Pune: An investigation of the Bavdhan police into an accidental death case of Sus-based Kunal Mohite (38) turned around after they arrested Ashish Pol (26), a delivery person, on Saturday for a murder plot.Mohite, who worked with a logistics firm, was on his routine morning walk on May 16 when a speeding car knocked him…
Pune: The PMRDA has issued a warning to Tata Projects Limited regarding the long-delayed construction of the Pocso court building at the Shivajinagar district court campus.The authority has directed the firm to complete the project by the end of Sept, warning that failure to meet this deadline will result in contract termination and legal proceedings.Pune…
Overflowing drainage in Gultekdi Market Yard in April Pune: The problem of choked drainage lines overflowing in some areas of Gultekdi Market Yard has continued weeks after joint site visits conducted by PMC and Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) officials at the end of last month.While a plan had been finalised in April to lay…
Pune: The plan to shift away three PMPML bus stops around Katraj police chowkey to assist Metro works has been rolled back, just three days after authorities witnessed traffic chaos and hardships to commuters when they were moved.Now, Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha Metro) and Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) will come out…
Firefighters and emergency responders attend to the overturned tanker on the Pune-Mumbai expressway following the mishap that caused a major traffic jam in Feb 2026 Pune: Fixing direct accountability on companies transporting hazardous material, implementing mandatory safety forms, stricter clearances from the transport department, highway police and MSRDC, and detailed emergency response plans are among…
Many businesses are passing on the rise in packaging prices to final product costs that the customer shells out for Pune: The sharp spike in raw material costs for plastic packaging has affected kirana stores, restaurants, bakers and several consumer-facing business owners.“Prices for the plastic that we use to pack chikki are up by almost…
A delivery agent waits out the heavy rain under some cover in Baner on Friday evening Pune: Friday brought the city its first widespread thundershower spell after nearly 50 days, ending a prolonged dry and scorching stretch that had residents waiting for relief after enduring repeated 40°C-plus days this summer.While the sharp spell brought much-needed…
Pune: Maval MP Shrirang Barne has written to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and deputy CM Eknath Shinde, demanding an all-party meeting to resolve the long-standing deadlock over the Pavana closed water pipeline project. The project has remained stalled since 2011 following violent protests by farmers.In his letter, Barne raised serious concerns regarding the quality of…
Illustration of share trading fraud, highlighting financial scam risks in India’s investment sector Pune: A private firm employee from Hinjewadi lost Rs 35.3 lakh to cybercrooks in an online share-trading fraud between March and April.A case was registered with the Hinjewadi police on Thursday.An officer from the Hinjewadi police said the complainant works with a…
Pune: A software engineer (43) from Navti Peth lost Rs 14 lakh to cybercrooks, who posed as Mumbai police and threatened her that they have registered a case against her after some criminals have had misused her Aadhaar details.The woman had filed an online complaint following the fraud that happened in June last year. After…
