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New Mahabaleshwar Project: MSRDC receives approval for inclusion of 294 more villages

New Mahabaleshwar project is an ambitious hill station development plan to boost tourism, generate jobs and revenue for local community

The government resolution (GR) issued on March 27 cited eight conditions to develop the project spread across protected area or eco sensitive zones. (HT)

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Published on Apr 23, 2025 06:00 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

Woman who had accused minister Gore of harassment arrested for ‘extortion’

During the investigation, it was revealed that the woman demanded the amount in exchange for withdrawing her planned protest at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai, scheduled for March 17

The same woman had earlier filed a molestation and torture case against Minister Gore in 2017. (HT FILE)

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Published on Mar 22, 2025 07:42 AM IST

ByShrinivas Deshpande

MPCB issues notices to 12 stone crusher units in Pune, Satara

Most of the violators run units at Sanjaynagar cluster area in Karad of Satara district. One notice was issued to a unit at Ravet area in Pune district

Among the norms violated by the stone crusher units include lack of water sprinklers, not covering the conveyor belt, absence of wind breaking wall and absence of proper roads at unit premises. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

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Updated on Nov 13, 2024 05:06 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

Medical student dies after being pushed off bldg, classmate held

A first year MBBS student of Krishna Medical College at Karad died after being allegedly pushed off a building by her classmate, police officials said on Thursday

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Updated on Aug 02, 2024 09:50 AM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

Short Stream | A look into the life of a climate visionary

A heartwarming documentary about effective climate activism — Babulal Gandhi is behind a man-made forest with astounding biodiversity in a region in Maharashtra

A still from Vinchurniche Gandhi (Aproop Films)

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Published on Aug 01, 2024 08:15 PM IST

BySanjukta Sharma

Woman, aide booked for duping man of ₹50 lakh

Pune police book two from Satara for duping businessman of ₹50 lakh by posing as PMO official, promising government contracts. Case filed under IPC Sections 420, 419, 34.

The accused have been identified as Kashmira Sandip Pawar and his accomplice Ganesh Gaikwad from Satara. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

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Updated on Jun 19, 2024 05:24 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Collector orders probe into sale of 640 acres at valley near Mahabaleshwar

Satara district collector has ordered a probe into alleged illegal sale of 640 acres belonging to farmers at Kandati valley in the district after a complaint lodged by activist Sushant More

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Updated on May 20, 2024 08:28 AM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

State approves ₹221 crore for development of new airport at Karad

The state government of Maharashtra has approved ₹221 crore ($31 million) to develop the existing airstrip at Karad into an airport. The project, which was initially proposed by former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, was deferred due to the need for infrastructure expansion. The airport will be expanded by the Maharashtra Airport Development Company and will have no night navigational facilities. The development is expected to benefit the local community and boost regional connectivity.

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Updated on Nov 30, 2023 06:28 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

Nine, including seven children, injured in petrol generator blast in Satara

Preliminary investigations suggest that a technical malfunction in the generator may have led to the explosion

A case has been registered at Mahabaleshwar police station against Umesh Pisal, tractor driver. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

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Updated on Oct 26, 2023 06:14 AM IST

ByShrinivas Deshpande

One killed, three injured after police van runs over them

The accused has been identified as Shankar Khetmar, who was driving the police jeep. It is alleged that he was under the influence of alcohol while driving

The injured were shifted to Krishna Hospital where Sujal Uttam Kambale (18) resident of Kolewadi in Karad was declared dead. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

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Updated on Oct 24, 2023 05:16 AM IST

ByShrinivas Deshpande

Family’s sole bread-earner, lone son dies in mob attack

According to the police, as many as 23 people have been booked in the case, four minors detained and four are absconding

At the time of the incident, Noorulhasan Liaquat Shikalgar (in pic) was inside a makeshift place of worship in the village with a few others. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Sep 13, 2023 04:16 PM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

2 days after communal clashes, situation peaceful in Satara dist; net service suspended till Wednesday

To ensure law and order, additional police personnel have been deployed in the village and adjoining areas

Schoolgirls walk on a deserted road after a clash between two groups over a controversial post on social media, at Pusesawali in Satara district on Monday. (PTI)

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Updated on Sep 12, 2023 11:57 PM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

Maharashtra: One killed in Satara as online post sparks clashes, arson

Satara police and district administration have refused to disclose the content and nature of the social media post, citing sensitivities involved in the case.

