Pune Mar 26 PTI Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday said fuel prices were bound to increase due to the Russia-Ukraine war and therefore the MVA government had waived off tax of Rs 1000 on LPG and CNG in the state budget to give relief to people Speaking to reporters here Pawar also said the budget ensured there was no hike in any aspect so that people distressed by the pandemic and lockdown get respite The prices of petrol diesel will increase as these are going up globally due to the Russia-Ukraine war That is why in the budget tax of Rs 1000 on CNG and LPG which used to be levied by the state government has been waived off he said Replying to another query he said the Maha Vikas Aghadi government will run its full term as NCP chief Sharad Pawar Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Congress president Sonia Gnadhi are united He said talk about the longevity of the MVA government always surfaces ahead of Assembly sessions but the ruling dispensation has progressed smoothly since late 2019 Pawar asked agitating Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation staffers to join work or else they could face stringent action PTI SPK BNM BNM BNM
Pune Jan 24 PTI Three leopard cubs were found in sugarcane farms near Nere village on the outskirts of Pune on Monday a forest official said A farmer who had arrived to cut cane alerted forest department officials about the three cubs who are between 15 days and one-month-old he said Their health is being monitored and the trio will be released at the same spot later to ensure reunification with their mother the official informed PTI SPK BNM BNM BNM
Pune Jan 22 PTI Pune on Saturday recorded 16362 COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally in the district to 1329378 while 15 deaths pushed the toll to 19358 a health official said The districts positivity rate cases detected per 100 tests was over 41 percent he added Of the new cases 8246 were reported from Pune city 4875 from Pimpri Chinchwad and 3241 from rural and cantonment areas he said As many as 11951 patients recovered from the infection on Saturday There are 89673 active cases including 2866 who are hospitalized the official informed PTI SPK BNM BNM BNM
Pune Jan 21 PTI Pune on Friday recorded 16618 COVID-19 cases the highest single-day addition so far taking the overall tally in the district to 1313016 while 10 deaths increased the toll to 19343 a health official said The districts positivity rate cases detected per 100 tests is over 41 percent he added Of the new cases 8301 were reported from Pune city 5182 from Pimpri Chinchwad and 3135 from rural and cantonment areas he said As many as 10177 patients recovered from the infection on Friday There are 85277 active patients including 2786 who are hospitalized the official informed PTI SPK BNM BNM BNM
Pune Jan 18 PTI Veteran Shetkari Kamgar Paksha leader and former Maharashtra minister Narayan Dyandeo Patil was cremated with full state honours in Kolhapur on Tuesday The 92-year-old leaders body was kept in Shahu College ground there and NCP chief Sharad Pawar state Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and several ministers along with hundreds of followers were among those who paid tribute The cremation was held in the presence of a limited number of people due to COVID-19 norms said officials Patil who was highly-respected for his fight for issues connected to farmers and the marginalized sections of society since entering public life in 1948 died of old age on Monday He was an MLC for 18 years and MLA between 1985 and 1990 and was known for his in-depth knowledge of agrarian and social issues PTI SPK BNM BNM BNM
Pune Dec 31 PTI Two more people were arrested by Pune police in connection with alleged malpractices in the 2020 Teachers Eligibility Test an official said on Friday One of those held is Sunil Gholap the driver of Maharashtra State Council of Examinattions Commissioner Tukaram Supe who has already been arrested in the case and from whom cash and gold worth Rs 4 crore has been seized he said The other person arrested in the last 24 hours was an agent identified as Manoj Dongre he said Several people have been arrested so far for allegedly tampering with the results of TET in exchange for money PTI SPK BNM BNM BNM
Pune Dec 28 PTI Dr Khorshed M Pavri former director of the Pune-based National Institute of Virology NIV died in Mumbai on Monday the institute said She was 94 and the was NIVs first woman director 1978-88 it said on Tuesday She was a virologist par excellence and her core areas of interest included viruses that cause hepatic and enteric infections She made significant contributions to understanding of the transmission of Hepatitis A B and E viruses and the identification of enteric viruses that caused fatal gastroenteritis among children said the release She contributed to the foundation of modern clinical and epidemiological research on arboviruses in the country and was also an authority on several virology diagnostic techniques it added Born in 1927 Dr Pavri was non-compromising and always expected high standards of research while being a source of inspiration to young scientists She served on many national and international committees including those of the World Health Organization WHO and was a member of the Scientific Committee to the Cabinet and also of the World AIDS Foundation the release further informed PTI SPK BNM BNM BNM
Pune Dec 24 PTI The Maharashtra government on Friday further extended by six months the time period for the inquiry commission to submit its report on the violence that took place on January 1 2018 in and around Koregaon Bhima village in Pune district The earlier extension was till December 31 and Fridays decision means the report will have to be submitted by June 30 next year an official said Ashish Satpute the commissions lawyer said it has to record statements of some witnesses and time is also needed for their cross-examination PTI SPK BNM BNM BNM
Pune Oct 26 PTI The Chief of Army Staff COAS General Manoj Naravane will be the chief guest at the Passing out Parade of the 141st Course of the National Defence Academy NDA to be held on October 29 A defence release said the Passing out Parade will be held at the Khetrapal Parade Ground NDA The NDA is the joint services academy of the armed forces where cadets receive training together before they go to their respective service academies for further pre-commissioning training PTI SPK BNM BNM BNM
Pune Sep 17 PTI Two people were arrested on Friday for allegedly trying to offer a bribe to a woman tehsildar in Pune a Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau official said The bribe attempt was made after Trupti Kolte tehsildar of Haveli here had taken action against a truck involved in illegal sand transportation in Shewalwadi area he said Truck owner Dattatray Pingle and his associate Amit Kande tried to give Kolte a bribe but she refused Pingle then asked Kande to transfer Rs 1 and Rs 50000 to the tehsildars GPay account When Kolte found out about the money being credited into her account she approached the ACB he said Pingle and Kande were arrested under Prevention of Corruption Act provisions the ACB official added PTI SPK BNM BNM BNM
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