Pune: The Central govt is planning to increase the network of charging stations in the country in order to promote the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), Union heavy industries minister and minister of steel, H D Kumaraswamy, said on Tuesday. The percentage of pollution caused by public transport vehicles in India is 40%, and to…
AI-generated representational image. PUNE: A woman from Wagholi stabbed her son (11) to death and attempted to kill her daughter (13) in their rented accommodation around 9am on Tuesday after an argument with her husband — a casual worker.“We have arrested the 29-year-old woman, Soni Santosh Jaybhay, on charges of murder and attempted murder. She…
Pune: Two friends were killed and two others suffered severe injuries after their car went off the road and turned on its side in the early hours of Tuesday near Otur on the Nagar-Kalyan highway, about 100km from the city.The Pune Rural police identified the deceased as Varad Tambe (18) of Otur and Karan Pavale…
Pune: Rahul Taru from Sahakarnagar, a criminal on police records, obtained a firearm licence from the Pune city police in 2022 after tweaking his name and address, Pune rural SP Sandeep Singh Gill told TOI on Tuesday.Lonavla police on Friday evening arrested Taru for opening fire in the air from a pistol while threatening his…
Pune: Buying a flat could become costlier in the next financial year, senior revenue department officials said on Tuesday, hinting at a likely increase in Ready Reckoner (RR) rates in April in view of the widening revenue deficit and increasing debt due to welfare schemes like Ladki Bahin Yojana.The officials said district-wise consultations with stakeholders…
PUNE: Baramati, the Pawar family’s pocket borough, which shaped Ajit Pawar’s rise under the towering influence of his uncle Sharad Pawar, was also the town where the Maharashtra deputy chief minister breathed his last in a plane crash on Wednesday. The irony was stark: the constituency that made Ajit Pawar a political force also became…
PUNE: Newly released CCTV visuals show a devastating sequence of events as the chartered aircraft carrying Maharashtra deputy chief minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar exploded while attempting an emergency landing at Baramati airport on Wednesday morning.The footage captures a huge ball of fire, followed by smoke and successive smaller explosions eyewitnesses said. CCTV Footage…
(L) Shambhavi Pathak, Ajit Pawae (C), Sumit Kapur (R) PUNE: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others were killed on Wednesday morning when a chartered Learjet 45 crash-landed at Baramati airport, officials said.The victims have been identified as Pawar, Vidip Jadhav, Pinky Mali, Sumit Kapoor and Shambhavi Pathak. CCTV Footage Shows Ajit Pawar…
PUNE: Ajit Pawar’s political journey spanned more than four decades, six terms as deputy chief minister, multiple governments and countless power negotiations — yet the one post he openly desired, that of Maharashtra chief minister, eluded him till the very end.The 66-year-old grassroots politician, affectionately known as “Dada”, died in a tragic plane crash on…
Pune: The Alprazolam drugs seized from five arrested men, including a constable, were stolen from the centralised storeroom (muddemal room) of the Ahilyanagar police in Dec last year, investigations revealed.Superintendent of police (SP), Pune Rural, Sandeep Singh Gill on Tuesday said, “The Ahilyanagar police had raided a spot in Shrirampur in Ahilyanagar district and seized…