A car damaged after a clash between two groups over a controversial post on social media, at Pusesawali village in Satara district (PTI)

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Published on Sep 12, 2023 12:19 AM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar, Pune

1 killed, 10 injured, 23 arrested in Satara communal clashes over social media post

One person killed, ten injured as clashes erupt in Maharashtra village over "objectionable" social media post. 25 arrested, internet services suspended.

Several houses were burned down by miscreants at Pusesawali village in Khatao tehsil, some 150 kms from Pune on Sunday night. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)

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Updated on Sep 11, 2023 08:18 PM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

Cop injured in firing incident at Wai court

Officials said the gunshots were fired by one of the absconding accused, booked under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), who was present at the court

The shooting incident left one policeman injured and a case was filed against 15 suspects. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

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Updated on Aug 07, 2023 10:33 PM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

Father, son die after allegedly consuming homemade kadha in Satara

A man and his son died in India after allegedly consuming homemade kadha, a herbal drink. The daughter is being treated in hospital. The cause of death is under investigation.

The use of kadha has been around for several years but gained popularity since the Covid-19 pandemic. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

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Updated on Jul 10, 2023 06:57 PM IST

ByVicky Pathare

Illegal sex determination of co-accused’s foetus was conducted at Satara clinic

Officials of the state health department raided the ultrasound centre Tuesday evening. They said that the ultrasound machines will be sealed and cases of violation of the PCPNDT Act will be filed against those involved in the racket

Last Sunday, the Jejuri police had booked Dr Sachin Ramchandra Ranavre, Deepali Thopte (mother), and a middleman named Barkade under various sections of the PCPNDT and MTP Acts and the Indian Penal Code (IPC) after it came to light that Thopte underwent illegal termination of pregnancy at Dr Ranavre’s Shriram Hospital in Nira village of Purandar tehsil the previous day. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

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Updated on May 19, 2023 12:36 AM IST

ByVicky Pathare

Man posing as cop arrested

Pune police arrest 32-year-old man from Satara district who carried fake identity documents and posed as cop

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Updated on Apr 14, 2023 02:06 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Rural school kids in Satara learn Japanese, will take official exams

Jadhav’s own initiation into Japanese began when he started reaching out to children during the pandemic lockdown and telling them stories on the phone. Mukund Chaskar, a linguist of Indian origin from Japan, contacted him after reading the news, and told him he was willing to teach him the Japanese language for free. With this email began Jadhav’s foreign language learning and teaching journey

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Updated on Apr 10, 2023 12:57 AM IST

ByNiraj Pandit

Second woman involved in suicide attempt outside Mantralaya dies in Pune hospital

A woman who had consumed a poisonous substance outside Mantralaya to protest medical negligence after her husband was left paralysed, has died. Another woman who attempted suicide with her also died. The police are searching for an activist who may have instigated them.

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Updated on Apr 04, 2023 08:13 PM IST

ByVinay Dalvi, Mumbai

Masks mandatory for employees in govt offices, banks in Satara

The order will come into effect immediately. The order was issued by the district collector, Ruchesh Jaivanshi, on Monday

Local administration in Satara district has made wearing the mask compulsory for employees and officials working in government and semi-government offices, colleges, and banks (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)

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Updated on Apr 04, 2023 12:03 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Truck driver waylaid, robbed on Mumbai-Bengaluru highway; three held

The incident took place at around 12:30 am in Hinjewadi area. Police said three youths have been arrested in the case

The accused stopped the truck and asked the driver to pay them <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>4,500 (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

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Updated on Apr 01, 2023 09:20 PM IST

ByShrinivas Deshp

Hailed as mother of Indian feminism, Savitribai Phule remembered by PM, others

Savitribai Phule, and her husband, Jyotirao Phule were instrumental in pioneering women’s education in India. She was born in 1831 in Maharashtra’s Satara district and with her husband, started India’s first school for girls at Pune's Bhide Wada in 1848.

