the passing out parade (PoP) of the National Defence Academy (NDA) on Friday morning — their spirited march a symbol of their exemplary performance during the course — the emotions of their parents ran high with pride at the historic moment.Most of the parents…
Pune: Teachers are unhappy over the Directorate of Secondary Education’s advisory to schools on Thursday to guide students in filling up the forms after technical glitches adversely impacted the online centralised admission process for the first year of junior college (FYJC). Teachers feel the state administration is trying to cover up its inadequacy in running…
Pune: A Pimpri Chinchwad police crime branch team on Friday nabbed Nilesh Chavan, a business associate of Shashank Hagawane and co-accused in the Vaishnavi Hagawane dowry death case, from Maharajganj district in Uttar Pradesh close to the India-Nepal border.“Nilesh Chavan was trying to run away to Nepal, but police arrested him before he could cross…
Pune: PMRDA has allocated Rs 5.5 crore for removing encroachments on nullahs and addressing flood-prone spots across its 6,000 sqkm area, senior officials told TOI.While pre-monsoon cleaning typically begins before the rains, delay in the tendering process affected the cleanup work. “The funds were allocated, and the work will proceed even during the monsoon,” said…
Pune: The Pune division of forest department will continue its anti-encroachment drive on 36-hectares of the Sinhagad Fort premises till June 2.The forest division, along with many other departments, razed as many as six buildings since the driver started on Thursday.The administration has shut the fort for public and trekkers till the conclusion of the…
Pune: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Pune city police has taken over the investigation of an investment fraud case worth Rs 9.5 crore. Senior inspector Girisha Nimbalkar of Deccan Gymkhana police told TOI, “We registered a case of cheating against three men, one from Dhankawadi and another from Bhandarkar Road on April 23. Earlier,…
PUNE: In a major step forward in laser eye surgery technology, an advanced bladeless laser system (VisuMax 800 Femtosecond Laser System by ZEISS) was installed at PBMA’s H.V. Desai Eye Hospital. This is the first such installation in the state of Maharashtra claimed the hospital. The information was given at a press conference by senior…
