Pune

Pune: The prosecution on Saturday completed the examination-in-chief of two key witnesses in the in-camera trial of the Nasrapur minor girl rape and murder case. These witnesses were produced to support the “last seen together” theory against the accused.Special public prosecutor Ajay Misar represented the state before special judge S.R. Salunkhe. The accused, currently in…

Pune: The Maharashtra govt’s initiative to fast-track the recovery of dues for aggrieved homebuyers has hit a roadblock. Despite the appointment of dedicated revenue recovery officers in key districts five months ago, collections have increased by a meagre Rs10 crore.Data from the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) reveal that total recoveries, which stood at…

PUNE: Amid mounting speculation over the future of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, state government sources told TOI that while the flagship welfare scheme will continue, there are no plans to extend the e-KYC deadline or admit new beneficiaries at this stage.Following a rigorous verification exercise, the number of beneficiaries has seen a sharp…

Pune: Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday that five flight operations from Nagpur will be suspended in the coming days due to a shortage of aviation fuel.Speaking at an event on clean energy in Satara, Gadkari clarified that the suspension is not a result of low passenger demand. “Five…

Pune: Farmers may soon be able to book fertilisers through their mobile phones, as the Union ministry of agriculture and farmers’ welfare has developed a new app aimed at making fertiliser distribution more transparent and reducing black marketing.The mobile app — Fertilisers Sale Application System — is currently being tested in Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh,…

Deceased Arun Dadar’s family members said the victim frequently visited the liquor den behind their house at Pandharemala in Pune Pune: The spurious alcohol death toll went up to 17 after a man from Kondhwa and another person from Phugewadi succumbed to its effects on Saturday, while the CID personnel started collecting evidence from the…

Members of Congress Pune unit stage a protest outside the state excise office Pune: Members of the Youth Congress staged a protest outside the state excise office in Pune on Friday and attempted to lock the office from the outside, as the death toll in the hooch tragedy in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad rose to…

Pune: NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule on Saturday said the home department should take the moral responsibility of spurious liquor deaths in the city and chief minister Devendra Fadnavis should send Pune commissioner of police on compulsory leave for his failure to maintain law and order.The toll went up to 17 on Saturday, while…

Pic for representational purpose only Pune: A chit bearing the word ‘BOMB’ was found inside the lavatory of a Pune-Guwahati flight on Friday morning, triggering panic among passengers and prompting a security response from airport authorities. However, a thorough search of the aircraft did not reveal any suspicious object.A security officer of the private airline,…

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