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How turmoil in Bangladesh is affecting turmeric export in Hingoli

Turmeric is grown at over 41,000 hectares in Hingoli. The district and nearby areas area produces average 1.74 lakh metric tonnes of the spice every year

According to traders dealing in the industry, Bangladesh buys low-grade quality turmeric from Hingoli, Basmat and other Marathwada regions. (HT PHOTO)

Pune

Updated on Aug 09, 2024 01:44 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

Police aspirants rush to remove tattoos

Many youth appearing for ongoing police recruitment drive are rushing to hospitals to get it removed

As tattoos on the body may turn out to be a hurdle for uniform services, many youth appearing for ongoing police recruitment drive are rushing to hospitals to get it removed. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))

Pune

Updated on Sep 22, 2024 07:06 PM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

Centre approves 8-lane elevated road near Chakan

The central government on Friday approved the ₹7,827-crore eight-lane elevated high-speed corridor from Nashik Phata to Chakan

The central government on Friday approved the <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>7,827-crore eight-lane elevated high-speed corridor from Nashik Phata to Chakan. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))

Pune

Updated on Aug 03, 2024 09:34 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

PMC shutting down 10 Marathi medium schools

According to officials, the education board of the PMC last week submitted a proposal for shutting down 10 Marathi medium schools to the civic general body as fewer students are getting admitted in these schools with parents preferring private schools through the RTE quota or civic-run English medium schools

Under the RTE quota, all private schools have to mandatorily reserve 25% seats for underprivileged sections of the society. (HT PHOTO)

Pune

Updated on Aug 03, 2024 07:32 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

Punekars question why no warning issued before dam water release

Citizens claim the water level has never been so high despite the release of dam water at the rate of 35,000 cusecs having become a regular feature every monsoon

Pune

Updated on Jul 26, 2024 08:52 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

Unease in NCP over Amit Shah’s remark against Sharad Pawar

Former legislator from Pimpri-Chinchwad Vilas Lande wrote a letter to the BJP state unit chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule urging the party to avoid such remarks.

Pune

Updated on Jul 23, 2024 06:14 AM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar, Abhay Khairnar

Pune civic chief Rajendra Bhosale admitted at private hospital

Bhosale is reportedly suffering from a viral flu-like illness and his condition is stated to be stable, officials said

The municipal commissioner complained of fever, chills and body aches and was admitted to a private facility. (HT FILE)

Pune

Updated on Jul 19, 2024 06:50 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

Fight for ticket intensifies in Parvati assembly constituency

Three members from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have started projecting themselves as eligible candidates for Parvati and put-up banners at prime locations in the vicinity

Pune

Published on Jul 13, 2024 10:46 PM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

Six years after it was proposed for Nashik, Pune, neo metro project yet to kick off

The neo metro project is not feasible on technical grounds, said Minister of state (MoS) for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol

The neo metro project is a trolley bus system with overhead electric traction and rubber tyres. It was proposed to have 25-metre-long electric bus coaches able to run on ground and elevated. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Pune

Updated on Jul 12, 2024 08:26 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

Ajit Pawar announces ₹3200 crore project to address floods in western Maha

Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Friday made the announcement while presenting the annual budget for 2024-25

There were huge losses in terms of livestock and human beings in Sangli and Kolhapur, Pawar said. (HT PHOTo)

Pune

Updated on Jun 29, 2024 06:53 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

Pawar tells new MPs to remain present in House

The Sharad Pawar faction of NCP won eight of the 10 seats it contested while the Congress bagged 13 of 17 it contested with Shiv Sena (UBT) getting nine of 21 seats in the LS polls

Pune

Updated on Jun 22, 2024 05:48 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

Centre can’t be mere spectator, should take lead to resolve quota issue: Pawar

Speaking at his hometown Baramati, the veteran leader said there is a need for amendments in law and the state and Centre’s policies

He was responding to a question on increasing Maratha-OBC conflict in Maharashtra over reservation issue. (HT PHOTO)

