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A DGCA team visited the Baramati plane crash site that killed Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and four others. Multiple agencies, including AAIB and CID, are probing the incident.

Four-member DGCA team visits Ajit Pawar plane crash site in Baramati

A DGCA team visited the Baramati plane crash site that killed Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and four others. Multiple agencies, including AAIB and CID, are probing the incident.

A four-member team of senior DGCA officials has visited the site of the plane crash that killed Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and four others last month near Baramati in Pune district.
During their visit on Wednesday, they reviewed the CCTV camera footage and videos linked to the January 28 incident, said local officials.
Ajit Pawar, Captain Sumit Kapoor, co-pilot Capt. Shambhavi Pathak, Personal Security Officer (PSO) Vidip Jadhav, and flight attendant Pinky Mali were killed when the Learjet aircraft they were on board crashed near the Baramati airport in Pune district.
According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation after the death of Pawar and four others after the plane crash, Baramati has an &lsquo;uncontrolled airfield&rsquo; (one without a dedicated Air Traffic Control), and traffic information is provided by instructors/pilots from the local flying training organisations.
Union Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu had said the investigation into the plane crash would follow a time-bound approach.
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) and the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had visited the site, and the Black Box of the ill-fated aircraft had been recovered.
An official on January 30 stated that the Maharashtra Crime Investigation Department (CID) had initiated its probe into the plane crash.
NCP (SP) MLA and late Ajit Pawar's nephew, Rohit Pawar, had raised several questions regarding the sequence of events leading up to the plane crash.
He alleged that there was a reason to suspect sabotage in the tragic incident and demanded a comprehensive probe by multiple expert agencies.

BJP’s Ritu Tawde was elected unopposed as Mumbai’s 78th mayor, while Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Ghadi became deputy mayor. BJP secures mayor post after 44 years amid BMC political shifts.

BJP corporator Ritu Tawde elected Mumbai’s mayor; Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Ghadi becomes deputy mayor

BJP&rsquo;s Ritu Tawde was elected unopposed as Mumbai&rsquo;s 78th mayor, while Shiv Sena&rsquo;s Sanjay Ghadi became deputy mayor. BJP secures mayor post after 44 years amid BMC political shifts.

Ritu Tawde was on Wednesday elected as the 78th Mayor of Mumbai, becoming the second BJP corporator to occupy the prestigious post in 44 years, while Shiv Sena's Sanjay Ghadi was elected as deputy mayor.&nbsp;
Tawde (53) and Ghadi (57) were elected unopposed at a special meeting of the general body of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) following the January 15 civic elections. The Shiv Sena (UBT) and other opposition parties did not field a candidate.
The city had its first BJP Mayor in 1982-83 when Prabhakar Pai held the post. Tawde's election on Wednesday marked the end of the Thackeray family's dominance in Mumbai's politics. Though largely ceremonial, the mayor&rsquo;s post carries enormous political and symbolic significance in Mumbai&rsquo;s identity-driven politics.
Municipal commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, who had been acting as state-appointed administrator of the country's richest civic body since the term of the earlier general body expired in March 2022, chaired the meeting. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar and other leaders of the BJP and Shinde-led Shiv Sena were present at the BMC headquarters. Amid sloganeering by corporators from both the ruling BJP-led alliance and the opposition, Tawde took charge of her post.
Ritu Tawde was elected from ward 132 while Ghadi was elected from ward 5 in last month's elections. The mayoral election&mdash;which was only a formality in the absence of opposition candidates&mdash;was held in the BMC's historic Committee Hall. Gagrani, as presiding officer, conducted the proceedings.
Earlier in the day, corporators of the BJP and Shiv Sena paid floral tributes at Hutatma Chowk, a memorial of those who died in the struggle for statehood for Maharashtra.
In the elections to the 227-member BMC last month, the BJP emerged as the single largest party with 89 seats, while its ally Shiv Sena won 29 seats. The ruling alliance thus crossed the halfway mark of 114. The Shiv Sena (UBT) headed by Uddhav Thackeray won 65 seats, while its allies Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Nationalist Congress Party (SP), won six and one seats, respectively. The undivided Shiv Sena headed by the Thackeray family had ruled the civic body for 25 years since 1997.
Tawde, who was originally with the Congress, joined the BJP in 2012 and was elected as a corporator from Ghatkopar area in the same year. She has served as chairperson of the BMC's education committee.
She was in the limelight during her previous term for raising the issue of `objectionable' clothing of mannequins in shops. Tawde lost to the Shiv Sena candidate from Ghatkopar East in the 2017 civic elections. After joining the BJP, she held key positions in the party's women's wing.
She has organised awareness drives on sanitation and hygiene, and supported self-employment initiatives under central and state programmes. Tawde has also been vocal on issues concerning the safety and dignity of women and has led protests regarding incidents affecting school students and local residents.

In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, mass copying was detected during Class 12 English exams. FIRs were filed against 23 people, including invigilators, and staff changes initiated.

Mass copying reported in Class 12 English exam in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar; 23 booked

In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, mass copying was detected during Class 12 English exams. FIRs were filed against 23 people, including invigilators, and staff changes initiated.

