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4 weeks ago

Small parties, independents, friendly fights cost MVA 34 seats

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi lost at least 34 seats in the recently concluded assembly polls due to friendly fights with alliance partners and the presence of small parties and independent candidates in the fray. In Sindkhed Raja, former minister abd NCP leader Rajendra Shingane lost to Shiv Sena’s Manoj Kayande by 4,650 votes while VBA’s Savita Mundhe polled 16,658 …

Congress Shiv Sena Small Parties Votes Bjp Seats Candidate

1 month ago

Pune election results live: Votes to be counted across 21 constituencies

Hindustan Times

Pune election results live: The battle between the two alliances comes to a head in the Baramati constituency of Pune Pune election results live: The Election Commission is announcing results for all of the 21 assembly constituencies in the Pune district of Maharashtra today. The results of all 288 constituencies of the Maharashtra Assembly will be out today, along with …

Results Election Pune Bjp Baramati Pune Election Results

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Sharad Pawar Fielded Maratha Candidate in Beed Amid Community Tension

Hindustan Times

Sharad Pawar has fielded Sandeep Kshirsagar, an OBC leader whose house was torched during the Maratha protests last year, as his Maratha candidate for the Beed assembly seat. Pawar has also fielded Manikrao Shinde, a Maratha, opposite NCP minister Bhujbal in Yeola. The NCP (SP) has also put up Omi Kalani, son of former controversial Ulhasnagar MLA Pappu Kalani, opposite …

Politics Law Maratha Beed

2 months ago

Bigwigs File Nominations in Pune Amid Astrological Festivities

Hindustan Times

Several political heavyweights filed their nomination papers in Pune on Thursday, with several candidates facing tough contests in the upcoming assembly elections. Among the notable names were Chandrakant Patil, Dilip Walse Patil, and Harshvardhan Patil, who submitted their papers at the Vinayak Damodar Savarkar memorial.

Entertainment Government Politics Law Pune

2 months ago

BJP Set to Dominate Maharashtra, Congress in Crucial Seat-Sharing Talks

Hindustan Times

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress have finalised their seat-sharing arrangements and are putting the finishing touches on their pacts amid a handful of disputes. The two main alliances in Maharashtra have finalised their seat-sharing formulae and are putting the finishing touches on their pacts amid a handful of disputes.

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3 months, 1 week ago

Forest dept to sterilise 47 leopards from 5 conflict areas in Junnar

Hindustan Times

PUNE The forest department plans to sterilize 47 leopards in 5 conflict areas in Junnar tehsil. Forest department plans to sterilise 47 leopards, 11 males and 36 females, from five conflict areas in Junnar tehsil. ) In this draft we have proposed to sterilize 47 leopards from five conflict areas including Otur, Jambut, Shirur, Bori and Lakhangaon, where repeated incidents …

Forest Leopards Draft 47 Leopards Junnar

3 months, 1 week ago

Forest dept to conduct studies on Indian Giant Squirrel, Indian Gazelle in Pune

Hindustan Times

PUNE To collect baseline data on the current population and habitat of the Indian Giant Squirrel and Indian Gazelle, the wildlife wing of the Pune forest department will conduct two separate studies titled ‘Indian Giant Squirrel Conservation’ and ‘Indian Gazelle Habitat Management and Threat Analysis’ that will pave the way for conservation of the species. To collect population and habitat …

Conservation Indian Pune Forest Species Giant Study

4 months, 1 week ago

A trip to the reverse waterfall at Naneghat

The Hindu

There was a slight drizzle in the air. “Woof!” said a brown-and-white dog, positioning himself right next to Amma. “Imagine a slice of history in this little corner of the world,” sighed Taran. “Hardly any signs left now.” Though there was some semblance of steps leading down the ghat, most of the pathway was just rubble. She was a strategic …

Woof Taran Reverse Water

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Junnar forest department reconsiders permission to relocate another 10 leopards to Jamnagar zoo

Hindustan Times

The Junnar forest department is reconsidering the permission to relocate another 10 leopards to Vantara Jamnagar Zoo in Gujarat. “Earlier this year, we received permission to relocate 10 leopards to Jamnagar zoo, but it was for the animals in captivity for lifetime care at the rescue centre while we wanted to send those captured from the conflict areas. We are …