Educationalist, poet, feminist Savitribai Phule.(Twitter/Haryana_YC)

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Published on Jan 03, 2023 11:28 AM IST

ByNisha Anand

Covid-19 virus type has changed since June, says expert in Pune

In June and July as per our studies, in Nashik, Pune and Satara districts there were four different types. However, as we stepped into unlock there was only 20B found, says Dr Yogesh Shouche

As part of the curtain-raiser of IISF organised by National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), chief guest AB Pandit, Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai vice-chancellor delivered an online talk on “Expected impact of the new National Education Policy (NEP) and National Innovation and Start-Up Policy (NISP) on Future Research.”(Bloomberg/Representative Photo)

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Updated on Dec 05, 2020 07:20 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Pune | ByNamrata Devikar

Two arrested in fake defence recruitment racket

The suspects were identified as Nitin Tanaji Jadhav, 30, a resident of Kalpananagar in Baramati, and Akash Kashinath Dange, 25, of Bhadali Budrukh in Phaltan area of Satara district.

The Pune rural police crime branch arrested two men for duping a man from Daund of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3,80,000 under false pretext of providing employment in the Indian Navy.(AFP)

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Published on Jun 21, 2020 03:12 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Pune | ByHT Correspondent

New cat snake species found; named after Uddhav Thackeray’s son

The discovery is the first since 1894, when a species from the genus was found in the Western Ghats. The findings were published in the Journal of Bombay Natural History Society on Thursday.

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Updated on Sep 27, 2019 04:26 AM IST

Mumbai | ByBadri Chatterjee, Mumbai

MSRDC set to develop New Mahabaleshwar

The state urban development department issued a notification on Friday under the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act, 1966, appointing MSRDC as a “special planning authority” to develop the hill station across 52 villages of Jaoli, Patan and Satara tehsils in Satara district.

Mahabaleshwar is currently the wettest location in the country this monsoon with over 8,000 mm rainfall in less than four months.(HT image)

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Updated on Sep 15, 2019 03:57 AM IST

Mumbai | ByBadri Chatterjee

This hill station in Satara district received 10,000mm monsoon rainfall, highest in the country

As of September 13, Lamaj received cumulative rainfall of 10,117 mm this season, according to the data released by the district agricultural department, Satara. India Meteorological Department (IMD), Pune, confirmed the figure.

Lamaj, a small hill station in Satara district situated on the backwaters of Koyana dam, has crossed 10,000 mm rainfall mark this monsoon and emerged as the “rainiest place” in the country.(HT FILE PHOTO/ REPRESENTATIVE)

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Updated on Sep 15, 2019 02:40 PM IST

Pune | ByShrinivas Deshpande

One drowns, 5 missing during immersion of Ganesh idols in Maharashtra

One Soma Shivanakar drowned in a pond while immersing an idol of Lord Ganesh this morning in Dolsar village of Bhandara district, an official said.

Devotees take part in a procession to immerse idols of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha in the Arabian Sea, marking the end of the 10-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival at Lalbaugh in Mumbai.(HT Photo by Pratik Chorge)

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Updated on Sep 13, 2019 08:57 AM IST

Mumbai | ByPress Trust of India

Will hit the roads to get relief for flood victims, says Sharad Pawar

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said that the party will start an agitation if their demands of providing relief to floods victim are not met.