A case of alleged mass copying was found during the HSC or Class 12 English examination paper in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, following which an FIR was registered against 23 persons, including the invigilators, police said on Wednesday.
The incident took place on Tuesday, the first day of the Class 12 exams conducted by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, at Jaitapur in Kannad taluka, they said.
"A case of mass copying was detected in Rashtriya Higher Secondary School at Jaitapur as the examinees were found copying from each other's answer sheets. It was also confirmed in the CCTV footage," an official of Devgaon Rangari police station told PTI.
After going through the CCTV footage, the vigilance committee initiated action and an offence was registered against 23 people, including the Zilla Parishad teachers who were invigilators, and other members of the team," he said.
An education department official said the process to suspend the Zilla Parishad employees allegedly involved in the incident has been initiated.Those employees of the school found involved will also face action, he said.
After the malpractice came to light, the entire staff at this exam centre was changed, according to him.
The offence was registered under sections of the Maharashtra Prevention of Malpractices at University, Board and Other Specified Examinations Act, 1982, the police official said.&nbsp;

BJP’s Sameer Rajurkar elected mayor and Shiv Sena’s Rajendra Janjal deputy mayor of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation with alliance support.

BJP's Sameer Rajurkar elected as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar mayor

BJP&rsquo;s Sameer Rajurkar elected mayor and Shiv Sena&rsquo;s Rajendra Janjal deputy mayor of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation with alliance support.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator Sameer Rajurkar was elected mayor of the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation on Tuesday, while the Shiv Sena's Rajendra Janjal became the deputy mayor.
Rajurkar was up against All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) corporator Ashok Hiwrale, but clinched the post by 37 votes.Shiv Sena's Rajendra Janjal was elected as a deputy mayor in the election presided over by Collector Dilip Swami.
The BJP has 57 seats in the 115-member civic body, while the Shiv Sena, which contested the January 15 polls independently, managed 13 seats.
The parties, however, came together for the mayor and deputy mayor election.
The AIMIM is the largest party in the Opposition, with 33 seats, followed by Shiv Sena UBT (6), Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (4), while Congress and NCP (SP) got one each.&nbsp;

BJP’s Sangeeta Khandekar elected mayor of Chandrapur Municipal Corporation with Shiv Sena backing, while Congress loses despite holding most seats.

BJP trumps Congress to win Chandrapur mayor’s post with Sena (UBT) support

BJP&rsquo;s Sangeeta Khandekar elected mayor of Chandrapur Municipal Corporation with Shiv Sena backing, while Congress loses despite holding most seats.

The Congress, which was poised to get its mayor in the Chandrapur Municipal Corporation, faced a setback on Tuesday after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator Sangeeta Khandekar was elected to the post with the support of Shiv Sena (UBT).
Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Prashant Danav was elected the deputy mayor.
Till Monday, there was no clarity on alliances in the civic body following a fractured verdict in the January 15 polls.
The Congress emerged as the largest party with 27 seats in the 66-member civic body, while the BJP came a close second with 23, prompting a race between the two parties to cobble a coalition to get the coveted mayor and deputy mayor posts.
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) had managed six seats, three for the Bharatiya Shetkari Kamgar Paksh (Janvikas Sena), two for the VBA, one each for AIMIM, BSP and Shiv Sena. Two independents also won the polls, the results of which were declared on January 16.
Sources had on Monday stated that talks between the Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) did not yield a solution, while Janvikas Sena leader Pappu Deshmukh said his party would provide support to the Congress.
Nominations for the post of mayor were filed by Manasvi Sandeep Girhe of Shiv Sena (UBT), Sangeeta Mangal Bhoyar, Sangeeta Gopalakrishna Amritkar, Sunanda Dilip Dhobe and Vaishali Ajay Mahadule of the Congress, as well as BJP's Sangeeta Rajendra Khandekar and Sarika Sachin Sandurkar.
According to sources, BJP's Khandekar edged out her nearest rival by one vote to clinch the mayor's post with support from the Shiv Sena (UBT).
Six nominations had been filed for the post of deputy mayor, including two each from the BJP and Congress, one from Bharatiya Shetkari Kamghar Paksh (Janvikas Sena) and one from an independent.

Maharashtra Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar resumes official duties 13 days after Ajit Pawar’s death and attends key cabinet and budget meetings.

Maharashtra Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar takes charge of official duties

Maharashtra Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar resumes official duties 13 days after Ajit Pawar&rsquo;s death and attends key cabinet and budget meetings.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar on Tuesday assumed her ministerial duties at the state secretariat Mantralaya, 13 days after the death of her husband and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar.
She was accompanied by senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders and her elder son Parth Pawar as she took her seat in the deputy CM's office, marking a poignant transition in the state's leadership.
NCP leaders Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare, Chhagan Bhujbal and Dhananjay Munde were among those present.
Sunetra Pawar will attend the cabinet meeting scheduled on Tuesday, the first to be held since Ajit Pawar's death.
She will also participate in the business advisory committee meeting for the February 23 budget session.
NCP leader Ajit Pawar was killed in a plane crash at Baramati in Pune district on January 28.
Sunetra Pawar took oath as the state's first woman deputy CM on January 31.
She has been given the charge of the exicse, sports, minority welfare and Aukaf departments and also appointed guardian minister of Beed and Pune.
She arrived in Mumbai from Pune early on Tuesday and offered prayers at the Siddhivinayak temple and the memorial of BR Ambedkar at Chaityabhoomi in Dadar area.
The deputy CM, accompanied by her elder son, then visited the NCP office and met party MLAs and ministers before heading to the Mantralaya.
In the first election held on February 7 after the death of Ajit Pawar, his party retained the Pune Zilla Parishad by securing 51 of 73 seats, as per the results declared on Monday.
The NCP and Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP) had contested together on the 'clock' symbol.

