Pune: The Sangvi police are searching for a man from Akola district who allegedly duped a 65-year-old resident of Pimple Gurav of Rs 9 lakh by promising to secure a government job for his son-in-law.According to the complainant, he came into contact with the accused in Sept 2024. The accused claimed to have contacts in…
Pune: Chatushrungi police have registered a case of voluntarily causing hurt against five students of a prominent college on Senapati Bapat Road for allegedly assaulting a 19-year-old student of the same college at Model Colony in Shivajinagar around 7.30 am on Monday.The injured student lodged a complaint with the police on Tuesday evening.According to the…
Pune: PMPML commuters are unlikely to face another fare hike anytime soon despite the transport utility continuing to incur operational losses, CMD Mahesh Awhad said on Wednesday.He stressed that the losses in FY 2025-26 were lower than those in the previous financial year.Awhad’s remarks come ahead of a special general body meeting of the Pune…
Distinguishing dengue from other seasonal illnesses is often a challenge for doctors Pune: Intermittent July rains in the city have coincided with a sharp rise in dengue cases, prompting the PMC and local hospitals to warn of escalating transmission unless preventive measures are stepped up.According to Dr Rajesh Dighe, assistant medical officer at Pune Municipal…
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Pune/ Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Activists from Maratha and OBC communities, always at loggerheads in the state over the reservation issue, joined the ongoing protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to extend their support to Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). OBC activist Laxman Hake Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange and OBC activists…
NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. The meeting was held against the backdrop of the CJP protest Pune: Veteran politician and NCP (SP) Sharad Pawar spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday with his daughter and NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule,…
Moshi garbage plant collapse Pune: Strict enforcement of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 from Aug 15 will make four-way waste segregation mandatory for all households, commercial establishments and housing societies in Pimpri Chinchwad.Under the revised rules, waste generators must maintain separate bins or storage bags for wet, dry, sanitary and special-care waste. Bulk waste generators,…
Pune: Waghnakh, the famed weapon used by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, is now on the crest of INS Malvan, an anti-submarine warfare vessel commissioned by Air Chief Marshal AP Singh at the naval base in Karwar on Wednesday.The warship, the first to carry the waghnakh, is named after Maharashtra’s historic coastal town of Malvan in the…
In his letter to PM Narendra Modi, Anna Hazare says govt should engage with protesters through dialogue Pune: Veteran social activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the police action during the students’ protests in New Delhi were “deeply distressing” and that such crackdowns “have no place in…
Pune: Claiming that the All India Tennis Association (AITA) has been a “victim” rather than a “culprit” vis-a-vis AITA Trust, interim president Chintan Parikh said the federation would be able to address the issue only after elections are held in September.The financial matters of AITA Trust has come under renewed focus after the Delhi High…
