Voters outside a hearing centre in Kolkata where SIR concluded a few months ago Pune: The election machinery has set up 192 hearing centres across Pune district to process claims and objections after the draft electoral rolls are published, election officials told TOI. “The numbers may increase or decrease depending on the draft roll,’’ officials…
The latest I-T data received by the state shows that 94,000 farmers from the beneficiary list pay income tax Mumbai: The Mahayuti govt had initially estimated that its Punyashlok Ahilyabai Holkar loan waiver scheme would benefit 56 lakh farmers in the state. However, its exclusion criteria have cut the number down by around 1.4 lakh…
Pune: The Pune district administration has imposed prohibitory orders and tightened safety measures at 10 popular tourist destinations in the Maval and Lonavla areas until Aug 31 to prevent monsoon-related accidents.The locations include the Karla and Bhaje caves, Lohagad and Visapur forts, Lion’s Point, Shivling Point, Tung and Tikona forts, and areas around the Pavana…
Navi Mumbai: A group of 125 trekkers from different parts of Pune was stuck in Roha, Raigad, since Saturday evening. Also, more than 1,000, including tourists, landed up at Kolad in the same taluka due to the Mumbai-Goa highway flooding. Further, three teams in a joint operation on Sunday night rescued 36 inmates of a…
Paddy nursery is key to cultivation Pune: Continuous rainfall over the past two days has revived paddy nurseries across Pune district, bringing relief to farmers who had been struggling due to delayed monsoon showers and rising temperatures.Farmers in Bhor, Rajgad, Maval, Mulshi, Khed, Junnar and Ambegaon had prepared dry-land paddy nurseries earlier this month, but…
Pune: An enquiry committee will examine complaints of bogus admissions under the Right to Education Act’s 25% free seats quota. Director of primary education Sharad Gosavi said the committee will look into the specific complaint and take up a sample survey to rule out any wrongdoing.According to a complaint from Khed taluka in Pune district,…
Umesh K Parida Navi Mumbai: Ten members of two teams rescued Pune-based real estate broker Sandesh Hadvale (47), who accidentally slipped 200ft down a valley in the Tamhini ghat stretch under Mangaon taluka, Raigad, around 2am on Friday.Hadvale got down from his car to attend nature’s call and slipped into the valley due to darkness….
