Pune: A special CBI-ACB court in the city on Tuesday sentenced a businessman-borrower and a bank credit manager to three years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) in a case relating to illegal sanction and disbursement of a Rs50 lakh cash credit facility at the Central Bank of India’s Pimpri branch between 2010 and 2011.The court later…
Pune: The Shivajinagar police on Monday detained and released a man (30) from Pimpri Chinchwad for supplying sedative-laced tablet to some paan stall operators in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad.A team headed by senior inspector Girish Dighavkar of Shivajingar police nabbed the man from a tempo parked on the FC Road on Monday. Police checked the…
Pune: The number of heatstroke cases in Maharashtra is on the rise as temperatures continue to soar across the state. The health department has reported 95 heatstroke cases from March 1 to April 29, while over 4 lakh people sought treatment at outpatient departments for heat-related symptoms during the period.Four suspected heatstroke deaths have been…
Pune: The state electrical department’s recent review report has highlighted that lift safety inspections remain dismally low in Pune and parts of Mumbai, even as recent mishaps in Nashik underscore the risks posed by gaps in mandatory annual checks.Concerns have sharpened after two incidents in Nashik in recent days, one in which a residential lift…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad police said that Ramesh Reddy (35), a former gambling den operator, was shot nine times on Tuesday evening. The police added that it was a result of an old rivalry between the victim and assailants.The Dehu Road police on Wednesday registered a murder case against three people and their five to…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only PUNE: Twenty-four persons hospitalised after chlorine gas leakage in Pune’s Kondhwa area on Thursday, according to news agency PTI.The leak originated from an abandoned tank containing chlorine at a defunct water purification plant godown in the Gangadham area around 1 am, according to officials.“Following the leak and the subsequent…
Pune: The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA), and local gram panchayats have set a strict May 31 deadline for completion of all pre-monsoon maintenance across Hinjewadi IT Park.“The authorities will conduct a comprehensive survey to ensure that drain pipes are cleaned and natural water streams cleared within their respective…
Pune: Residents of Ravet and Kiwale, along with local corporator Aishwarya Taras, met officials from the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) on Wednesday, demanding immediate measures to improve power supply in these fast-growing suburbs as complaints of frequent power outages have increased over the past few days.Residents said the situation has worsened over…
Pune: The Maharashtra higher and technical education department has constituted an expert committee to prepare a comprehensive policy facilitating conversion of unaided govt colleges into private universities for greater autonomy and momentum. The report is to be submitted within two monthsMinister of higher education Chandrakant Patil said on Wednesday that former vice-chairman of the University…
Pune: Regular train operations at Pune railway station returned to normal on Wednesday after 24 hours of disruption caused by derailment of CSMT-Solapur Vande Bharat Express on Monday evening.The derailed Vande Bharat rake remained grounded at the Pune yard for inspection and forensic investigation.On the CSMT-Solapur route, the service is currently being maintained by a…
