Accused Siya Goyal’s mother, Pooja Goyal, on Thursday demanded stringent punishment for her daughter in connection with the alleged murder of businessman Ketan Agarwal PUNE: As the investigation into realtor Ketan Agarwal’s alleged murder gathers pace, the mother of arrested accused Siya Goyal publicly distanced herself from her daughter on Thursday, saying she should face…
The SPPU has fallen from the 566th position to the 791-800 band, a drop of nearly 250 places over just a year, in the QS World University Rankings 2027 Pune: In a major setback, the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) has fallen from the 566th position to the 791-800 band, a drop of nearly 250…
The administration is now planning to extend operational hours at water tanker-filling points Pune: Ten days after the civic administration enforced an alternate-day water supply to combat the deepening crisis, the city is already echoing with discontent. More than 1,100 complaints have poured in from residents, exposing cracks in the system meant to provide relief.The…
The murder case of Gahunje realtor Ketan Agarwal has taken a fresh turn after the two accused — his fiancée Siya Goyal (C) and her ‘partner’ Chetan Chaudhary (L) PUNE: The murder case of Gahunje realtor Ketan Agarwal has taken a fresh turn after the two accused — his fiancée Siya Goyal and her ‘partner’…
Pune: Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary, arrested in the June 18 murder of Gahunje realtor Ketan Agarwal at Lohagad Fort, have blamed each other for orchestrating the crime, the Pune Rural police said on Thursday, citing their custodial interrogation findings. An officer, however, said evidence pointed to Goyal as the mastermind.Agarwal and Goyal got engaged…
Pune: Maharashtra health minister Prakash Abitkar informed the state assembly on Thursday that the health department will conduct surprise inspections of private hospitals to curb the practice of overcharging patients, especially for neonatal treatment.The initiative will begin in Pune district, where the civil surgeon and the deputy health director have been tasked with leading the…
On May 2, the crime was registered and a 15-member SIT was formed Pune: The state prosecution, in support of its rarest-of-rare case submission seeking death sentence for the Nasrapur rape-murder convict, cited the tender age (three years) of the victim and the kind of brutality she was subject to by the accused during the…
Water Shortage for Citizens, Tankers for Road Works.***Pune residents are facing alternate-day water cuts and low-pressure water supply, leaving many households and housing societies struggling to meet their daily needs. However, at Sinhagad Road and Vadgaon Budruk, entire water tankers are being used for cement road repair works, highlighting a stark contradiction in water management…
Pune: The Maharashtra Indian Medical Association (IMA) has intensified its opposition to the state govt’s push for mandatory emergency care, calling proposed amendments to the Clinical Establishment Act (CEA) “coercive and impractical.” The doctors’ body is demanding clarity on hospital compensation and has raised concerns over harsh penalties, including fines up to Rs5 lakh and…
The civic body currently maintains a total FD corpus of Rs5,768 crore. This includes Rs1,550 crore in general FDs and Rs4,218 crore in reserved FDs Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has decided to utilise Rs550 crore from its general fixed deposit (FD) reserves to fund critical water supply projects, abandoning an earlier proposal…