BJP corporator Manjusha Nagpure was elected unopposed as Pune Municipal Corporation mayor, while RPI (A) leader Parshuram Wadekar became deputy mayor after opposition candidates withdrew.

BJP's Manjusha Nagpur elected unopposed as Pune mayor

BJP corporator Manjusha Nagpure was elected unopposed as Pune Municipal Corporation mayor, while RPI (A) leader Parshuram Wadekar became deputy mayor after opposition candidates withdrew.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator Manjusha Nagpure was elected unopposed as mayor of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Monday, while RPI (A) leader Parshuram Wadekar became deputy mayor.&nbsp;
NCP's Shital Sawant and Congress leader Ashwini Landge withdrew from the mayoral contest, while NCP corporator Dattatray Bahirat and Congress&rsquo;s Sahil Kedari pulled out of the deputy mayoral race, paving the way for unopposed elections. Nagpure, a corporator from the Sinhagad area, has been closely associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.&nbsp;
She holds a postgraduate degree in management. RPI (A) leader Wadekar, who contested last month's civic polls on a ticket of ally BJP from the Bopodi area, had filed his nomination for the post of deputy mayor.&nbsp;
In the 165-member PMC, the BJP won 119 seats, while Ajit Pawar's NCP and Sharad Pawar-headed NCP(SP) together secured 30 seats. The Congress won 15 seats, and its ally Shiv Sena (UBT) managed just one.&nbsp;
Union Minister and Pune Lok Sabha MP Murlidhar Mohol said he is thankful to the people for electing the BJP with a majority in the city civic body.
"As a result, today, our corporators Nagpure and Wadekar were elected unopposed as mayor and deputy mayor," he told reporters in Pune.&nbsp;

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on his 62nd birthday, praising his efforts towards the state’s development and leadership.

PM Modi wishes Eknath Shinde on birthday, lauds his efforts for Maharashtra's growth

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on his 62nd birthday, praising his efforts towards the state&rsquo;s development and leadership.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended birthday wishes to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and praised his work for the state's development.&nbsp;
Shinde, who heads the Shiv Sena which is part of the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra, turned 62 on Monday.&nbsp;
PM Modi said Shinde is working hard to further Maharashtra&rsquo;s development and fulfil the vision of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray.&nbsp;
"Birthday wishes to Shri Eknath Shinde Ji. He is working tirelessly towards furthering Maharashtra's development and realising the dreams of Pujya Balasaheb Thackeray and Dharamveer Anand Dighe. Praying for his long life and good health," Modi said in a post on X.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
Birthday wishes to Shri Eknath Shinde Ji. He is working tirelessly towards furthering Maharashtra&rsquo;s development and realising the dreams of Pujya Balasaheb Thackeray and Dharamveer Anand Dighe. Praying for his long life and good health.<a href="https://twitter.com/mieknathshinde?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mieknathshinde</a>
&mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/2020699309034110976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2026</a></blockquote>
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Dighe was a mentor to Shinde.

Traffic on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway remained paralysed after a gas tanker overturned in Khandala Ghat, causing massive congestion and stranding hundreds of vehicles.

Traffic chaos on Mumbai-Pune Expressway after tanker overturns; NDRF, SDRF teams deployed

Traffic on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway remained paralysed after a gas tanker overturned in Khandala Ghat, causing massive congestion and stranding hundreds of vehicles.

