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Heavy boulders fell near the Pune Darwaja of Sinhagad fort on Tuesday night after hours of downpour. No one was injured in the incident, though the boulders fell along the path leading to the main entrance of the fort at a spot where vendors sell buttermilk and other items. "Some had kept their utensils at the spot, which were damaged," Amol Padher, former deputy sarpanch of Sinhagad Ghera said. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/rockfall-near-pune-darwaja-in-sinhagad-fort-nobody-injured/articleshow/101351550.cms

Bombay HC gives ATS 3 months for further probe in CPI leader Govind Pansare's murder

The Bombay high court on Wednesday gave the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) three months to submit a further progress report of its probe into the 2015 killing of CPI leader Govind Pansare. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/bombay-hc-gives-ats-3-months-for-further-probe-in-cpi-leader-govind-pansares-murder/articleshow/101346891.cms

Four die of suffocation after entering well in Maharashtra's Gondia

The incident took place in Sarandi village under Tiroda taluka when one of the persons, identified as Khemraj Sathvane, went inside the well situated in his house to repair a motor pump, a senior police official said. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/four-die-of-suffocation-after-entering-well-in-maharashtras-gondia/articleshow/101339081.cms

Four die after entering well to repair water pump in Gondia

According to police sources, motor pump in the domestic well of one Khemraj Sathaone in Sarandi had developed a snag. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/maharashtra-four-die-after-entering-well-to-repair-water-pump-in-gondias-sarandi-village/articleshow/101332368.cms

PMC MSEDCL gear up toavert electrocution cases

The civic body will inspect around 1.35 lakh streetlights falling within the civic areas with the help of ward offices, while the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited will conduct a similar drive meant to prevent electrocutions. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pmc-msedcl-gear-up-toavert-electrocution-cases/articleshow/101324472.cms

Weathermen now predict weak rainfall in early July

Top weather experts TOI spoke to on Tuesday said the latest conditions based on frequently updated models suggested that the monsoon could enter a weak phase during the initial days of July. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/weathermen-now-predict-weak-rainfall-in-early-july/articleshow/101321873.cms

Legal tussles delay razing of risky wadas

Opposition from the residents and owner-tenant legal tussles are the key factors preventing the demolition of almost half of the crumbling and uninhabitable wadas in the Pune municipal limits. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/legal-tussles-delay-razing-of-risky-wadas/articleshow/101321922.cms

Potholed state highway stretches maximum in Pune Nagpur regions

State highways in Pune and Nagpur region in Maharashtra have registered the highest number of complaints regarding potholes, showed data from the Public Works Department (PWD) for May and June. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/potholed-state-highway-stretches-maximum-in-pune-nagpur-regions/articleshow/101294136.cms

Maharashtra first-class captain Bawne revels in T20s too

from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/maharashtra-first-class-captain-bawne-revels-in-t20s-too/articleshow/101294151.cms

3P coach Joydeep & NRAI take contrasting postures on contract renewal

With almost a year to go for the Olympics, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) is back to the familiar situation — controversies. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/3p-coach-joydeep-nrai-take-contrasting-postures-on-contract-renewal/articleshow/101294166.cms

Green corridor and army of support staff behind intercity organ transplants

In just two hours on May 19, a live heart zipped through 150km of a green corridor from Pune to Mumbai from one person to another in a coordinated effort involving at least 50 people. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/green-corridor-and-army-of-support-staff-behind-intercity-organ-transplants/articleshow/101298075.cms

Developers of 107 projects apply for deregistration in Maha

The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has received applications for cancellation of registration for 107 projects, including 41 in Pune. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/developers-of-107-projects-apply-for-deregistration/articleshow/101292474.cms

Govt politicians support masked mobs: Amol Palekar

Veteran actor Amol Palekar said here on Monday that earlier goons used to harass people, but now the government and politicians support masked mobs that run amok in the country from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/govt-politicians-support-masked-mobs-palekar/articleshow/101292217.cms

Heavy rain in sight but may not wipe out Maha's June deficit

Downpour in the ghat and dam catchment areas over the next few days, as forecast by the Met department, is unlikely to wipe out the state's huge June rainfall deficit, weather experts said on Monday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/heavy-rain-in-sight-but-may-not-wipe-out-mahas-june-deficit/articleshow/101291381.cms

8 killed 7 hurt in collision between truck and passenger vehicle in Ratnagiri

At least eight people were killed and seven others injured when a speeding truck collided with a passenger vehicle in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district on Monday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/8-killed-7-hurt-in-collision-between-truck-and-passenger-vehicle-in-ratnagiri/articleshow/101277807.cms

11 new flights take off from Pune airport in a month

The month of June has been good for air passengers as 11 new flights to different destinations from the Pune airport have started operations. Airport authorities hope the remaining empty slots too will be filled during the ongoing summer schedule. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/11-new-flights-take-off-from-pune-airport-in-a-month/articleshow/101266955.cms

After weeks of delay kharif sowing set to begin in Maha

Rain in the last 24 hours across the state has brought much-needed relief to farmers as they will begin sowing kharif crops in the next few days. They have been waiting for the state agriculture department to give them the go-ahead. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/after-weeks-of-delay-kharif-sowing-set-to-begin-in-state/articleshow/101265721.cms

