Pune: The Malegaon Cooperative Sugar Mill election became a battle for prestige when deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar decided to contest.The result of the election that was finally out on Wednesday night ensured an almost clean sweep —his panel won 20 of the 21 seats.On the other hand, the outcome came as a jolt to…
Pune: State govt has approved an extension to the deadline till March next year for the 23-km Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority third Metro line connecting Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar.The approval was granted by the executive committee comprising the urban development department secretary, additional secretary, finance department, and other officials, PMRDA additional commissioner Deepak Singla said…
Pune: In the midst of all political parties preparing for civic poll, BJP is facing the heat after police booked two of its city office-bearers back-to-back on charges of crime against women.The opposition has targeted BJP over the incidents and accused it of disrespecting women.General secretary of BJP’s Pune unit Pramod Kondhare resigned from the…
(Pic mailed)Pune: Southern Army Commander Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth on Tuesday reviewed the operational readiness of the Air Defence Brigade that played a crucial role in countering the enemy’s aerial threats during Operation Sindoor.The commander was briefed on important operational issues, including key capability enhancements, ongoing training and various procurement initiatives undertaken to enhance the…
PUNE: Three people assaulted Rahul Kanghare (30) — a bouncer — and chopped off his left palm from wrist in the early hours of Monday in Thergoan.The victim also suffered a deep cut on his right palm, police said. Prima facie investigations revealed that the bouncer was attacked over an old dispute involving his relative…
Pune: The price of eggs has shot up in the last 15 days from around Rs66 per dozen to Rs84 per dozen in the retail market. Wholesalers and suppliers attributed the price rise to increased demand post-summer, disruption in supply chain because of the monsoon, and rise in cost of poultry feed. The retail price…
Pune: Central govt on Wednesday approved two key Metro line extensions in Pune — Vanaz to Chandni Chowk and Ramwadi to Wagholi/Vitthalwadi — nearly 15 months after state submitted these proposals in March 2024. Both will be elevated corridors, covering a combined distance of 12.8 km and have 13 stations.The routes are expected to be…
Pune: The Pune police on Tuesday night registered an FIR against BJP’s city unit general secretary Pramod alias Pamya Kondhare (50) after a senior woman police officer accused him of pushing and touching her inappropriately during a function of a senior BJP politician in Kasba Peth on Monday afternoon, where she was deployed on bandobust…
Pune: The Dehu Road police on Wednesday arrested a labour contractor (49) on the charge of bludgeoning two daily wage workers—a woman (30) and a man (55)—to death with a stone in Talawade.According to the police, the deceased woman had married again after her husband passed away. She had two sons from her first marriage….
Pune: The National Defence Academy (NDA)’s legacy saw a new chapter with Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla flying aboard the Axiom-4 mission on Wednesday, after the groundbreaking journey of Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma — the first Indian to travel to space on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in 1984.NDA Commandant Vice-Admiral Gurucharan Singh described the moment as…