Traffic remained crippled on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway 18 hours after a gas tanker overturned in the Khandala Ghat section, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded and causing massive congestion on both carriageways, officials said on Wednesday.
Vehicles remained stationary near the accident site overnight, leaving passengers, including women and children, without food, water, or toilet facilities.
Amid the traffic chaos, the disruption extended for more than 12 km by morning.
With flammable propylene gas still leaking from the tanker, NDRF, SDRF, and BPCL teams have been deployed to manage the situation, and the operation is likely to continue until late evening before normal vehicular movement can be restored, officials said.
The highway traffic police have appealed to motorists to avoid travelling on the expressway as far as possible until normal traffic movement is restored.
The Mumbai-Pune Expressway is India's first 6-lane wide concrete, access-controlled tolled expressway. It spans a distance of 94.5 km connecting Mumbai, Raigad and Navi Mumbai with Pune.
According to the expressway control room, the gas tanker overturned on the highway at around 5 pm on Tuesday.
The incident occurred near the Adoshi tunnel in Raigad district when the tanker, allegedly travelling at high speed, lost control due to the slope and overturned.
Soon after the accident, gas was found leaking from the tanker, causing panic among motorists, an official said.
The tanker was carrying propylene gas, which is highly flammable.
As a precautionary measure, the police immediately closed traffic towards Mumbai to prevent any untoward incident.
The Mumbai-bound traffic was diverted onto the Pune-bound carriageway for about a 2-km stretch due to the accident.
However, normal movement could not be restored due to a continuous gas leak from the tanker, resulting in long queues and crawling traffic even for Pune-bound motorists, an official at the expressway control room said.
The impact was severe on motorists, with several passengers stranded for hours.
"People have been stuck and desperately waiting for help. Please do something," wrote X user VyasKarn.
A conductor of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus told PTI around midnight that their vehicle had been stationary for over six hours near the accident site, leaving passengers without food, water and toilet facilities.
Many motorists voiced their frustration on social media, with some describing the expressway as a "parking lot" and advising others to avoid travel unless necessary.
"Mumbai-Pune Expressway is a literal parking lot right now. Traffic crawling for hours near Lonavala and Khandala due to a truck overturn. If you absolutely don't have to travel, don't," wrote X user pranav_72.
The Pune-bound motorists were also inconvenienced due to the traffic snarls.
"Started my journey from Andheri West around 7 pm via cab. Will be reaching Pune around 3.40 am. Worst traffic experience I ever had," another X user, Sohit Manik, wrote.
The Maharashtra Highway Traffic Police have advised motorists to avoid the Mumbai&ndash;Pune Expressway until regular traffic movement is restored.
As flammable propylene gas continues to leak from the overturned tanker, expert teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) have been called in to handle the operation, officials said.
As the gas is highly flammable, the police were taking all precautions to avoid any untoward incident, leading to long queues of vehicles on the expressway, an official said.
So far, only 50 per cent gas has been released, and the process to expedite the removal of the remaining gas was underway with the help of experts, but it will take some time, he said.
Experts have advised halting traffic movement for about 5 km from the accident site while the operation is underway, the official said.
As the teams continue their work, traffic on the expressway remains disrupted over a stretch of more than 12 km.
With congestion building up, the police have diverted some vehicles to the old Mumbai&ndash;Pune Highway.
After imposing blocks of 15 to 20 minutes, vehicles are being allowed to move from the opposite lane towards Mumbai, the official said.
Given the situation, the operation is likely to continue until late Wednesday evening before normal vehicular movement can be restored, he added.
The tanker overturned in the Khandala Ghat section on the Mumbai-bound corridor near the Adoshi tunnel, as per a statement of the highway traffic police shared by a spokesperson of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC).
A highly flammable gas leaked from the tanker after the accident, and all agencies concerned were working at the site on a war footing to contain the situation, it said.
The Mumbai-bound carriageway was closed in the interest of vehicle and commuter safety, leading to traffic congestion on both the Mumbai and Pune-bound lanes of the expressway, the statement added.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut termed Ajit Pawar’s death “mysterious”, linking it to his alleged claim of having files on BJP scams, drawing sharp reactions from the BJP.

Sanjay Raut calls Ajit Pawar’s death ‘mysterious’, links it to corruption file against BJP

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut termed Ajit Pawar&rsquo;s death &ldquo;mysterious&rdquo;, linking it to his alleged claim of having files on BJP scams, drawing sharp reactions from the BJP.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday said former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar died just days after his revelation that he had a file on BJP's scam and asserted the chain of events was "mysterious".
Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Raut also claimed Ajit Pawar had decided to sever ties with the BJP and rejoin his uncle and NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar.
"Ajit Pawar was constantly saying that he has a file of the BJP's scam and he will make a revelation of this. He said this on January 15 and he died in an accident in the next 10 days. This is mysterious," Raut said. Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash in Baramati on January 28.
During the civic body election campaign, Pawar had claimed he had a file of BJP's corruption when it was in power in the state between 1995 and 1999 along with the undivided Shiv Sena.
"I had suspicion since the day Ajit Pawar revealed that he has a file of BJP's scam. This means Ajit Dada had decided to sever ties with the BJP. I could see clearly that Ajit Dada again wanted to get back with Sharad Pawar," Raut claimed.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP further said although Sharad Pawar has made it clear that Ajit Pawar's death was an accident and there should be no politics over it, the octogenarian leader will also realise this is not as simple as it looks.
"A person like Ajit Pawar sits in an aircraft and there is no other important person in the aircraft, there is no OSD. There is no maintenance certificate," Raut claimed.
Raut said Ajit Pawar going back to his original home was a defeat for the Bharatiya Janata Party.
This would have been a turning point in the country's politics and BJP's terror would have ended, he added.
The Rajya Sabha MP also claimed Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party has become a vassal of the BJP.
Raut's allegations drew a sharp response from BJP MLC Chitra Wagh, who said he was using someone's death for his own interests by making reckless and unsubstantiated claims.
"If Ajit Pawar had any documents against the BJP, and if they have not been burnt, then they should be traced and collected. Raut is free to approach the court," said Wagh, who is also her party's state women's wing chief.
She added sarcastically that Raut could even move an international court, as he does not believe in anything that is Indian.