Zoo Leopards Permission Junnar Jamnagar Zoo 10 Leopards

5 months ago

NCP MLA Atul Benke meets Pawar, sparks speculation

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: Days after NCP Sharad Pawar changed his stand on accepting rebel MLAs back into the party fold, Atul Benke, NCP MLA from Junnar, met Pawar at party MP Amol Kolhe’s residence in Pune. The meeting on Saturday morning has set tongues wagging, as it took place amid speculation that a few NCP MLAs would return to Pawar ahead of …

Party Lok Sabha Pawar Benke Sparks Speculation Some Leaders Ncp Mla

6 months ago

NGT committee inspects proposed underpass on Khed- Sinnar stretch

Hindustan Times

A joint committee formed by the National Green Tribunal visited the Khed- Sinnar highway stretch on Saturday to finalise wildlife mitigation measures. The committee comprises one member each from the Wildlife Institute of India, the National Highway Authority of India, the principal chief conservator of forest, and the territorial forest officer, Pune. Commenting about the development, Amol Satpute, deputy conservator …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Maha to extend Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre after lifting of MCC

Hindustan Times

Due to an increase in the number of leopards and leopard attacks in the Junnar and Shirur talukas of Pune district, the state government has given its approval for extending the existing Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre and will float tenders for the same after the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha elections is lifted. The existing leopard rescue …

Leopard Rescue Centre Junnar Leopard Attacks Junnar Taluka

7 months, 1 week ago

Junnar forest dept captured six leopards in five days during special drive

Hindustan Times

To mitigate human-animal conflict, the forest department has launched a full-swing operation in Junnar, particularly in the Yedgaon dam watershed areas. This effort got fruit to the forest department and within 5 days I.e between May 10 to May 15, the department captured at least 6 leopards from 3 different villages. At least 3 leopards were captured from Pimpal Pendhar, …

Forest Department Leopard Leopards Captured Junnar

8 months, 1 week ago

FDA raids juice centre where frozen rat was found in ice block

Hindustan Times

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday raided Jai Bajrang Cold Drinks and Juice Bar at Belhe village of Junnar Tehsil where a frozen rat was reportedly found in an edible ice block. The FDA Pune team has alerted its Ahmednagar counterpart to inspect the ice manufacturing factory on Friday. FDA has issued a “stop activity” notice to the vendor …

Food Ice Fda Frozen Rat Ice Block

1 year ago

14 leopard attack incidents reported in Pune dist this year

Hindustan Times

The Pune district has witnessed a rise in human-leopard conflict in the last few years. Amol Satpute, deputy conservator of forest, Junnar division, said, the department is taking several steps to mitigate the conflict situation including the implementation of rescue and awareness programmes. Junnar division covers areas of four tehsils in the Pune district including Khed, Ambegaon, Shirur, and Junnar. …

Conflict Incidents Pune Forest Junnar Leopard Attack Junnar Division

1 year ago

8 people killed in highway accident near Pune

The Hindu

Eight people, including two children, were killed in an accident when a pick-up truck rammed into an autorickshaw on the Ahmednagar-Kalyan highway in Maharashtra’s Pune late on Sunday. Officials said the accident took place around 9 p.m. at Dingore village in Junnar taluk on Sunday, more than 100 km from Pune city. The pick-up truck, which kept moving upon impact …

Truck Near Pune Highway Accident Highway Accident Near

1 year, 7 months ago

Unseasonal rainfall affects annual animal census

Hindustan Times

Pune: A Striped hyena sighted in camera traps during the animal census. Unseasonal rainfall during the first week of May hampered the annual wildlife census which is held every year on May 5 on the occasion of Buddha Purnima. Citing the wet weather, the Pune Forest division had already cancelled the animal census in wildlife ranges such as Bhamburda and …

Wildlife Animal Indian Census Forest Camera Traps Tamhini Reserve

1 year, 8 months ago

Wild trails: Junnar a hotspot for leopard-human conflict

Hindustan Times

The death of a 12-year-old boy in a leopard attack in Junnar, Pune district, has once again bought focus to the man-animal conflict in the region. All medical formalities are performed at the rescue centre, where the animal is first taken and then released in their natural habitat,” said Rahul Patil, deputy conservator of forests, Pune. This year has already …

