Pune: Several beneficiaries of the state govt’s Ladki Bahin scheme are still facing problems in correcting their e-KYC details, even though the online portal reopened last week after an announcement by women and child development minister Aditi Tatkare.Many women who did not receive money for the last three to four months said they could not…
NCP leaders attributed their Zilla Parishad and panchayat samiti election performance to the late Ajit Pawar PUNE: Members of the Pawar family and NCP politicians on Monday described the zilla parishad and panchayat samiti election results as a tribute to late Ajit Pawar. This was the first election NCP contested after Ajit Pawar’s sudden demise…
PUNE: Commuters travelling across University Chowk may soon get some relief from regular traffic snarls. The Baner side ramp of the integrated double-decker flyover at the key junction is expected to open this week, PMRDA officials said on Monday.PMRDA chief engineer Rinaj Pathan told TOI that work on signage is underway and the flyover towards…
Pune: The Pune city traffic police on Monday announced a reward of Rs 50,000 for people who report the highest number of traffic offences using the Pune Traffic Police (PTP) application.Joint police commissioner Ranjan Kumar Sharma addressed 600 motorists caught for drunk driving in the city, urging them to be responsible citizens and follow traffic…
Pune: NCP swept the zilla parishad elections in Pune district, buoyed by a significant wave of public sympathy following Ajit Pawar’s sudden passing in a plane crash on Jan 28. The party clinched 51 of 73 seats, securing the rural body for a fourth straight term and reaffirming its enduring dominance across rural Pune, home…
Pune: Conmen last week targeted two elderly men outside temples in Pimpri Chinchwad and stole their gold jewellery after diverting their attention.The elderly duo were conned in Punawale and Chinchwad. Separate cases were registered with the Ravet and the Chinchwad police.A 70-year-old retired man of Punawale went to a temple in Chinchwad to offer prayers…
Pune: Suspended police constable Ganesh Jagtap was arrested from Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh late on Sunday night in a cheating case.A police team headed by senior inspector Rahul Khilare of the Bharati Vidyapeeth arrested Jagtap. Pune commissioner of police (CP) Amitesh Kumar said, “We suspended Jagtap after the case was registered, but he never appeared…
Pune: A team of doctors at a city eye hospital successfully performed complex corneo-scleral tear suturing (a surgical procedure performed under an operating microscope to close eye lacerations) on three construction workers who suffered severe ocular trauma. While the vision of two workers, who sustained injuries while working with iron nails, has been restored fully…
BJP seats double in state rural polls, Cong tally halves PUNE: BJP significantly expanded its reach in Maharashtra’s rural belt as it emerged the single largest party in the zilla parishad and panchayat samiti elections in 12 districts, results for which were announced on Monday. Elections were conducted for 731 ZP and 1,462 panchayat samiti…
Pune: Basic safety measures remain woefully inadequate at a majority of forts across Maharashtra, despite a series of accidents over the years, including bee attacks, trekkers slipping into deep gorges, and fatal falls. This continued neglect raised serious concerns, especially as several of these sites are protected monuments, and some fall under the Unesco World…