Shiv Sena (UBT) claims BJP influenced NCP leader Sunetra Pawar’s swearing-in as Maharashtra deputy CM days after Ajit Pawar’s death, raising questions over family and party dynamics.

Shiv Sena Accuses BJP of Orchestrating Sunetra Pawar's Deputy CM Role

Sunetra Pawar's Appointment Sparks Controversy

Shiv Sena (UBT) claims BJP influenced NCP leader Sunetra Pawar&rsquo;s swearing-in as Maharashtra deputy CM days after Ajit Pawar&rsquo;s death, raising questions over family and party dynamics.

The Opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday claimed the BJP leadership was the "mastermind" behind NCP leader Sunetra Pawar taking oath as Maharashtra's deputy chief minister, just days after her husband Ajit Pawar's demise.
An editorial in the Sena (UBT) mouthpiece 'Saamana' also alleged that the BJP leadership and Nationalist Congress Party leaders Sunil Tatkare and Praful Patel do not want the unification of the two NCP factions.
Sunetra Pawar took oath as the state's first woman deputy CM on Saturday, barely three days after NCP leader Ajit Pawar and four others died in an air crash at Baramati in Pune district, inviting criticism from some quarters over the pace at which the development took place.
Rival NCP (SP) chief and Ajit Pawar's uncle Sharad Pawar on Saturday claimed that he had &ldquo;no idea&rdquo; about her swearing-in.
The 'Saamana' editorial said the question before Maharashtra is on whose wish did Sunetra Pawar take oath as deputy CM because neither NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar nor its working president Supriya Sule, nor members of the Pawar family were aware of this. Sunetra Pawar did not even give the slightest hint that she was leaving for Mumbai from Baramati to take oath as deputy CM, it said.
"The BJP leadership is the mastermind behind this politics," the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) claimed.
"The complications have increased in the Pawar family and Maharashtra politics after the death of Ajit Pawar. Many desire that these issues do not get sorted out," it added.
After Ajit Pawar's death, some in the NCP became more ambitious and there was a race to take charge as the deputy CM within the party. There are differences between Patel and Tatkare. Sunetra Pawar was "installed" as deputy CM because the party of "Patil-Pawar" should not go to Patel, the editorial claimed.
Sunetra Pawar was made to steer the ship, but its engine and control are with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Both Sunetra Pawar and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena can maintain their existence at the mercy of Fadnavis, it charged.
The editorial further said Sunetra Pawar's deputy CM post should not be a mere ornamental. She may probably not be "gungi gudiya" (mute doll) and work effectively, it opined.
The NCP is an alliance with the "sanatani-minded" BJP, and Sunetra Pawar taking oath even before the completion of her husband's post-last rites rituals does not fit into the Hindutva beliefs, it claimed.

A memorial of late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will be established at Vidya Pratishthan in Baramati, where his last rites were performed, according to close aides.

Ajit Pawar's memorial to come up on Vidya Pratishthan premises in Baramati

A memorial of late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will be established at Vidya Pratishthan in Baramati, where his last rites were performed, according to close aides.

A memorial of late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will be set up on the premises of Vidya Pratishthan, the Baramati-based educational institution founded by the Pawar family, a close associate has said.&nbsp;
Ajit Pawar (66) and four others were killed in a plane crash near the airstrip at Baramati airport in Pune district on January 28.&nbsp;
Kiran Gujar, a close aide of Ajit Pawar and confidant of the Pawar family, on Sunday said the memorial has been planned on the Vidya Pratishthan premises where his last rites were performed.&nbsp;
"Today, Sharad Pawar saheb, before heading to Mumbai, visited the venue of the last rites along with Pratibha Pawar and instructed me, and the trustees of Vidya Pratishthan, to chalk out a plan for Ajit Dada's memorial," Gujar told PTI.&nbsp;
Discussions will be held with the trustees to finalise the design and structure of the memorial in the coming days, he added.&nbsp;
Ajit Pawar was a prominent political figure in Maharashtra and had played a key role in the development of Baramati, which has long been considered the Pawar family's political stronghold.

The Maharashtra CID has started investigating the Baramati plane crash that killed Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others, with parallel inquiries also underway by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau.

Ajit Pawar death: CID begins probe into Baramati plane crash

The Maharashtra CID has started investigating the Baramati plane crash that killed Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others, with parallel inquiries also underway by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau.

The Maharashtra Crime Investigation Department (CID) has started its probe into the plane crash in Baramati that killed Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others, an official said on Friday.
The state police have issued orders about the CID probe into the accidental death case registered at Baramati in Pune district, following the January 28 crash, a senior official told PTI.
"The Pune Rural police have registered a case of accidental death under section 194 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and the same has been transferred to the CID," he said.
Pawar (66), who had taken off from Mumbai, and four other persons on board a Learjet 45 plane died after it crashed barely 200 metres from the edge of the tabletop airstrip at Baramati, his hometown in Pune district, on Wednesday morning.
The others killed in the tragedy were Captain Sumit Kapoor, who had a flying experience of 15,000 hours, co-pilot Captain Shambhavi Pathak, with 1,500 hours of flying experience, Pawar's Personal Security Officer Vidip Jadhav and flight attendant Pinky Mali.
The official said that a team of CID personnel had started their work and would collect related documents from the Pune Rural police.
The team will also visit the accident site near the Baramati airstrip, he said.
The probe is to rule out any sabotage with the plane before Pawar began his journey from Mumbai to Baramati, he said.
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), which functions under the Civil Aviation Ministry, has also initiated a formal investigation into the crash.