Pune

Updated on Jun 21, 2024 05:30 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

Agricultural College now a data centre for ‘Sahiwal’ breed of cow

In September 2022, the College of Agriculture Pune had for the first time witnessed the birth of a calf of the Sahiwal breed through ovum pickup and in-vitro fertilisation (OPC IVF) technique at its premises

According to College of Agriculture officials, the data centre will help maintain information on Sahiwal cows across India, especially those with better sperm quality, so as to increase the population of this breed of cow which yields more milk. (HT PHOTO)

Pune

Updated on Jun 20, 2024 06:04 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

Govt gives nod for proposed HCMTR

Interestingly, even as the controversy over the proposed Balbharati-Paud Phata (BBPP) Road refuses to rest, the proposed HCMTR route is shown passing through the same stretch

The Maharashtra government on June 13 issued the notification and approved the HCMTR route, with some changes, which was on paper since 1986. (HT PHOTO)

Pune

Updated on Jun 20, 2024 05:26 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

2 years on, PMC awaits NDMA funds

Meanwhile, the civic administration took one year to prepare an expenditure plan before forwarding it to the Centre in 2022

Urban floods pose a new challenge to larger cities, disrupting civic life and critical services. (HT FILE)

Pune

Updated on Jun 19, 2024 05:32 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

PMPML reports ₹734cr operational loss in 2023-24, highest in last six years

In 2017-18, the total loss of the public transport utility was ₹204 crore and by 2023-24 total loss reached at ₹734 crore

Considering this, PMC will need to bear <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>440.42 crore loss and the PCMC <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>293.58 crore. (HT PHOTO)

Pune

Updated on Jun 17, 2024 05:58 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

BJP, Sena not upset over RS ticket to Sunetra: Ajit Pawar

Pawar said the decision to field his wife was taken by his party NCP’s apex body and denied reports that senior colleague Chhagan Bhujbal was upset over the move

Ajit Pawar’s wife Sunetra on Thursday filed nomination papers as the NCP candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha bypoll in Maharashtra, days after she lost the Lok Sabha elections from Baramati. (ANI)

Pune

Updated on Jun 15, 2024 07:06 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

Pawars political dynasty reigns with five elected representatives

There is clamour growing for another family scion, Yugendra, to join electoral politics and contest polls from Baramati assembly constituency. Yugendra is the son of Ajit’s elder brother Shriniwas Pawar and had campaigned for Sule in the recently held LS polls

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar filed her nomination for the upcoming Rajya Sabha by-elections, at Vidhan Bhawan in Mumbai on Thursday. National Working President of NCP Praful Patel, Party leader Sunil Tatkare and Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal are also present. (ANI)

Pune

Updated on Jun 14, 2024 07:20 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

First phase of Metro to begin operations before Maha assembly elections

Pune's Mandai to Civil Court metro stretch likely to start before state assembly elections. PCMC to Swargate and Vanaz to Ramwadi corridors to complete first phase.

As the Maha-Metro had planned to finish all the works till August-end this year, it is clear that operations will likely begin from September. (HT HOTO)

Pune

Updated on Jun 13, 2024 06:06 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

Sharad Pawar back in Baramati with Ajit’s potential rival

On Tuesday, a large number of party workers gathered at Sharad Pawar’s bungalow at Govind baug and said that Yugendra Pawar who is the son of Ajit Pawar’s younger brother Shriniwas should be fielded against Ajit Pawar in the October assembly elections

Mumbai

Updated on Jun 12, 2024 07:32 AM IST

ByFaisal Malik, Abhay Khairnar

Supriya Sule raises issue of similar election symbol

The EC allotted ‘Pipani’ (trumpet) symbol to independent candidates, similar to NCP’s election symbol — ‘Tutari’ (man-blowing trumpet) allotted to the party after the split in July last year

The ECI allotted similar symbols to independent candidates and this created confusion among voters. We lost the Satara seat because of this confusion, Sule said. (HT FILE PHOTO)

