Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) In a significant political transition, Sunetra Pawar was officially elected as the National President of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) at the party’s national executive meeting held here.Party Working President Praful Patel proposed Sunetra Pawar’s name and announced her unanimous election as the national president. Maharashtra unit President Sunil Tatkare seconded her name and hailed her elevation to the post. Members of the national executive raised their hands to …
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Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MLA Rohit Pawar on Wednesday levelled serious allegations against Union Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, claiming there was an active attempt to shield “VSR Company”, the operator of the aircraft involved in the fatal crash of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on January 28.Speaking to reporters at the Vidhan Bhavan premises here, Rohit Pawar, who is also the nephew of A…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has grounded four planes in the fleet of VSR Ventures Pvt Ltd due to multiple violations revealed in a special safety audit conducted after the Learjet 45 crash in Mahrashtra’s Baramati on January 28 in which state Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was killed, according to an statement issued by the regulator on Tuesday.”Following the accident of LearJet 45 aircraft (VT-SSK) of M/s VSR Ventures Pvt Ltd on 28.01.2026 at Bara…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) A medical charter aircraft with seven on board lost radar contact shortly after departing from Ranchi Airport on Monday evening, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said. A crash was confirmed later.It was a Beechcraft King Air (BE9L) medical charter flight (operated by Delhi-based Redbird Airways) from Ranchi to Delhi. It took off at 7.07 pm and lost contact around 7.34 PM near Palamu in northwestern Jharkhand.Among the seven on board were 1 patien…
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Former Maharashtra minister Jayant Patil on Monday said that the united NCP’s moto is ‘Right decision at the right time,’ but late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s only wrong decision was the timing of his departure. In his speech during the condolence motion in the state Assembly, the NCP (SP) leader stated, “We never thought he would break his promise and leave so soon. It is a huge loss for all of us, but Baramati has suffered the most. Everyone is shocked, so the …
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Former Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena-UBT president Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said he had never imagined that he and the late former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar would come together, as both parties were politically opposed to each other.Showering praise on Ajit Pawar’s command over administration, Thackeray noted that he had been his pillar of support during the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. Speaking during the condolence motion in the Maharashtra Legislative Coun…
Pune, Feb 22 (IANS) The preliminary report on the Learjet 45 plane crash in Baramati in which NCP leader Ajit Pawar and four others died, will be released on or before February 28, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said on Sunday.Talking to reporters at an event here, Mohol said, “The preliminary report will be out before one month of the occurrence of the accident on January 28, which is on or before February 28.”The incident has taken a fresh turn with Ajit Pawar’s nep…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) legislator Rohit Pawar on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take immediate action against Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu, claiming serious questions have emerged regarding the company VSR Ventures and its alleged links to the minister in connection with the plane crash that killed former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in Baramati on January 28.In a letter to the Prime Minister and marked to Union Home Minister Am…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) A preliminary report on the investigation into the Learjet 45 (VT-SSK) crash at Maharashtra’s Baramati on January 28, leading to the demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and others on board, will be issued within 30 days of the occurrence of the accident, as per ICAO norms, and the final report will follow in due course, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Thursday.The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) investigation into the crash is …
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) state president Sunil Tatkare on Wednesday warned of stern legal action against those circulating fake AI-generated audio and video clips purportedly featuring former Deputy Chief Minister and party national president Ajit Pawar.Tatkare alleged that certain individuals were spreading false and misleading statements in Ajit Pawar’s voice to serve political and social agendas.He described the circulation of such AI-generated content as a ser…