The Bombay high court questioned the Pune administration’s decision, asking why the city was singled out. PUNE: The liquor ban ordered by authorities in Pune district during the 10-day Ganpati festival is a result of the gradual increase in “majoritarian politics” over the last 12 years, Maharashtra Congress leader Sachin Sawant said on Friday.The BJP,…
Police said the aspirant had borrowed over Rs2.5 lakh from various people and listed their names in the suicide note Pune: Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) aspirant Prathamesh Deshmukh (28), who was found hanging in his rented flat in Shaniwar Peth on Wednesday morning, had run into debt owing to indulging in online betting, police…
Rohit Pawar on Sept 10 at a press-conference in Pune on MPSC aspirants’ issues Pune: MPSC’s decision to postpone the Maharashtra Group-C Services Combined Preliminary Examination-2026 by three months has triggered concern among aspirants, with NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar alleging that “something is amiss” at a news conference held in the city on Thursday.He…
Pune: A Pune district court has dissolved the marriage of a Christian couple after holding that the wife had subjected her husband to mental cruelty through a series of acts, including frequent quarrels, alleged harassment, pressuring him to live separately from his family and denying physical intimacy.District Judge K V Parit on Thursday allowed the…
Artisans and workers hailing from Uttar Pradesh work round-the-clock on a replica of Gujarat’s Somnath temple set up for a Ganapati mandal in Mahatma Phule Mandai Pune: Prominent Ganapati mandals in the city are combining traditional rituals with cultural programmes, women-focused initiatives, social campaigns and community activities for Ganeshotsav, with several plans extending beyond this…
The SUV was spotted on a highway recently Pune: Wakad police on Thursday arrested an SUV owner from Tathawade for using an auto-hiding number plate to avoid traffic challans. The SUV owner, Vijay Dagade (44), was produced before a court and released on bail.“During the investigation, Dagade told us that he brought the auto-hiding number…
Pimpri Chinchwad cyber police arrest two accused involved in online share trading fraud Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad cyber police have arrested a hotelier from Goa and a businessman’s son from Kolkata in connection with an online share-trading fraud in which a 22-year-old resident of Chikhali lost Rs84 lakh.A police team led by senior police inspector Ravikiran…
Participants of a Ganapati special walk Pune: As pandals go up and residents prepare to welcome their favourite Bappa home, local travel companies and heritage and culture experts are getting ready to take citizens on a journey through Pune’s old city — its narrow lanes, historic wadas, tucked-away and popular temples, decorated mandals and the…
Pune: Wakad police on Wednesday arrested three men from an inter-district gang and seized 25kg of ganja worth Rs13 lakh from them.A Wakad police team led by assistant police inspector Shriniwas Darade arrested the accused near Kaspte Vasti. They have been identified as Aba Khalate (47) of Kasarsai in Mulshi, Pramod Garudkar (24) of Ahilyanagar…
Pune: All major dams in the Bhima basin, including the six dams that supply water to Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, have stopped water discharge into the rivers over the past few days following a drastic drop in rainfall. None of the dams recorded rainfall in the 24 hours ending Thursday morning. The scanty rain has…
