Pune: A 19-year-old daily worker died after his scooter was hit by a truck at the Kalewadi Phata signal in Wakad on Friday afternoon.The Wakad police identified the deceased as Hisanoor Shaikh, who currently resided in Thergaon and hailed from Dakshinpara in West Bengal.The police arrested the truck driver on the charge of causing death…
Pune: The promising high-speed railway corridor from the city to Mumbai and Hyderabad would involve the Herculean task of land acquisition, laying state-of-the-art tracks, strong signalling network and modern safety measures to avoid accidents.“This new project will be hugely beneficial to the commuters. It will require land acquisition and a detailed project report (DPR). Also,…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) administration has proposed to raise property tax by 10% to “boost revenue” and the standing committee will take a call on this at a meeting on Monday, civic officials said. Currently, the standing committee consists of only civic officials because the new general body of elected corporators has not…
PUNE: Parth Pawar, elder son of late Ajit Pawar, is increasingly being seen as positioning himself for a Rajya Sabha berth to replace his mother, Sunetra Pawar, who was sworn in as Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister on Saturday. While Sunetra took the oath in Mumbai, Parth did not attend the ceremony; instead, he spent more…
Pune: An online fraudster posed as the owner of a prominent construction firm associated with projects in Mumbai, Pune and other cities in India, and compelled its manager to transfer Rs20.9 lakh to a bank account on January 8.The manager (54) of the construction company, having a corporate office in the Koregaon Park area, lodged…
Pune: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will examine the basic safety infrastructure and operational measures at the Baramati airstrip as a part of its probe into the Jan 28 private jet crash in which Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others were killed.GVG Yugandhar, the director-general of the AAIB, told TOI on…
Pune: The Union Budget has earmarked an estimated Rs517 crore for the Pune Metro project. With 33 km across two routes already operational in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, the project is poised to enter its Phase-II expansion in the new fiscal (2026-27), even as Maha Metro fast-tracks the remaining work for Phase-I. While Maha Metro…
Pune: Sunetra Pawar is likely to contest in the bypoll for Baramati assembly seat, vacant after the death of her husband, Ajit Pawar. Considering the high emotions, any party is unlikely to field a candidate against Sunetra if she decides to contest from Baramati. According to Section 151A of the Representation of People Act, 1951,…
Pune: Sunetra Pawar is likely to contest in the bypoll for Baramati assembly seat, vacant after the death of her husband, Ajit Pawar. Considering the high emotions, any party is unlikely to field a candidate against Sunetra if she decides to contest from Baramati. According to Section 151A of the Representation of People Act, 1951,…
Pune: A scooter rider pushed a woman (67) and snatched her gold chain worth Rs 4 lakh at Lane No. 6 in Kalyaninagar at around 7.45pm on Friday.According to the Yerawada police, the woman was out for shopping in the Nagpur Chawl area in an autorickshaw and later returned to Kalyaninagar in another autorickshaw. Pune:…