Ajit Pawar reiterates wish to hold post in NCP

NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Sunday reiterated his wish to hold a post in the Nationalsit Congress Party. "After holding various constitutional posts in 32 years of my political career, there is nothing wrong if I wish to hold an organisational post," Pawar said. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/ajit-pawar-reiterates-wish-to-hold-post-in-ncp/articleshow/101265289.cms

Maha: 50% rebate on stamp duty for integrated township projects

The state government has announced a one-time 50% concession on stamp duty for developers of integrated township projects. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/50-rebate-on-stamp-duty-for-integrated-township-projects/articleshow/101249004.cms

Pune: Duo attack rob truck driver two others with billhooks

Two men armed with billhooks entered a Kolhapur-bound truck that had halted in front of its transport company office near Navale bridge around 1.30am on Friday and attacked its driver and two others before robbing one of them. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/duo-attack-rob-truck-driver-two-others-with-billhooks/articleshow/101248963.cms

Illegal commercial use of residences under scanner in Pune

The civic body has decided to team up with the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) to detect the illegal use of residential properties for commercial purposes. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/illegal-commercial-use-of-residences-under-scanner/articleshow/101248893.cms

MVA will sweep elections in Maha next year: Thorat

Senior state Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat said in Shrirampur taluka on Saturday that the Maha Vikas Aghadi would sweep next year's Lok Sabha and assembly polls in Maharashtra. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/mva-will-sweep-elections-in-maha-next-year-thorat/articleshow/101248669.cms

2 dead 1 injured as container truck hits pick-up van in Khandala

Two people died and another sustained injuries after a container truck struck a pick-up vehicle, which then hit another vehicle at Khandala in Pune district on Saturday, police said. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/two-killed-one-injured-as-container-truck-hits-pick-up-van-at-khandala-in-pune/articleshow/101242712.cms

Yerawada jail shifts from coin box phones to smart cards

The state prisons department, on a pilot basis, has replaced the age-old coin box phones with new smart card ones at Yerawada central jail. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/yerawada-jail-shifts-from-coin-box-phones-to-smart-cards/articleshow/101230339.cms

Four of a family killed as their jeep rams into oncoming truck

Four persons, including two women, were killed on the spot after a jeep went over the road divider and rammed into a truck coming from the opposite direction on the Chandrapur-Ghugus highway near village Nagala on Friday afternoon. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/four-of-a-family-killed-as-their-jeep-rams-into-oncoming-truck/articleshow/101232111.cms

131 plaints after PMC claims nullah cleaning over ahead of monsoon

The civic body has received 131 complaints about poorly-maintained nullahs despite its tall claims about the complete cleaning of nullahs, chambers, and stormwater drains ahead of monsoon. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/131-plaints-after-pmc-claims-nullah-cleaning-over-ahead-of-monsoon/articleshow/101228779.cms

Two arrested on charge of raping 19-yr-old in Nashik

The Nashik Road police on Thursday arrested two men for allegedly raping a 19-year-old woman. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/two-arrested-on-charge-of-raping-19-yr-old-in-nashik/articleshow/101228943.cms

Vidarbha beef mafia smuggle cattle to Hyd brag on social media

“Jaha aap tamancha ke liye apply karte ho, woh hum supply karte hai (you apply for gun license, we supply the gun itself),” says Suraj, notorious beef mafia from Bhandara in a social media post, flaunting his nexus with police despite the beef ban in Maharashtra. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/beef-mafia-smuggle-cattle-to-hyd-brag-on-social-media-cops-look-other-way/articleshow/101204229.cms

Sambhajinagar cops foil 110 crore cyber heist bid

The Sambhajinagar police on Wednesday claimed to have thwarted a Rs110-crore cyber heist attempt from a Mumbai-based diamond trading company’s corporate account with a nationalised bank in the state capital following the arrest of six people. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/sambhajinagar-cops-foil-110-crore-cyber-heist-bid/articleshow/101204909.cms

Card printing quality of driving licences to be better from July: Pune RTO

Vehicle owners in the city can expect better quality driving licences and RC books from July, the Regional Transport Office has said. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/card-and-printing-quality-of-driving-licences-to-be-better-from-july-rto/articleshow/101203614.cms

'Action against app-based autos Pune RTA's call

State additional transport commissioner Jitendra Patil on Thursday said the Pune Regional Transport Authority should take a call on acting against the aggregators like Ola, Uber and Rapido, running appbased autorickshaw service in the city. “As the decision to reject the pleas of these aggregators to operate appbased autorickshaws was taken by the RTA (Regional Transport Authority), an appropriate decision on the matter should also be taken by it,” Patil said on Thursday. TOI had contacted Patil for his response on Tuesday’s incident, wherein an Uber autorickshaw driver allegedly molested and attempted to rape an IT professional after she had booked the vehicle for a ride back home in Handewadi from her workplace. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/action-against-app-based-autos-rtas-call/articleshow/101202860.cms

