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Time of India
15-07-2025
- Time of India
Cops file cheating case against man earlier booked in suicide abetment case
Nashik: Based on a farmer's complaint, the Ambad police in Nashik filed a Rs 97 lakh cheating case against a man who claimed to be a central govt employee and said he could provide govt jobs in exchange for money. the accused is currently on the run This is the second case against the accused, as police had registered an abetment to suicide case against him on Friday. Tulshiram Pawar, a 53-year-old farmer from Satana, said in his complaint that he had transferred Rs 97.5 lakh to the accused between Feb 2023 and July 2025, as the accused promised to secure his son a junior engineer position in the state public works department (PWD). Confident in the accused, Pawar also persuaded other farmers in Satana to seize the opportunity, collecting Rs 84 lakh from them for the accused. Upon realising that the accused was untraceable, Pawar lodged a complaint with the Ambad police on Thursday. The Ambad police are investigating and verifying the accused's claimed employment at a central govt office. Police said a case was filed against the same accused on Friday after Pravin Sonawane, a 49-year-old farmer from Satana, died by suicide at his relative's residence in the Ambad area on Friday morning. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo A note was found in which Sonawane wrote that he paid Rs 1.25 crore to the accused, who had promised a good job for his son in a govt department. Sonawane, too, had encouraged other farmers to pursue these employment opportunities, collecting their funds for the accused. Realising the deception and his inadvertent role in others' losses, Sonawane allegedly committed suicide by hanging. Police continue their search for the accused while verifying his alleged position at a central govt office in Nashik.
Indian Express
08-07-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University to be ready by September: V-C
The construction of the long-awaited Pune campus of Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), Nashik, is expected to be completed by September in a 30,000 square feet building campus, said vice-chancellor Sanjeev Sonawane. Land for the building was allotted by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to the YCMOU in Balewadi in 2013, but progress was stalled had been years after this allocation. The new campus will have an administrative building, a bookstore, library, reading room with capacity of 150, a computer centre with 50-100 machines, learning material for students, and other facilities, Sonawane said. 'The land was allotted many years ago but nothing had gone ahead. In my tenure I tried to tender it through the Public Works Department and now it is at the finishing stage. Within two months it will be ready. The civil work is completely completed, only the interior work and electrical work is remaining,' he said. Currently, the Pune regional centre operates out of the Lokshahir Annabhau Sathe School Library at PMC School number 5 on Kumthekar Road. This space inside a school building was wholly inadequate for the operation of a regional centre of a University. According to the university website, only seven staff members were employed at the centre in 2020, the last year for which the data is available. Sonawane added, 'We want to shift the centre to our own building with more facilities for counsellors and students. There will be a computer centre with 50-100 computers which will facilitate our central assessment programme, which is an online on-screen evaluation, so Pune examiners can assess the on-screen evaluation at the new campus. Regular academic and counselling services will also be there.' In a government resolution passed on July 3 by the Higher and Technical Education Department, the state government had approved Rs 4.12 crore for the 'construction of the Divisional Center buildings of Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik in Pune'. Soham is a Correspondent with the Indian Express in Pune. A journalism graduate, he was a fact-checker before joining the Express. Soham currently covers education and is also interested in civic issues, health, human rights, and politics. ... Read More
The Print
07-07-2025
- The Print
Woman thrashes 4-year-old daughter in Thane district, faces FIR
Sub-inspector Anil Sonawane of the Mumbra police station informed the media that an alert citizen initially reported the incident to police, which later lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against the woman on a family member's complaint. While the woman, a housewife, was beating up her daughter and the child writhed in pain, the victim's siblings tried to intervene, but to no avail, he said. Thane, Jul 7 (PTI) A woman was caught on camera thrashing her four-year-old daughter with a metal kitchen tool in Diva town of Thane district, leading police to file an FIR against her, an official said on Monday. 'Based on the complaint, police registered an FIR under provisions of sections 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), 118 (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, and initiated a probe,' Sonawane stated. The FIR was lodged on Sunday, but it was not yet known when the incident took place. 'While the woman was beating up the child with a big scoop, her sister videographed the same and passed it on to her grandmother in Mumbai, who in turn lodged the complaint,' said the police officer. Siblings present in the house tried to rescue the victim, but in vain, he said, adding the motive behind the child beating was still not known. The woman has four children, said the police officer. A video of the incident has surfaced on social media. PTI COR RSY This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Indian Express
03-07-2025
- Automotive
- Indian Express
Building Pune: ‘Missing link' project to reduce travel time between Mumbai and Pune likely to get delayed again
The much-awaited 13.3km-long 'missing link' road project that will reduce travel time between Mumbai and Pune is likely to take more time for completion. The project was expected to be completed by May this year, but the deadline had to be extended till December. But it may now miss the revised deadline as well. 'The implementing agency is seeking a further extension of the deadline by at least three months. This means the project might get completed in March next year,' said a state Transport Department official. As per the official, work is on for a cable-stayed bridge, 'and it has to be done correctly, keeping in mind the safety concerns of commuters.' Rakesh Sonawane, Executive Engineer, Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), said, 'The early onset of monsoon this year and the consequent heavy rain have affected the speed of the project, which is in the last stages of completion.' On the contractor's demand for extension of the deadline, he said, 'We will scrutinise it.' The 'missing link' project will reduce the travel time between the two cities by half an hour and the distance by over six kilometres. The 13.3-km road project, which is likely to be ready in another eight months, would save Rs 1 crore of fuel every day and will have Asia's widest tunnel. The existing Mumbai-Pune expressway section from Khopoli exit to Sinhgad Institute in Kusgaon spans 19.8 km, and passes through the hill town of Lonavala. However, the missing link project will reduce this distance to 13.3 km – as it cuts across the hill through two tunnels measuring 8.9 km and 1.7 km, respectively. The project also encompasses two bridges of 840 metres and 650 metres in length. The work on both tunnels is complete, and the construction of a bridge is complete, while the work on the 840-metre-long cable-stayed bridge is nearing completion. The Mumbai-Pune expressway was constructed two decades ago and has been witnessing an increase in traffic every year. In addition to saving travel time between Mumbai and Pune, Sonawane said the new route would reduce the wear and tear of vehicles and help commuters avoid fatigue. According to MSRDC, the 'missing link' tunnels are 23.30 metres wide with four lanes and one emergency lane. Also, the 650-metre bridge is one of the tallest in the country. The Rs 6,595-crore road project was started in 2019 and was to be completed in 2022, but got delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Time of India
14-06-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Car skids, overturns in Mumbai coastal road tunnel; food inspector escapes with minor injuries
A food inspector, Vikas Sonawane, narrowly escaped serious injury when his car skidded and overturned inside the Mumbai coastal road tunnel due to accumulated water. Despite the vehicle flipping over, Sonawane sustained only minor injuries thanks to his seatbelt. MUMBAI: A major accident was narrowly avoided late Friday night when a car driven by a food inspector skidded and overturned inside the coastal road tunnel. According to police, the driver, identified as Vikas Sonawane, was travelling from Haji Ali towards Marine Drive when he noticed water accumulated on the road. On applying brakes, the vehicle lost traction, skidded, and flipped over. Fortunately, Sonawane was wearing a seatbelt and sustained only minor injuries. Quick response from traffic police helped overturn the car, and Sonawane was able to drive it away after assessment. The incident caused momentary disruption but no damage to public property. Police confirmed that no FIR has been registered. Authorities are now reviewing drainage and road safety measures on the coastal road following the mishap, which raised concerns over waterlogging in the newly opened stretch. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
