Politicians in the govt and the opposition demanded justice for Shilpa Gaware Pune: MVA and Mahayuti politicians on Friday raised their voice demanding justice for 42-year-old Shilpa Gaware, a day after she died by suicide in the Wakad area more than seven years after her marriage.Shiv Sena senior member Neelam Gorhe on Friday said the…
Ongoing rescue operation in Nepal Pune: A senior disaster management official told TOI on Friday that 395 people from Maharashtra had travelled to the Nepal-Tibet region when the floods struck. Around 60 people were untraceable, while several others were in contact with authorities and some groups were on their way back.The official said teams from…
Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer S Chockalingam Pune: The publication of the draft roll next week and the hearings that will follow under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will be conducted by 7,100 AEROs appointed across Maharashtra. Chief electoral officer S Chockalingam told TOI that hearings would deal with unmapped electors and those…
An area covered in mud and silt washed along the devastating flash flood, near Trishuli Dam, in Nuwakot district Pune: A 43-year-old IT professional from Rahatani in Pimpri Chinchwad is among the Indian tourists reported missing after flash floods struck the Nepal-Tibet border region on Wednesday.Jitendra Patil was part of a group of 60 Indian…
Pune: Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat and five others on Thursday filed a contempt petition in the high court (HC) accusing Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar of “willful and deliberate failure to comply” with the HC’s binding directions to curtail noise pollution caused by various events in the city over the past three years.To buttress their…
Collector Jitendra Dudi directed officials to review cases pending at different levels and take immediate action Pune: The land acquisition process for the proposed inner ring road has been placed on a time-bound schedule. The district administration has directed officials to submit all acquisition cases by Aug 31 and commence land measurement by Sept 10.Collector…
Kolhapur: Friday night turned out into a nightmare for the commuters traveling on Pune to Satara lane as the Khambatki ghat section got disrupted after a container truck got stuck on one of bend in the ghat section for nearly three hours. Thousands of vehicles got stuck on Pune to Satara lane in the ghat…
Healing Hands Clinic plans to expand from its current 40 centres to 100 over the next two years Pune: Expanding awareness through nationwide campaigns and working with the Centre and state govts to bring advanced treatment for anorectal conditions under govt-sponsored health schemes for underprivileged patients will be the next focus, city-based anorectal surgeon Dr…
A soybean field in rural Pune Pune: When it comes to soybean, farmers are advised to sow freshly produced, certified seeds every season instead of seeds saved from previous harvests. Otherwise, farmers have to undertake costly resowing.Higher pre-harvest temperatures can affect seed maturity, while excessive rainfall during harvesting increases seed moisture. Delayed drying further accelerates…
Rohit Pawar questioned the CID investigation into Ajit Pawar’s plane crash death PUNE: NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Friday questioned the progress of the CID investigation into the death of former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash and demanded that the probe be handed over to the CBI.Ajit Pawar died…
