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PUNE DIST ALL SET FOR COUNTING DAY

PUNE POLL WATCH | MVA or Mahayuti: Who will bag Pune district?

Contract workers banned from using mobiles during work hours, states PMRDA

The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) has banned mobile phone use during working hours.

Baramati court issues summons to Ajit Pawar

A court in Baramati in Pune district issued a summons to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar for an alleged remark threatening water cuts in a village if it did not vote for then colleague and sitting MP Supriya Sule in the 2019 general elections.

EVM numbers raise Cong's hackles

Questioning the sanctity of the election process, the Congress party has alleged discrepancies in the number of votes polled at various booths in the Mira Bhayandar (145) assembly constituency.

Kingpin worked for salary of ₹35k/mth

Akram Shafi, the man thought to be the kingpin in the Rs125 crore Malegaon bank money laundering case, was just an employee working for Rs35,000 per month for one Mahmud Bhagad alias Challenger King alias Jimmy.

Assets worth ₹1.84 cr seized

The Surat sub-zonal unit of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs1.84 crore tied to an ongoing investigation into allegedly illegal betting operations linked to CBTF247.com and T20 Exchange.

Liver patient jumps to death at hospital

A 34-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide by jumping from the sixth floor of Cooper Hospital in Vile Parle on November 21.

Wrong ombudsman: Consumer panel nixes ticket plaint

The South Mumbai District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission has dismissed a complaint filed by a Byculla resident against the chief commercial manager (Refunds) of the Central Railway.

3-yr-old dies as uncle 'playfully' slaps, hides body

He later tried to burn the body

26th Arrest: Lonkar's friend nabbed from Akola

The Mumbai crime branch has made the 26th arrest in the high-profile Baba Siddique murder case.

Chikungunya raises head, city cases on 3-yr high

Mumbai is grappling with a resurgence of chikungunya, with cases at a three-year high.

Bite-back on black marketing: Notice to BookMyShow

TICKETING REFORMS From Dec 15, name-based ticketing mandatory for events with high demand; ticket holder's name must be printed on the ticket or embedded in the QR code

CBI says Gaurav Mehta witness in Bitcoin case; questioning over

The CBI has finished questioning Gaurav Mehta in the Bitcoin case, which erupted after retired IPS officer Ravindranath Patil alleged involvement of NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule in a 'cryptocurrency for votes' scam.

CBI officers asked for IDs: 3 lawyers free in assault case

The Bombay High Court has discharged three lawyers accused of assault and criminal force for asking CBI officers to display their ID cards during a 2007 search.

6 air pax held with tampered passports

The Sahar police on Thursday arrested six women from Andhra Pradesh for allegedly attempting to travel from Mumbai to Muscat using tampered passports.

Arthur Rd jail hosts 3-day Ram Katha

In a first, a three-day Ram Katha event was held at Arthur Road jail, which currently houses 3,400 prisoners, much higher than its sanctioned strength of 999.

Navi Mumbai airport: A new high for IndiGo

IndiGo, India's largest low-cost carrier, has successfully completed simulator validation for draft required navigation performance approaches at the upcoming Navi Mumbai international airport.

BMW driver booked over wall crash

A 33-year-old man was booked for allegedly ramming a BMW car into a society wall, said the Bandra police.

Beware of fake support centres

To counter the rapidly evolving cybercrime, the state cyber department has sounded an alert regarding fake support centres that are on the rise.

Two taxis catch fire near residence of Ambanis

No one was injured in the mishap which occurred around 7.56pm on Thursday; cause of fire under probe

Why N Ravikiran returned Madras music academy award

Renowned Carnatic musician and Chitravina maestro N Ravikiran on Thursday returned the M S Subbulakshmi (MSS) award bestowed by the Madras music academy in 2017.

Trying to swim, 3 boys drown in lake

Aged between 10 and 13 yrs, trio left to play on Nov 20; kin got worried when they didn't return till late night

CR to run spl trains for RRB examinees

The Central Railway will run 10 special trips between CSMT and Nagpur to facilitate travel of candidates appearing for the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) exams.

HC upholds teen's 10-year jail for raping his friend

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court (HC) has upheld the conviction of a 17-year-old boy, who was tried as an adult for raping his minor friend, noting that there is a built-in assurance that the charge is genuine.

Rights' body reprimands Kalwa police over inaction in elder abuse complaint

The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has reprimanded the Kalwa police for failing to register an FIR or even a zero FIR against a Mira Road-based old age home, which has been accused of elder abuse.

Cemetery at risk, modify DP: Christians urge BMC

ANXIOUS CALL | Community says though BMC has put plan on hold, proposal must be modified to prevent issues in future

Resort politics likely amid intensified power struggle

HORSE TRADING ON? Efforts are underway to secure support from smaller parties and independents to ensure a majority to form the government

Poll percentage up in ministers' constituencies

Among the ministers, Kagal represented by Hasan Mushrif has seen the highest turnout of 81.72%

Next few nail-biter hours for Mahayuti, MVA in a highly charged atmosphere

Counting for 6.4 crore votes polled in the 288 state assembly constituencies will be held on Saturday, which is being seen as one of the most intensely fought electoral battles by the two major political alliances - the Mahayuti and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).

Wankhede seeks CBI probe in SC/ST case against Malik

Wankhede demands that either probe be transferred to CBI or monitored by Bombay High Court