Pune: A 38-year-old fund accounting professional from Moshi allegedly lost Rs 8 lakh to cyber fraudsters after falling prey to an online task scam while searching for a new job following a layoff.The fraud took place between July 9 and 14, during which the victim transferred money to multiple bank accounts on the instructions of…
Pune: The Wakad police on Sunday claimed to have solved five recent burglary cases with the arrest of a history-sheeter and his three associates. Stolen valuables worth Rs 10.34 lakh were recovered from the accused, police said.The alleged kingpin, Atul Chandrakant Amale (30), a resident of Karve Road in Pune, has 44 criminal cases registered…
People gathered at Balgandharva Chowk in Pune to support the activist’s protest against the NEET paper leaks Pune: A signature campaign in support of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s protest over the alleged NEET paper leak drew a large number of students and youths to Balgandharva Chowk on Sunday, a day after the Delhi police shifted…
Pune: Though NCP (SP) working president and Baramati MP Supriya Sule has indicated that the party could support the Centre’s proposed delimitation bill if it guarantees a uniform 50% increase in parliamentary seats for all states, her nephew and party MLA from Karjat-Jamkhed, Rohit Pawar, struck a more cautious note.On the eve of Parliament’s monsoon…
After a brief respite of a few days, the rains have made a comeback in and around Pune Pune: Rainfall activity is expected to intensify across parts of Maharashtra, including Pune, over the coming week, according to the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) bulletin issued on July 19.The Met department has forecast fairly widespread to widespread…
Pune: Commuters continue to face difficulties near Sancheti Junction months after traffic police barricaded the road under the CoEP flyover to regulate vehicle flow. Instead of reducing congestion, the closure has shifted bottlenecks to adjacent roads, with peak-hour queues often stretching from beneath the flyover to the U-turn near the old CID office and the…
Pune: A gang of five men allegedly attempted to rob a businessman of Rs 1 crore by intercepting his car and trying to snatch the bags with the cash on Saturday. The Narhe police registered a case against all five and have launched an investigation after a complaint was filed.Police investigations show that the conspiracy…
Maharashtra FDA commissioner Tukaram Mundhe speaking to press in Pune Pune: Maharashtra food and drug administration (FDA) commissioner Tukaram Mundhe on Saturday announced a digital overhaul of the regulatory body, including use of blockchain technology to maintain permanent records of non-compliant entities.Speaking at a food safety conference organised by the Mahratta Chamber of Commerce Industry…
NEET aspirants queuing up at an exam centre Pune: The National Testing Agency (NTA)’s investigation on Saturday concluded that the NEET OMR sheets in question were manipulated, hours after students raised allegations of discrepancies in their entrance exam results.The NTA officials stated that in one case, the OMR sheet was “completely AI-generated,” while in the…
Pune: A daily wage worker allegedly strangled his wife to death using a wire at their residence in Chakan on Friday evening and later walked into the Chakan North police station.Inspector Jitendra Kadam of Chakan North police station said, “We have identified the deceased woman as Badma Pathan (27). And we have arrested her husband,…