Missing kin nabbed from Mumbai in MPSC rank holders murder in Pune

from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/missing-kin-nabbed-from-mumbai-in-mpsc-rank-holders-murder-in-pune/articleshow/101189307.cms

Mumbai-Pune Expressway 'missing link' project: Tunnelling was a journey down millennia of geological history

The excavation of nearly 11km of tunnels on either side of Tiger Valley, reaching a depth of 200 metres in the Lonavala Hills, provided a unique opportunity to delve into India's geological history. "It was a journey back in time. Going deeper and deeper under the hills while making the tunnels was like time travel," said Noel P Mundo, team leader, Geodata. From the Philippines, he is one of the project's many foreign consultants. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/tunnelling-was-a-journey-down-millennia-of-geological-history/articleshow/101175941.cms

Mumbai-Pune Expressway link with world's widest tunnels to open mid 2024

After its inauguration two decades ago, India's first Expressway is set to become even more seamless for lakhs of motorists traveling between Mumbai and Pune. The much-awaited Missing Link, which will make the Expressway bypass the winding and dangerous ghat section, is nearing completion and is scheduled to be unveiled by July 2024. Eighty-five percent of the Expressway's current traffic is projected to use the new route. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/expressway-link-with-worlds-widest-tunnels-to-open-mid-2024/articleshow/101175869.cms

Verification of commencement certificates must for registration of projects

June 21, 2023

Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) will not register any new real estate project unless the commencement certificate is verified by local planning authorities. Corporations, councils, nagar panchayats and metropolitan planning authorities were given time till June 19 to either integrate their website with MahaRERA or send independent mails regarding project registrations. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/verification-of-commencement-certs-must-for-regn-of-projects/articleshow/101175077.cms

Delayed rains add to heatstroke cases districts in Vidarbha among worst hit

June 21, 2023

The delay in the arrival of monsoon in Maharashtra has added to a rise in suspected heatstroke cases, especially in districts located in Vidarbha. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/delayed-rains-add-to-heatstroke-cases-districts-in-vidarbha-among-worst-hit/articleshow/101147676.cms

PCMC adds over 25000 properties under tax ambit

June 21, 2023

The civic body added over 25,000 properties in the 2022-23 fiscal under its property tax ambit taking the total number to 6.02 lakh. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pcmc-adds-over-25000-properties-under-tax-ambit/articleshow/101147670.cms

Vet kills wife 2 kids ends his life in Daund house

June 20, 2023

A 40-year-old veterinarian strangulated his wife (37) to death and threw his son (10) and daughter (8) into a well before hanging himself in his house in Varvand of Daund taluka, some 70km from the city. The multiple murder-suicide took place on Tuesday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/vet-kills-wife-2-kids-ends-his-life-in-daund-house/articleshow/101147129.cms

Gorhe: 'Good touch bad touch' initiative needed across state

June 20, 2023

The department of child welfare and education should implement the "good touch, bad touch" initiative across the state with the help of Unicef and Gravittus Foundation on Child Rights and Development, deputy chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council Neelam Gorhe, said on Monday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/gorhe-good-touch-bad-touch-initiative-needed-across-state/articleshow/101119391.cms

MahaRERA to start grading of real estate projects soon

The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) would soon set up a grading system for all real estate projects registered with it since January this year. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/maharera-to-start-grading-of-real-estate-projects-soon/articleshow/101121472.cms

Three daily wage workers arrested for attacking cop

A police sub-inspector was assaulted by three daily wage workers on Saturday when he and his two colleagues tried to prevent them from creating nuisance at a roadside eatery near Talegaon Dabhade railway station. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/three-daily-wage-workers-arrested-for-attacking-cop/articleshow/101119210.cms

Torna Fort's crumbling Binni Darwaja restored steep pathway gets railings

The state archaeological department has completed the repair work of the main entrance of Torna Fort in Velhe, about 60km southwest of the city, after the condition of the base of the gate deteriorated over the years. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/torna-forts-crumbling-binni-darwaja-restored-steep-pathway-gets-railings/articleshow/101119465.cms

Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis criticizes Uddhav Thackeray at public meeting in Kalyan calls him Maharashtras biggest traitor

During the Modi@9 grand public meeting in Kalyan, Maharashtra deputy chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis made strong remarks about Uddhav Thackeray, referring to him as the biggest traitor of Maharashtra. Fadnavis paid tribute to late Balasaheb Thackeray, under whose leadership Shiv Sena operates, and extended wishes on the occasion of Shiv Sena's anniversary. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thane/deputy-cm-devendra-fadnavis-criticizes-uddhav-thackeray-at-public-meeting-in-kalyan-calls-him-maharashtras-biggest-traitor/articleshow/101115574.cms

'Ajit Pawar choking MLA funds led to MVA downfall'

Former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar played an important role in the downfall of the MVA government by choking funds in the constituencies of many Shiv Sena and Congress MLAs, state medical education minister Girish Mahajan said on Sunday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/ajit-choking-mla-funds-led-to-mva-downfall-mahajan/articleshow/101093968.cms

Jalgaon boy brings firearm to school