Pune: Highly decomposed bodies of a Std XII student (17), missing from Junnar taluka since June 14, and one of her distant relatives (40) were found in a 1,200ft deep gorge at Kokan Kada in Junnar, about 150km from the city, on Monday.Members of the Junnar Rescue Team brought up the bodies from the gorge…
It took animal activist Neena Rai three weeks and several visits to the police station to register a complaint against a motorist who ran over Mini, a 12-year-old community dog, in Model Colony in April this year.“Mini lost an eye but survived. Getting a complaint registered is a tough task. Police officers are not always…
PUNE: A case has been registered against Pramod Kondhre, the general secretary of the BJP’s Pune city unit, for allegedly molesting a woman police officer, officials said on Wednesday. According to police, the incident occurred on Monday near a tea stall in the Shaniwarwada area. The accused is alleged to have misbehaved with the officer,…
NEW DELHI: In a significant boost to India’s defence capabilities and the government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), a unit of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) based in Pune, has successfully developed an indigenously designed Close Quarter Battle (CQB) Carbine.Designed specifically to support the operational needs of the…
Pune: Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) will hear on July 22 a petition filed by Torrent Power Ltd seeking licences for electricity distribution in PMC and PCMC areas.Currently, the state-run Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) is the sole distribution firm which supplies electricity in Pune district.The regulatory body has urged the public to…
Pune: Deputy chief minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar, contesting a cooperative sugar mill election after 1984, comfortably won his seat in the Malegaon Cooperative Sugar Mill election in Baramati held on Sunday. The rest of the results were still coming in late on Tuesday.This poll, the first after the NCP split, is important for…
Pune: Centre has asked state govt to verify the authenticity of an OBC non-creamy layer certificate submitted to the Union Public Service Commission by Solapur municipal corporation commissioner Sachin Chhaganlal Ombase, a 2015-batch IAS officer. The request follows a complaint alleging that Ombase fraudulently used the certificate to secure additional attempts in the civil services…
Pune: The academic year for lakhs of students in Maharashtra will be delayed even though the results for Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams were declared in May to facilitate the admission process. This year, both exams were conducted at least 10 days earlier than usual, and the results were announced…
Pune: State govt is set to consider a revised proposal for issuing vertical property cards to flatowners during the upcoming cabinet meeting, with likely clearance in the upcoming assembly session, senior state revenue officials said on Tuesday.State revenue minister Chandrakant Bawankule told TOI that the vertical property cards would benefit people by serving as comprehensive…
Pune: Parts of Maharashtra witnessed intense rainfall with several areas recording triple-digit precipitation in the 24 hours ending on Tuesday morning. India Meteorological Department (IMD) extended its very heavy rainfall alert for isolated places in Konkan and Madhya Maharashtra up to June 30, three days beyond the earlier forecast up to this Friday.The 24-hour rainfall…