Mumbai Police arrested a taxi driver for allegedly charging a US tourist Rs 18,000 for a 400-metre ride from the airport to a nearby hotel, after the victim shared her experience on social media.

Mumbai Taxi Driver Arrested for Rs 18,000 Fare Scam

Mumbai Taxi Driver's Rs 18,000 Fare Arrest

Mumbai Police arrested a taxi driver for allegedly charging a US tourist Rs 18,000 for a 400-metre ride from the airport to a nearby hotel, after the victim shared her experience on social media.

A 50-year-old taxi driver has been arrested for allegedly charging a US tourist a whopping Rs 18,000 in what may have been the most expensive 400-metre ride through the Mumbai traffic police said on Friday.
The police on Tuesday apprehended Deshraj Yadav, who allegedly picked up the tourist from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport and dropped her off at a five-star hotel near the facility, an official said.
The incident came to light after the tourist took to social media to share her experience about her expensive ride in the city.
"Landed in Mumbai recently and took a taxi to @HiltonHotels. The driver and another guy took us to an unknown location first, charged us $200 (Rs 18,000), and then dropped us at the hotel, which was only 400m away. Taxi No: MH 01 BD 5405," Argentina Ariano (@ArgentinaAriano) wrote in a post on X.
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Landed in Mumbai recently,took a taxi to <a href="https://twitter.com/HiltonHotels?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HiltonHotels</a>. The driver and another guy took us to an unknown location first, charged us $200 (₹18,000) and then dropped us at the hotel which was only 400m away. Taxi No:MH 01 BD 5405 <a href="https://twitter.com/MumbaiPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MumbaiPolice</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/scam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#scam</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CPMumbaiPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CPMumbaiPolice</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MTPHereToHelp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MTPHereToHelp</a> <a href="https://t.co/4X1uNKW3jg">pic.twitter.com/4X1uNKW3jg</a>
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The police swung into action, registering a suo motu FIR earlier this week and nabbed Yadav within three hours. The foreign national, however, could not be contacted, the official said.
A probe revealed that the accused took the woman for a 20-minute drive around Andheri East before returning to the same area and dropping her off at the hotel, where he collected the inflated fare, he said, adding that a search is underway for Yadav's accomplice.
A case has been registered against Yadav under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and the process has been initiated to cancel his driving licence, the official said.&nbsp;

Last rites of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar were held with full state honours in Baramati, attended by top national and state leaders.

Ajit Pawar cremated with full state honours; Amit Shah, Nabin attend funeral

Last rites of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar were held with full state honours in Baramati, attended by top national and state leaders.

Grief swept through Baramati in Pune district on Thursday as Maharashtra bid farewell to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who lost his life in a tragic plane crash, with his last rites performed with full state honours.
At the packed Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati, Pawar&rsquo;s sons Parth and Jay lit the funeral pyre as his wife Sunetra, who is a Rajya Sabha member, struggled to hold back tears, while the air resonated with chants of &ldquo;Ajit Dada amar rahe".
Union ministers Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Murlidhar Mohol, former Union minister Sharad Pawar, who is Ajit Pawar's uncle, and BJP president Nitin Nabin attended the 66-year-old Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief&rsquo;s funeral. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde were also present at the Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati, the Pawar family's hometown, located 100 km from Pune.
Thousands of mourners gathered for Ajit Pawar's last rites chanted "Ajit Dada amar rahe", when his mortal remains, draped in the national flag, were brought from his village Katewadi to the Vidya Pratishthan ground.
His cousin Supriya Sule, the NCP (SP) Lok Sabha member from Baramati, stood with Sunetra Pawar to console her as she paid tributes to her late husband.
NCP working president and former Union minister Praful Patel was also present. Announcements over loudspeakers urged people to maintain silence and discipline, and to pay their respects to the late leader from their seats, calling it the greatest tribute to Ajit Pawar, known for his strict sense of discipline.
As the funeral pyre was lit, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar sat in silence. His younger brother Prataprao Pawar was also present.
Earlier, Shah, Gadkari, Nabin, Fadnavis, Union minister Ramdas Athawale, Goa CM Pramod Sawant, Eknath Shinde, former Union minister Sushilkumar Shinde, Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar and Andhra Pradesh minister Nara Lokesh were among the leaders who placed floral wreaths on Pawar's mortal remains.
Ajit Pawar's younger brother Shriniwas Pawar, sisters and other family members, including cousin Abhijit Pawar, also paid tributes to their late brother. Former CMs Sushilkumar Shinde and Ashok Chavan, state Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal, party leader Manikrao Thakare and actor Riteish Deshmukh also paid homage.
Earlier, Shiv Sena (UBT) head and former CM Uddhav Thackeray and MNS chief Raj Thackeray offered floral tributes at Ajit Pawar's residence in Katewadi.
On Thursday morning, the mortal remains of Ajit Pawar were taken from the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Hospital in Baramati, where they were kept overnight, to his village. Pawar and four other persons on board the aircraft were killed after it crashed barely 200 metres from the edge of the tabletop airstrip.
The others killed in the tragedy were Captain Sumit Kapoor, who had a flying experience of 15,000 hours, co-pilot Capt Shambhavi Pathak, with 1,500 hours of flying experience, Personal Security Officer Vidip Jadhav and flight attendant Pinky Mali. Their mortal remains have been handed over to their families.
Police have registered an accidental death report (ADR) case in connection with the plane crash, an official said.
The government on Wednesday released a statement detailing the sequence of events that led to the crash and Ajit Pawar's death. The aircraft was cleared for landing after a go-around due to poor visibility, but having finally received a clearance, it did not give any read-back to the ATC, and moments later burst into flames near the edge of the airstrip.
The Civil Aviation Ministry on Thursday said the "black box" (comprising the Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder) of the Learjet aircraft has been recovered.

