Ajit Pawar and four others died on the morning of January 28 after the aircraft carrying him crashed while attempting to land at the Baramati airport in Pune district.
The arrival of overseas contingents marks another milestone in the build-up to the Bajaj-sponsored race, scheduled from January 19 to 23, with four stages covering 437 km across the diverse terrain of Pune District.
Sidi Ali Unlock Sports Team from Morocco, who will headline the African pres
Scheduled from January 19 to 23, 2026, the five-stage race, sponsored by Bajaj, will span 437 kilometres, featuring 171 elite riders from 29 teams representing 35 countries across five continents. Organised by the Pune District Administration and supported by the Government of Maharashtra un
Pawar, who is also the guardian minister of Pune district, said that the locals have been facing problems regarding the tanker mafia in their area, which does not allow them to get proper water facilities. Similarly, multiple children are also indulging in criminal activities, Pawar said,
With Pune gearing up for the local body elections on January 15, District Collector Jitendra Dudi on Monday said that all polling arrangements have been completed and security measures are firmly in place.
During an election campaign rally in Pimpri Chinchwad of Pune district, Maharashtra, ahead of civic polls, Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar on Tuesday alleged large-scale corruption in civic works, without taking the name of any party or leader, in an apparent attack on BJP
According to the Maharashtra Women's Commission, they have received the complaint that women are being forcefully subjected to tonsure after the birth of a male child in the Roti village of Pune district.
Meanwhile, Gautam Adani and Ajit Pawar, along with NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar, inaugurated the Sharadchandra Pawar Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence in Baramati, Pune district.
The Senior State Kho Kho Championship concluded in Beed, with Pune District men's team and Dharashiv District women's team clinching the top spots. The two-category event saw participation from 24 districts across Maharashtra, with 40 matches played in each category on a league-cum-knockout
According to official results, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) emerged as the largest NDA constituent in terms of President posts, securing 10 positions, followed by the Shiv Sena with four President posts, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won three.
The induction programme held in Mumbai was led by BJP MLA Mahesh Landge from Bhosari Assembly Constituency and MLA Shankar Jagtap from Chinchwad Assembly Constituency from Pune district and is being seen as a significant boost for the BJP ahead of the civic polls, with the Model Code of C