Pawar will be meeting the chief minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis with a charter of demands for flood-affected victims on August 20.(HT image)

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Updated on Aug 19, 2019 03:14 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByFaisal Malik

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New Mahabaleshwar project is an ambitious hill station development plan to boost tourism, generate jobs and revenue for local community

During the investigation, it was revealed that the woman demanded the amount in exchange for withdrawing her planned protest at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai, scheduled for March 17

Most of the violators run units at Sanjaynagar cluster area in Karad of Satara district. One notice was issued to a unit at Ravet area in Pune district

A first year MBBS student of Krishna Medical College at Karad died after being allegedly pushed off a building by her classmate, police officials said on Thursday

A heartwarming documentary about effective climate activism — Babulal Gandhi is behind a man-made forest with astounding biodiversity in a region in Maharashtra

Pune police book two from Satara for duping businessman of ₹50 lakh by posing as PMO official, promising government contracts. Case filed under IPC Sections 420, 419, 34.

Satara district collector has ordered a probe into alleged illegal sale of 640 acres belonging to farmers at Kandati valley in the district after a complaint lodged by activist Sushant More

Preliminary investigations suggest that a technical malfunction in the generator may have led to the explosion

The accused has been identified as Shankar Khetmar, who was driving the police jeep. It is alleged that he was under the influence of alcohol while driving

According to the police, as many as 23 people have been booked in the case, four minors detained and four are absconding

To ensure law and order, additional police personnel have been deployed in the village and adjoining areas

Satara police and district administration have refused to disclose the content and nature of the social media post, citing sensitivities involved in the case.

One person killed, ten injured as clashes erupt in Maharashtra village over "objectionable" social media post. 25 arrested, internet services suspended.

Officials said the gunshots were fired by one of the absconding accused, booked under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), who was present at the court

A man and his son died in India after allegedly consuming homemade kadha, a herbal drink. The daughter is being treated in hospital. The cause of death is under investigation.

Officials of the state health department raided the ultrasound centre Tuesday evening. They said that the ultrasound machines will be sealed and cases of violation of the PCPNDT Act will be filed against those involved in the racket

Pune police arrest 32-year-old man from Satara district who carried fake identity documents and posed as cop

A woman who had consumed a poisonous substance outside Mantralaya to protest medical negligence after her husband was left paralysed, has died. Another woman who attempted suicide with her also died. The police are searching for an activist who may have instigated them.

The order will come into effect immediately. The order was issued by the district collector, Ruchesh Jaivanshi, on Monday

The incident took place at around 12:30 am in Hinjewadi area. Police said three youths have been arrested in the case

Savitribai Phule, and her husband, Jyotirao Phule were instrumental in pioneering women’s education in India. She was born in 1831 in Maharashtra’s Satara district and with her husband, started India’s first school for girls at Pune's Bhide Wada in 1848.

In June and July as per our studies, in Nashik, Pune and Satara districts there were four different types. However, as we stepped into unlock there was only 20B found, says Dr Yogesh Shouche

The suspects were identified as Nitin Tanaji Jadhav, 30, a resident of Kalpananagar in Baramati, and Akash Kashinath Dange, 25, of Bhadali Budrukh in Phaltan area of Satara district.

The discovery is the first since 1894, when a species from the genus was found in the Western Ghats. The findings were published in the Journal of Bombay Natural History Society on Thursday.

The state urban development department issued a notification on Friday under the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act, 1966, appointing MSRDC as a “special planning authority” to develop the hill station across 52 villages of Jaoli, Patan and Satara tehsils in Satara district.

As of September 13, Lamaj received cumulative rainfall of 10,117 mm this season, according to the data released by the district agricultural department, Satara. India Meteorological Department (IMD), Pune, confirmed the figure.

One Soma Shivanakar drowned in a pond while immersing an idol of Lord Ganesh this morning in Dolsar village of Bhandara district, an official said.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said that the party will start an agitation if their demands of providing relief to floods victim are not met.

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