PUNE: The newly appointed collector of Pune, Naval Kishore Ram, will suggest the Samruddhi e-way model of land acquisition for the proposed Purandar airport to the state government. The Samruddhi e-way model follows compensation by means of land pooling or a one-time settlement as was done for the Mumbai-Nagpur expressway in order to speed up the land acquisition process. WhileContinue reading

Sandip Dighe| TNN | Updated: Apr 22, 2018, 12:16 IST PUNE: The ministry of defence has given work the sanction order to the Airports Authority of India to carry out the expansion work at the Lohegaon airport. The defence estates officer (DEO), Rajendra Pawar, who had forwarded a proposal to the ministry in February, told TOI, “As per the procedures, this sanction wasContinue reading

TNN | Apr 20, 2018, 11:38 IST  PUNE: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) on Thursday announced the extension of its Super Priority Visa (SPV) service to Pune and Bengaluru from May 1. This means more Indians can get avisa decision in 24 hours or less. SPV is an optional service for Indian citizens who need to travelContinue reading

Rujuta Parekh| TNN | Updated: Apr 16, 2018, 23:44 IST  Pune: The Regional Passport Office (RPO), Pune, will train Common Services Centre (CSC) operators in filling up passport applications online from April 25 to increase transparency and end corruption by touts. The training sessions will be held on alternate Wednesdays. The CSC scheme was launched by the UnionContinue reading

TNN | Updated: Apr 14, 2018, 11:14 IST PUNE: The Maharashtra Airport Development Company will soon be declared a Special Planning Authority (SPA) for the proposed airport at Purandar. Sources, who attended a high-level meeting chaired by CM Devendra Fadnavis, said a government resolution for land acquisition and compensation models would be declared. The meeting was attended by district collector Saurabh Rao,Continue reading