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1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Joy Sengupta |Mihir Tanksale

NewsIndia NewsOne dead as Pune villagers battle cops over airport land surveyTrendingLandowners in Pune's Purandar taluka clashed with police during a drone survey for a proposed international airport, resulting in the death of an elderly woman and injuries to many, including police officers. The survey has been indefinitely postponed due to the violence and escalating political controversy. The administration is considering dialogues with landowners to resolve the issue.

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mihir Tanksale |Joy Sengupta

Pune: The district administration has indefinitely postponed the drone survey and land measurement plans in the seven villages for the proposed airport in Purandar district in Maharashtra following Saturday's violence. A total of 2,832 hectares from Pargaon Memane, Ekhatpur, Kumbharvalan, Vanpuri, Khanavadi, Munjavadi and Udachivadi will be acquired for the project which is expected to be completed by 2029.

2 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Neha Madaan |Joy Sengupta

Pune: A leopard was sighted twice at Pune airport on Monday, first around 7am and then around 8pm. In one video posted on a local citizens' group, the big cat is seen on the airport's airside, a restricted area where critical aircraft operations such as landings, take-offs and ground movements take place. Flight operations were not impacted on Monday, sources from the airport said. In another video of the leopard posted on X by a flyer around 9pm on Monday, a plane can be seen nearby.

2 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Neha Madaan |Joy Sengupta

NewsCity Newspune NewsRound trip airfares soar as tourists pick safer holiday spotsTrendingPune: Fares of direct flights from Srinagar to many destinations in the country are noticeably down in the wake of the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam but airlines have sharply hiked fares to other destinations, cashing in on travellers' shift to safer holiday spots. As people shun Srinagar, round trip fares to other places like Chandigarh, Bagdogra and Delhi have shot up.

3 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Joy Sengupta |Nisha Nambiar

NewsCity Newspune NewsMaha to facilitate safe return of 1,593 tourists from Jammu and KashmirTrendingPune: As many as 1,593 tourists from Maharashtra, currently in different parts of Jammu and Kashmir, are being assisted by the state disaster management department for their safe and early return, officials told TOI on Thursday and added that this was necessitated after the Pahalgam terrorist attack that claimed at least 26 lives.