Pune: The National Defence Academy (NDA) has inducted the SIG 716 assault rifle into its training curriculum, ensuring that cadets are familiarised with modern battlefield weaponry at an early stage of their military grooming.The SIG 716, manufactured by US-based SIG Sauer, is currently the Indian Army‘s primary battle rifle. It is extensively deployed by frontline…
PUNE: A bomb-like object having a timer and a circuit was found on Wednesday night outside the entrance of a reputable hospital on the first floor of Kamdhenu Estate in Hadapsar, causing panic among people.The white object kept in a cardboard box was spotted around 8.15pm and a person called the police control room. Police…
Pune: NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar claimed on Wednesday that criminal elements were “raising their heads” in Baramati as the local administration has become lax following the demise of former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar.Rohit met Pune rural superintendent of police (SP), Sandeep Gill, on Wednesday morning to submit a formal memorandum. In the letter,…
Pune: The Yavat police on Tuesday arrested three people for bludgeoning a man (39) to death inside a restobar at Sahajpur village in Daund taluka the previous day.A Pimple Gurav resident Dayanand Bhurke (48), uncle of the deceased, has lodged a complaint with the Yavat police.The Yavat police have identified the deceased as Dhanraj Bhurke…
Pune: A fire at the garbage transfer unit in Balewadi on Tuesday night has triggered panic among residents, who have raised serious concerns over safety and waste management practices at the facility. Sensing the situation, activists and politicians have urged the civic administration to strengthen monitoring at the site, install CCTV cameras and deploy round-the-clock…
Pune: A multi-agency efforts rescued a woman (65) safely in a two-hour operation after her leg was stuck in a PVC pipe, which was a part of water supply valve, near Pachpir Chowk in Kalewadi on Tuesday evening.The operation involved deployment of advanced cutting equipment and coordination among multiple civic agencies.According to fire officials, the…
Pune: The schedule for upgrading and redeveloping Baramati airstrip, overseen by the Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited (MADC), was yet to be finalised, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis told TOI on Wednesday, nearly four months after the Jan 28 plane crash near the facility that killed then deputy CM Ajit Pawar and four others.Fresh safety concerns…
Pune: The fast-growing suburb of Undri is set to get its first public garden nine years after being merged within the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits, with the civic body initiating the process to develop a green space on a 12,635sqm amenity plot.Residents have repeatedly highlighted the lack of open spaces and recreational facilities in…
Pune: The Junnar forest division has installed an artificial intelligence-based animal detection and alert system across 20 vulnerable villages, where leopard sightings and attacks have become a recurring threat for residents.The electronic surveillance system, equipped with a 180-degree camera and capable of detecting animal movement up to 100 metres away, has been installed near hamlets…
Pune: The Samarth police on Tuesday arrested a man (23), son of a police constable, for sodomizing a minor boy (12) around 7.30 pm on Sunday at a police colony in the city.The minor boy is also a son of a police constable. The minor’s mother (30) lodged a complaint with the police on Monday.Deputy…