The Black Box of the Learjet 45 that crashed near Baramati, killing Ajit Pawar and four others, has been recovered as the AAIB investigation progresses.

Ajit Pawar plane crash: Black Box of Learjet 45 aircraft recovered

The Black Box of the Learjet 45 that crashed near Baramati, killing Ajit Pawar and four others, has been recovered as the AAIB investigation progresses.

The Black Box of the Learjet 45 aircraft that crashed near the Baramati airstrip on Wednesday has been recovered, the Civil Aviation Ministry said.&nbsp;
A Black Box is a small device that records information about an aircraft during its flight. It helps in the investigation of aviation accidents.
The ministry said that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) investigation into the plane crash, which killed Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others, is progressing expeditiously.&nbsp;
AAIB has the mandate to investigate all accidents and serious incidents involving aircraft with a gross weight of 2,250 kg and more or turbojet aircraft. On Wednesday, AAIB was asked to probe the plane crash.
"The investigation is progressing expeditiously, and the Black Box of the ill-fated aircraft has been recovered," the Civil Aviation Ministry said in a post on X.
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Following the unfortunate aircraft accident near Baramati, all requisite response and investigative mechanisms were activated immediately. Ensuring a thorough, transparent, and time-bound inquiry remains a top priority. A team of three officers from AAIB, Delhi, and another team&hellip;
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Five people, including Pawar, his personal security officer and attendant, as well as two cockpit crew &mdash; pilot-in-command Sumit Kapur and first officer Shambhavi Pathak &mdash; were killed when the Learjet 45 aircraft, operated by Delhi-based VSR Ventures Pvt Ltd, crashed during its second attempt to land at Baramati table-top air strip.
"Ensuring a thorough, transparent, and time-bound inquiry remains a top priority," the ministry said, adding that all requisite response and investigative mechanisms were activated immediately following the unfortunate aircraft accident near Baramati.
A team of three officers from AAIB, Delhi, and another team of three officers from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Mumbai Regional Office, reached the crash site on January 28. The Director General, AAIB, also arrived at the site the same day, the ministry said.

Mourners and leaders gathered in Katewadi to pay tribute to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash near Baramati.

Tributes Pour in for Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra's Prominent Leader

Tributes for Ajit Pawar After Tragic Plane Crash

Mourners and leaders gathered in Katewadi to pay tribute to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash near Baramati.

Hundreds of mourners thronged the residence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at his native village Katewadi near here on Thursday morning to pay their last respects to the leader who died in a plane crash.
Grief-stricken people from Katewadi and nearby villages in Pune district, joined by NCP workers, made a beeline outside the residence gates, chanting slogans such as "Ajit Dada Amar Rahe" and "Ajit Dada Parat Ya" (Ajit Dada please come back).
"A leader like him will not be born again," several mourners said, lauding his role in the region's development.
Pawar (66) was killed on Wednesday morning after the chartered Learjet crashed near the Baramati airstrip, around 100 km from Pune. Two pilots, a flight attendant and a personal security officer were also killed in the accident.
On Thursday morning, the mortal remains of Pawar were brought from the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Hospital in Baramati, where they were kept overnight, to his Katewadi village near Baramati.
With tears welling up, 65-year-old Katewadi resident Ganpat Thombre choked when asked to describe his feelings. "It has been 24 hours since the tragic incident that took our leader away. I am still unable to come to terms with the fact that Dada (as Pawar was fondly called) is no more. A leader like him will not be born again," Thombre told PTI.
"Though he was the deputy chief minister, he paid keen attention to issues of Katewadi, Khatalpatta, Songain and other adjoining villages," he said. Thombre said he knew Pawar personally, as the latter had helped his granddaughter secure admission to a medical college. "He brought about transformation in this region by building good roads and schools. A leader of his stature will not be there again," he said, as tears rolled down his face.
Chandrakant Mali, who came from Ter in Dharashiv district, said Maharashtra has "lost a diamond."
Inside the premises where the mortal remains were kept for the last darshan, Ajit Pawar's wife and Rajya Sabha MP Sunetra Pawar, his sons Parth and Jay, and his younger brother Shrinivas Pawar accepted tributes from people with folded hands.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, his wife and son Amit, actor Riteish Deshmukh, and several other dignitaries were among those who paid tributes to Pawar at his residence in Katewadi.
After the final darshan at the residence, the mortal remains were taken to the sports ground of Vidya Pratishthan in Baramati, where the last rites will be held with full state honours.

