Ashok Gaikwad

An inquiry into the Mundhwa land deal found no liability for Parth Pawar, but held revenue officials and Amadea Enterprises LLP accountable for illegal government land transfer. Strict action is recommended against those responsible. The report, tabled in the legislature, highlights serious irregularities and calls for systemic reforms to prevent future occurrences.

A 4,392-page report on the Mundhwa land deal has exposed illegal transfer of government property, recommending criminal action against officials and buyers. The committee found registration of purchase deeds for government land to be illegal, leading to suspensions and departmental inquiries. Police cases are ongoing, with authorities holding both buyers and sellers responsible for the grave irregularities.

A 24-year-old man was arrested by the Bhandup police on charges of abetting his wife’s suicide.

Thursday's tragedy in the backwaters of Panshet dam some 40 km from Pune where a city youth and his sister drowned may never have happened if they had worn life jackets.

The move comes in the wake of scarcity of labour, which has become a matter of concern for grape-growers in the district.

The state irrigation department has put down safety-related guidelines for boat club operators who run recreation facilities in the backwaters of various dams.

Three people have been arrested for allegedly duping a developer from Dombivli of Rs 56 lakh by promising him a "torrential rain of money" through black magic.

Maharashtra Rajya Drkasha Bagayatdar Sangh (MRDBS), an association of grape growers in the state, on Friday urged farmers to focus more on quality grapes than on quantity.

The Maharashtra Grape Growers’ Association vice-president Ashok Gaikwad said they are planning to import table grape varieties from South Africa as local varieties take a long time for cultivation.

Assistant commissioner of police (cantonment division) Ashok Gaikwad said the police teams have been informed that Vazir was out of Pune since the incident.

The Cantonment police are clueless about the reason behind the suicide of soldier Sanjeev Kumar (24), who allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle on Sunday afternoon.

Acting on the information, city police commissioner Satya Pal Singh ordered elaborate security arrangements at the two places five days ago.

The Cantonment police on Friday arrested waste paper shop owner Ajay Jeetu Verma (19) of Solapur Bazaar, for purchasing documents stolen from the Pune Cantonment court at M G road on April 6.

The Powai police has arrested a 38-year-old man for allegedly attacking his friend. The accused, Siddharth Bansode, claims to be a member of the D K Rao gang.

Two men were killed on Thursday night, after their two-wheelers collided head-on on the service road of the Pune-Bengaluru highway at Velu village near Shindewadi, around 20km from the city.

Last month’s untimely rain and hailstorm have affected the yield and supply of table grapes in the market this year. As the pre-season harvest flows into markets across the city, consumers complain about high prices and the quality of the fruit.

Faced with the declining acceptability for Indian table grapes in international markets in recent years, the Maharashtra State Grape Growers’ Association has decided to import 16 varieties of table grapes from South Africa.

The Powai police have arrested three persons for allegedly thrashing a 36-year-old man with cricket bat and smashing his head with a stone.