Pune

Updated on Jun 08, 2024 05:36 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

LS polls: The three giant killers from Maharashtra

Among the contestants in Maharashtra, Nilesh Lanke, Bajarang Sonawane and Pratibha Dhanorkar defeated established leaders and became “giant killers” for supporters

Pune

Updated on Jun 07, 2024 08:12 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

Sule manages to get lead in five of six assembly segments

The four-time Member of Parliament (MP) got lead even in Baramati town, represented in the state assembly by NCP chief and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar

In 2014 and 2019, some of these assembly constituencies did not back Sule, although this time, voters here refused to back Sunetra. (HT PHOTO)

Pune

Updated on Jun 06, 2024 06:20 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

VBA & AIMIM fail to make a mark as MVA strategy pays off

Unlike 2019 when VBA and AIMIM candidates cut into the vote share of the Congress-NCP thus helping the BJP-Shiv Sena, the situation was different this time around as these smaller outfits failed to make a mark

In most constituencies where the VBA and AIMIM fielded candidates, the MVA prevented them from cutting into its vote share by avoiding any criticism of these parties while indirectly telling voters not to vote for these outfits. (HT PHOTO)

Pune

Updated on Jun 06, 2024 06:18 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

Maharashtra’s onion belt rejects Mahayuti candidates

Mahayuti candidates contesting from all these parliamentary seats suffered defeat with the Maha Vikas Aghade (MVA) wresting most of the seats

In Ahmednagar too, Nilesh Lanke of NCP (SP) defeated BJP’s Sujay Vikhe by a margin of 28,000 votes. (HT PHOTO)

Pune

Updated on Jun 06, 2024 06:06 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

Mohol wins in 5 out of 6 assembly segments encouraging but reduced margin worrisome

As per the Election Commission of India (ECI) data, late MP Girish Bapat won by 3.24 lakh votes in the 2019 LS elections whereas the BJP’s former MP Anil Shirole won by 3.15 lakh votes in the 2014 LS polls

Mohol (R) defeated Congress candidate Ravindra Dhangekar by a margin of only 1.23 lakh votes, the counting for which was completed on Tuesday. (HT )

Pune

Updated on Jun 06, 2024 06:02 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

Sule wins Baramati for fourth time; Kolhe, Barne retain seats

In a high-profile clash in Baramati, Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule got better of her sister-in-law Sunetra Pawar

In Shirur, despite a strong challenge from Ajit Pawar and the Bharatiya Janata Party, voters elected sitting MP Amol Kolhe for the second consecutive time. (HT FILE)

Pune

Updated on Jun 05, 2024 05:28 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

Hat-trick for BJP as Murlidhar Mohol clinches Pune LS seat

Interestingly, the Kasba Peth assembly segment, which helped Dhangekar just a year ago during the by-polls, this time backed Mohol

Pune

Updated on Jun 05, 2024 05:18 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

Poll result to decide rise of Mohol or repeat of Kasba in Pune

Final results for Lok Sabha seats in Pune district to be declared by 5 pm Tuesday, with Pune's outcome expected by 2 pm. BJP and Congress confident of victory.

Dhangekar had defeated BJP’s Hemant Rasane in last year’s bypolls at Kasba Peth, the saffron party’s stronghold for 30 years. (HT )

Pune

Updated on Jun 04, 2024 07:06 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

Factors that would determine Baramati poll results

From the beginning, sympathy for Sharad Pawar was visible on the ground, particularly in rural areas of the constituency after Ajit Pawar rebelled.

The contest also saw most members of the Pawar clan campaigning for Sule while Ajit Pawar appeared lonely in the battle. (HT PHOTO)

Pune

Updated on Jun 04, 2024 07:01 AM IST

ByYogesh Joshi, Abhay Khairnar

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Turmeric is grown at over 41,000 hectares in Hingoli. The district and nearby areas area produces average 1.74 lakh metric tonnes of the spice every year

Many youth appearing for ongoing police recruitment drive are rushing to hospitals to get it removed

The central government on Friday approved the ₹7,827-crore eight-lane elevated high-speed corridor from Nashik Phata to Chakan

Citizens claim the water level has never been so high despite the release of dam water at the rate of 35,000 cusecs having become a regular feature every monsoon

Former legislator from Pimpri-Chinchwad Vilas Lande wrote a letter to the BJP state unit chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule urging the party to avoid such remarks.