The last rites of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar will be held with full state honours in Baramati. Amit Shah and other leaders are expected to attend.

Amit Shah to attend Ajit Pawar's funeral in Baramati

The last rites of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar will be held with full state honours in Baramati. Amit Shah and other leaders are expected to attend.

The last rites of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, killed in a plane crash, will be held with full state honours on Thursday at Baramati in Pune district.&nbsp;
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be among the leaders present at the funeral, his Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) said.
The last rites of Pawar (66) would be performed at the sports ground of Vidya Pratishthan in Baramati in Pune district around 11 am. Pawar was killed on Wednesday morning after the chartered Learjet crashed near the Baramati airstrip, around 100 km from Pune.
Two pilots, a flight attendant and a personal security officer were also killed in the accident.
On Thursday morning, the mortal remains of Ajit Pawar were taken from the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Hospital in Baramati, where they were kept overnight, to his Katewadi village near Baramati. The funeral procession will begin at 9 am.
Shiv Sena-UBT leaders Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday met the Pawar family at their residence in Baramati.
On Wednesday, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde visited the hospital and spoke to Ajit Pawar's family members.
Police have registered an accidental death report (ADR) case in connection with the plane crash, an official said.
Pawar and four other persons on board the aircraft were killed after it crashed barely 200 metres from the edge of a tabletop runway at Baramati.
As per procedure, the ADR will be handed over to the Maharashtra Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which will conduct a probe based on findings of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)'s inquiry.
The AAIB, which functions under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, has already taken over the probe into the crash.
A CID official told PTI that in case of the death of an influential public representative or figure in an accident, the probe is carried out by the CID.
The others killed in the tragedy were Captain Sumit Kapoor, who had a flying experience of 15,000 hours, co-pilot Capt. Shambhavi Pathak with 1,500 hours of flying, Personal Security Officer (PSO) Vidip Jadhav and flight attendant Pinky Mali. Their mortal remains have been handed over to their families, hospital sources said.
The government Thursday released a statement detailing the sequence of events that led to the crash and Pawar's death.
The aircraft was cleared for landing in Baramati after a go-around due to poor visibility, but having finally received a clearance, it did not give any read-back to the ATC, and moments later burst into flames near the edge of the airstrip.

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has begun a forensic probe into the Baramati plane crash that killed Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and four others.

AAIB team reaches Baramati crash site; launches forensic probe

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has begun a forensic probe into the Baramati plane crash that killed Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and four others.

A team from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has reached the Baramati crash site to launch a forensic probe into the VSR Venture's Learjet 45 aircraft accident that killed Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others on Wednesday, a senior official has said.
"The investigation team has reached the (crash) site. They are on the work," the AAIB official told PTI.
The official, however, declined to share further details.
Earlier in the day, AAIB, which has the mandate to investigate all accidents and serious incidents/incidents involving aircraft with a gross weight of 2,250 kg or turbojet aircraft, was handed the probe into the crash.
Five people, including Pawar, his personal security officer and attendant, as well as two cockpit crew, pilot-in-command Sumit Kapur and first officer Shambhavi Pathak, were killed when the 16-year-old mid-size-business jet made the second attempt to land after doing a go around on Wednesday morning.
The aircraft, bearing registration VT-SSK, was being operated by the Delhi-based non-scheduled operator VSR Ventures Pvt Ltd.
The crew was advised to descend in visual meteorological conditions at the pilot's discretion, the Civil Aviation Ministry said in its statement.
At that time, the winds were calm, and visibility was around 3,000 metres, it said.
Baramati airfield does not have an instrumental landing system - a precision radio navigation system that provides short-range guidance to an aircraft, allowing it to approach a runway at night, during bad weather and poor visibility.

Sharad Pawar dismissed political allegations over Ajit Pawar’s plane crash, calling it an accident and urging leaders not to politicise the tragedy.

Ajit Pawar's death in plane crash an accident, don't bring politics: Sharad Pawar

Sharad Pawar dismissed political allegations over Ajit Pawar&rsquo;s plane crash, calling it an accident and urging leaders not to politicise the tragedy.

In an apparent snub to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said the plane crash involving his nephew Ajit Pawar and four others was an accident which shouldn't be politicised.&nbsp;
Addressing reporters, he said Ajit's death was a big shock for Maharashtra, which has lost a hardworking and efficient leader, and this loss is irreparable.&nbsp;
"Not all things are in our hands," he added.
"A stand was floated from Kolkata that there is some politics involved in this incident. But there is nothing like this. There is no politics in it. It was an accident. I request not to bring politics into it," he added.
Banerjee has demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the death of Ajit Pawar, alleging that "all other agencies" have been &ldquo;completely compromised&rdquo;.
Stressing that the truth would not emerge through existing mechanisms, Banerjee said only a probe under the supervision of the Supreme Court would be credible.&nbsp;

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