Pune: Three men drowned in separate incidents in the Indrayani river between Saturday and Sunday at locations near Shirgaon, Kund Mala and Dehu, police said.In the first incident, a 21-year-old man from Jharkhand drowned near Parandwadi in Maval taluka on Saturday. Rescue teams recovered his body on Sunday morning. Police identified the deceased as Arman…
Pune: The Loni Kalbhor police are searching for unidentified thieves who allegedly stole a mobile phone from a parked vehicle near Naigaon Phata in Theur and later used it to carry out online transactions worth Rs 2.07 lakh.The complainant, 63-year-old farmer Poonamchand Dhumal from Kunjirwadi, approached the police on Friday night. According to the complaint,…
An aircraft of Air India Express Pune: Over 200 passengers suffered major inconvenience after two separate flights of Air India Express – IX-2913 and IX-1098 – were delayed by over seven hours during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.While the Bengaluru-Pune flight AI Express IX-2913 was delayed by over 8 hours, the Pune to…
Pune: The Koregaon Park police on Saturday registered a case against a car driver who ran his vehicle over Molly, a dog, on the premises of a housing society in Boat Club road area on May 24.According to local animal welfare volunteers, Molly was 15 years old, peaceful and fed by residents. A resident registered…
The car with the two Indians soon stopped along the banks of a large river, where the driver pulled out a gun and a large knife. He also forced the two men to wear blindfolds Pune: After two months in captivity, Sahil prepared himself for the fight. A day before, he had punched one of…
Bare tree trunks line Ganeshkhind Road near an under-construction Metro station, reflecting the environmental cost of urban development Pune: For years, environmental battles in the city were fought in neighbourhoods with residents from one area protesting against tree felling and others against hill development, riverfront construction, or illegal garbage dumping. On Saturday, these groups merged…
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…