Bhosale is reportedly suffering from a viral flu-like illness and his condition is stated to be stable, officials said

Three members from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have started projecting themselves as eligible candidates for Parvati and put-up banners at prime locations in the vicinity

The neo metro project is not feasible on technical grounds, said Minister of state (MoS) for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol

Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Friday made the announcement while presenting the annual budget for 2024-25

The Sharad Pawar faction of NCP won eight of the 10 seats it contested while the Congress bagged 13 of 17 it contested with Shiv Sena (UBT) getting nine of 21 seats in the LS polls

Speaking at his hometown Baramati, the veteran leader said there is a need for amendments in law and the state and Centre’s policies

In September 2022, the College of Agriculture Pune had for the first time witnessed the birth of a calf of the Sahiwal breed through ovum pickup and in-vitro fertilisation (OPC IVF) technique at its premises

Interestingly, even as the controversy over the proposed Balbharati-Paud Phata (BBPP) Road refuses to rest, the proposed HCMTR route is shown passing through the same stretch

Meanwhile, the civic administration took one year to prepare an expenditure plan before forwarding it to the Centre in 2022

In 2017-18, the total loss of the public transport utility was ₹204 crore and by 2023-24 total loss reached at ₹734 crore

Pawar said the decision to field his wife was taken by his party NCP’s apex body and denied reports that senior colleague Chhagan Bhujbal was upset over the move

There is clamour growing for another family scion, Yugendra, to join electoral politics and contest polls from Baramati assembly constituency. Yugendra is the son of Ajit’s elder brother Shriniwas Pawar and had campaigned for Sule in the recently held LS polls

Pune's Mandai to Civil Court metro stretch likely to start before state assembly elections. PCMC to Swargate and Vanaz to Ramwadi corridors to complete first phase.

On Tuesday, a large number of party workers gathered at Sharad Pawar’s bungalow at Govind baug and said that Yugendra Pawar who is the son of Ajit Pawar’s younger brother Shriniwas should be fielded against Ajit Pawar in the October assembly elections

The EC allotted ‘Pipani’ (trumpet) symbol to independent candidates, similar to NCP’s election symbol — ‘Tutari’ (man-blowing trumpet) allotted to the party after the split in July last year

Among the contestants in Maharashtra, Nilesh Lanke, Bajarang Sonawane and Pratibha Dhanorkar defeated established leaders and became “giant killers” for supporters

The four-time Member of Parliament (MP) got lead even in Baramati town, represented in the state assembly by NCP chief and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar

Unlike 2019 when VBA and AIMIM candidates cut into the vote share of the Congress-NCP thus helping the BJP-Shiv Sena, the situation was different this time around as these smaller outfits failed to make a mark

Mahayuti candidates contesting from all these parliamentary seats suffered defeat with the Maha Vikas Aghade (MVA) wresting most of the seats

As per the Election Commission of India (ECI) data, late MP Girish Bapat won by 3.24 lakh votes in the 2019 LS elections whereas the BJP’s former MP Anil Shirole won by 3.15 lakh votes in the 2014 LS polls

In a high-profile clash in Baramati, Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule got better of her sister-in-law Sunetra Pawar

Interestingly, the Kasba Peth assembly segment, which helped Dhangekar just a year ago during the by-polls, this time backed Mohol

Final results for Lok Sabha seats in Pune district to be declared by 5 pm Tuesday, with Pune's outcome expected by 2 pm. BJP and Congress confident of victory.

From the beginning, sympathy for Sharad Pawar was visible on the ground, particularly in rural areas of the constituency after Ajit Pawar rebelled.

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