Animal Pune Forest Patil Leopard Junnar

2 years, 4 months ago

Hyderabad techie rescued from valley near Dhakoba fort after 11 hours

Hindustan Times

A techie from Hyderabad – Vinod Chalpati Bagul, a solo trekker, had a lucky escape as he was rescued after 11 hours from a valley near Dhakoba fort, near Junnar on Sunday. Bagul came to Murbad on Saturday evening to trek Dhakoba fort using Google Maps. From Murbad he arrived at Tokavde village at 3 pm and started trekking at …

Junnar Murbad Techie Rescue Durgwadi Dhakoba Fort

2 years, 7 months ago

Court directs wildlife offenders to build waterholes in forest

Hindustan Times

A court at Ghodegaon in Ambegaon taluka added an ‘eco-friendly’ punishment to the usual penal action on two persons for wildlife crimes. SA Muluk, Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ghodegaon in Ambegaon taluka, has directed the offender to build two waterholes for wild animals in a case of peafowl hunting. In another case of a forest fire offence, the offender was …

Pune Forest Wild Offender Deputy Conservator

2 years, 9 months ago

Leopard strays into Mercedes-Benz plant in Chakan, rescued after 6 hours

Hindustan Times

PUNE Panic gripped the Mercedes-Benz India plant located at Chakan on Monday morning when a leopard was spotted roaming on the factory premises. More than six hours later, employees and other people heaved a sigh of relief when the big cat was captured safely by Junnar forest officials around 11.30 am. Atul Mahajan, Chakan forest officer said, “The leopard was …

Rescue Company Forest Officials Leopard Chakan Mercedes Benz

2 years, 9 months ago

Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti: Find out some interesting facts about the Maratha warrior-king

Firstpost

Shivaji promoted the use of regional languages like Marathi and Sanskrit in his court instead of Persian, which was the language at many imperial courts at that time The great warrior-king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj needs no introduction. According to the Roman calendar, Shivaji’s birth anniversary falls on 19 February, but as per the Hindu Samvat Calendar, Shivaji Jayanti is on …

India Maratha Shivaji Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti

2 years, 11 months ago

Pune Court Asks Police to Probe Complaint Against Baba Ramdev for 'Coronil' Claim

News 18

A local court in Maharashtra's Pune district has asked the police to file a report in connection with a complaint lodged against yoga guru Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balakrishna, alleging that they had made false claims that Patanjali's product 'Coronil' can cure coronavirus. "It appears from the record that the accused are residing at a place beyond the jurisdiction of …

Complaint Junnar Ramdev Patanjali Coronil

3 years ago

Pune police find links in bank armed robbery cases; investigation underway

India Today

The Pune Police, which is probing a case of an armed robbery at a Credit Cooperative Society in Junnar which led to the death of a bank manager, has linked the investigation to another similar case that occurred in Ahmednagar District. The other case in which the bank manager was also injured during the robbery at a cooperative bank in …

Pune Junnar Lohiya Robbery Cases

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Small parties, independents, friendly fights cost MVA 34 seats

Pune election results live: Votes to be counted across 21 constituencies

Sharad Pawar Fielded Maratha Candidate in Beed Amid Community Tension

Bigwigs File Nominations in Pune Amid Astrological Festivities

BJP Set to Dominate Maharashtra, Congress in Crucial Seat-Sharing Talks

Forest dept to sterilise 47 leopards from 5 conflict areas in Junnar

Forest dept to conduct studies on Indian Giant Squirrel, Indian Gazelle in Pune

A trip to the reverse waterfall at Naneghat

Junnar forest department reconsiders permission to relocate another 10 leopards to Jamnagar zoo

NCP MLA Atul Benke meets Pawar, sparks speculation

NGT committee inspects proposed underpass on Khed- Sinnar stretch

Maha to extend Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre after lifting of MCC

Junnar forest dept captured six leopards in five days during special drive

FDA raids juice centre where frozen rat was found in ice block

14 leopard attack incidents reported in Pune dist this year

8 people killed in highway accident near Pune

Unseasonal rainfall affects annual animal census

Wild trails: Junnar a hotspot for leopard-human conflict

Hyderabad techie rescued from valley near Dhakoba fort after 11 hours

Court directs wildlife offenders to build waterholes in forest

Leopard strays into Mercedes-Benz plant in Chakan, rescued after 6 hours

Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti: Find out some interesting facts about the Maratha warrior-king

Pune Court Asks Police to Probe Complaint Against Baba Ramdev for 'Coronil' Claim

Pune police find links in bank armed robbery cases; investigation underway