Ketan Agarwal, who was allegedly pushed to death at Lohagad Fort Pune: “I am confident that the police will conduct a fair and thorough investigation to ensure justice for my son. The truth must come out and those responsible should be punished,” Vishal Agarwal, father of Ketan Agarwal, told the reporters on Friday.Ketan Agarwal was…
An illustration of a man looking distressed after losing money while trying to sell his study table Pune: A private company employee from Hadapsar ended up losing Rs 4.81 lakh to cybercrooks in a bid to sell his study table between July 7 and 8.The 41-year-old filed an online complaint the next day. After preliminary…
Residents stand in a waterlogged corridor of Gharkul society in Chikhali Pune: Residents of the Gharkul housing project in Chikhali have intensified their agitation against chronic waterlogging, recurring flooding for over a decade and disruption in power and potable water supply for days every monsoon.They are demanding that Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) implement a…
An AI-generated illustration shows staffers of a pest control firm carrying out a sanitation inspection and treatment inside an Indian restaurant Pune: Pest control companies in the city are witnessing a sharp rise in orders from eateries following the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) crackdown.Strict guidelines and swift action by the authorities have prompted restaurants,…
An AI-generated illustration shows workers at a regional transport office installing high-security registration plates on multiple vehicles Pune: The number of people approaching the city regional transport office (RTO) to get high-security registration plates (HSRPs) fitted on their vehicles has not improved even after 2,684 motorists were fined between July 1 and 15.The Pune regional…
Pune: The Hadapsar police on Friday registered a case against a medical practitioner attached to a private hospital for allegedly threatening a deceased patient’s relative’s friend with a licensed pistol during a dispute over a hospital bill.The incident took place on the hospital premises on Thursday night when the complainant visited the doctor’s cabin seeking…
The demand for bitumen is expected to be high for the civic areas in the days to come, with PMC poised to lay around 135-km-long roads for an international cycling event, apart from completing regular road repairs and restoration Pune: Escalating bitumen costs have triggered a severe hot-mix shortage in Pune amid surging global crude…
Pune: Former three-time national table tennis champion Vasanth Bharadwaj believes sports administrators often take the “power and authority” of their role seriously but ignore the “service” aspect that comes with their position.“My view, in terms of sports administration, is that our administrators take governance very seriously, but not the service orientation that is needed,” said…
Pune: Rainfall returned to parts of Maharashtra over the past 24 hours with moderate showers in sections of Western Ghats and Pune district, but India Meteorological Department said monsoon activity is likely to remain subdued across much of the state over the coming week.“The fresh showers followed formation of a low-pressure area over eastern India….
Former MLA and Shiv Sena leader Ravindra Dhangekar PUNE: Former MLA and Shiv Sena leader Ravindra Dhangekar, his wife, and 12 others have been booked in connection with the alleged suicide of a 65-year-old contractor in Pune, police said. The deceased, identified as Khalil Shaikh, allegedly died by suicide at his residence in the Gultekdi…
