Pune: MVA members on Thursday likened the state govt’s decision to give drought-hit farmers Rs5,000 each in advance before Diwali to rubbing salt on their wounds.NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule said, “Many farmers have lost the entire crop and have no income at all. The prices of seeds and fertilisers have shot up and…
Pune: A 25-year-old BPO employee from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar was arrested by Kalepadal police on Tuesday for allegedly demanding Rs 15 lakh from a woman (34) by falsely claiming that he had kidnapped her 14-year-old son, who has been missing for the past month.“The caller claimed that he had kidnapped her son from Pune and demanded…
On Tuesday, autorickshaw drivers affiliated with the Baghtoy Rickshawaala Union met senior RTO officials and demanded an immediate ban on the bike-taxi service Pune: District collector Jitendra Dudi, who heads the Regional Transport Authority (RTA), on Thursday ordered Rapido to stop its bike-taxi services from Friday. He also warned of legal action, including an FIR,…
Pune: A 37-year-old mechanical engineer working as an admin officer at a prominent IT company lost Rs 66.15 lakh to a share-trading fraud.According to a complaint filed with the Pune cyber police on Wednesday, the fraud occurred between Aug and Sept.The complainant, a resident of Sayyednagar in Hadapsar, told the police that he was added…
An European roller, a passage migrant, takes a stopover in the western ghats Pune: Birders from the Pune Birding Community recorded 254 bird species during a day-long birding marathon held across multiple hotspots in the Pune region on Oct 10, marking Wild Bird Day.Birders of different age groups and experience levels got together and explored…
Savitribai Phule Pune University Pune: Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) has issued a circular prohibiting political parties, organisations, groups and other entities from holding protests, demonstrations, meetings and marches on campus over national or broader issues unrelated directly to the university. Most student organisations have opposed the circular, stating it infringes on their freedom of…
Savitribai Phule Pune University Pune: After teachers and non-teaching staff at Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) alleged at a meeting held on Wednesday that political and organisational interference, increasing workloads and additional responsibilities are affecting the academic environment at the university, vice-chancellor Suresh Gosavi said there will be no more resignations or suspensions under pressure…
Wadgaon Sheri residents have demanded a structural audit of 3 three-decade-old overhead water tanks in Chandannagar Wadgaon Sheri residents have demanded a structural audit of 3 three-decade-old overhead water tanks in Chandannagar Wadgaon Sheri residents have demanded a structural audit of 3 three-decade-old overhead water tanks in Chandannagar Wadgaon Sheri residents have demanded a structural…
Demolition in flood line zones in Chikhali in recent years Pune: PMC has demolished only around 81,250 sq ft of illegal constructions within the blue flood lines of rivers through the city in the last five years. In addition, action against encroachments on nullahs (natural streams) has also been minimal, according to official data revealed…
CBI recently arrested Anil Kumar, executive director of Munitions India Limited, and two others in a bribery case PUNE: CBI arrested Munitions India Limited (MIL) executive director Anil Kumar and two private people in a bribery case linked to alleged illegal gratification for official favours and disclosure of sensitive defence production and procurement information.The two…
