Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad crime branch on Friday busted a sex racket being run under the guise of a spa in Wakad, and arrested the spa owner and manager.The police also found two women allegedly being forced into prostitution at the establishment, and sent both to a rescue home.A crime branch team led by senior…
Rajendra Jain was nominated to Rajya Sabha by NCP Pune: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Sunday named Rajendra Jain, a former MLC from Bhandara-Gondia local authorities constituency, as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha bypoll necessitated by the resignation of party chief Sunetra Pawar.State NCP president Sunil Tatkare made the announcement after a meeting…
Pic for representational purpose Pune: A group of five unidentified vandals damaged three autorickshaws, a three-wheeler tempo and a car at Kalwad Vasti in Lohegaon at around 1 am on Saturday. A case of mischief has been registered against the five suspects at the Lohegaon police station.One of the autorickshaw owners, Bashalal Shaikh (38), lodged…
Pune: A retired bank manager (73) of Wadgaon Sheri has lodged a complaint with the Pune Cyber police on Saturday saying that online fraudsters, who posed as a woman, cheated him of Rs 81 lakhs by promising him handsome returns on his investment in the trade of shares and digital gold scheme.The cheating took place…
Pune: The IMD has forecast rains for Pune this week and said the city may experience “mainly clear skies, becoming partly cloudy towards afternoon or evening with likely thunderstorm, lightning and light rain.”The southwest monsoon entered Maharashtra on Saturday and is expected to cover other parts of the state over the week. “Existing weather conditions…
Pune: Garage owners and service centres in the city have reported a surge in the number of people approaching them and requesting for an increase in the mileage of their vehicles.Mohammad Shafiq Shaikh said it started some three weeks ago. “People bring their bikes and scooters, most of them quite old, with just one request…
Seventy-eight party-goers were detained Pune: A high-profile party that went beyond the stipulated 11.30pm deadline under the banner of Project X at a luxury bungalow in Tulapur area some 30km from Pune was busted by the crime branch of the Pune police in a pre-dawn raid on Sunday.The operation exposed a late-night gathering involving intoxicated…
Pune: On the final day of CBSE’s Std XII verification and re-evaluation process, several students across the country reported being locked out of the board’s portal due to technical glitches, while repeated attempts to reach official helplines and support channels went unanswered.As the deadline approached on Sunday, social media platforms were flooded with complaints from…
Pune: A 23-year-old first-year MBBS student from a city medical college was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her flat in Vishrantwadi around 6am on Sunday.Vishrantwadi police said the student was in her bedroom, while her mother and brother were asleep in other rooms of the flat.Inspector Sampatrao Raut of Vishrantwadi police told TOI,…
Pic for representational purpose Pune: GPS installed on garbage-carrying vehicles by Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) have developed faults within three months of installation, raising concerns about the monitoring of waste transportation and the possibility of illegal dumping.As per PMC data, 300 GPS trackers were installed on garbage-carrying vehicles, of which around 100 have reported technical…
