The Anti Extortion Cell of the Crime Branch of the Pune City Police was investigating a series of cases in which some well-known residents of the city received extortion calls and threats.
Pune District Central Cooperative Bank, which is controlled by the leaders of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), has once again succeeded in winning the majority of seats of the board members of the bank. B
However, the Bharatiya Janata Party has already opposed the resolution and questioned why the government feels insecure despite claiming a support of 170 legislators on the floor of house. BJP has also raised objections against the Speaker’s election in the absence of 12 party legislators after they allegedly misbehaved with presiding officer Bhaskar Jadhav in the Speaker's chamber.
A delegation of Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi called on Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari to seek his approval for the election of Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. The Speaker post has been vacant for eight months. The delegation consisted of Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat of the Congress, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal of the NCP and