Pune: A short but fierce stint of rain in the beginning of July heralded this year’s monsoon with its usual dose of havoc. The city witnessed flooded neighbourhoods, waterlogged highways, broken roads, submerged vehicles, and an unprecedented slew of tree-fall incidents.Over 250 trees were recorded to have keeled over and collapsed within Pune Municipal Corporation…
A well-marked low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Odisha-West Bengal coast is expected to bring only limited benefits to Maharashtra, IMD said Pune: The India Meteorological Department’s latest extended range forecast indicated below-normal rainfall over most regions of Maharashtra at least till July 30 despite the return of rainfall in…
Pune: Four unidentified armed men allegedly robbed two tourists of valuables worth Rs 41,000 near a waterfall at Ambegaon village in Maval taluka on Tuesday. A 27-year-old Moshi resident lodged a complaint with the Lonavla Rural police on Wednesday.According to the police, the complainant, who works for a private company in Pimpri Chinchwad, had gone…
Pune: A 65-year-old warkari was killed after being hit by a car in Baramati late on Wednesday night. The Pune Rural police identified the deceased as Vishnu Ramchandra Pawar.The police said the accident occurred after the driver lost control of the car. “The Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palkhi had halted in Baramati on Wednesday night. The…
Pune: A 65-year-old building contractor was found hanging from the ceiling fan at around 8 am on Thursday in his house at Gultekdi, Market Yard.He purportedly wrote two suicide notes naming five persons, including a BJP worker, the wife of a former MLA and others, the Swargate police said.Senior inspector Yashwant Nikam of Swargate police…
Altogether 14,87,757 students have registered for FYJC admissions statewide Pune: The next round of the first year junior college (Class XI) centralised online admission process commenced on Thursday, providing a vital opportunity for thousands of students across Maharashtra who are yet to secure a seat.Under this new round, students can submit fresh registrations, correct errors…
Praveen Goyal (L) claims his family faces unnecessary harassment after the FDA suspended their shop. PUNE: Praveen Goyal, father of murder accused Siya Goyal, on Thursday alleged that his family was being “harassed unnecessarily” after Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspended operations at their spice and dry fruits shop over alleged food safety violations.Maintaining…
Praveen Goyal (L) on his shop receiving ‘stop business’ notice from FDA PUNE: Soon after Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) directed his family’s shop to halt operations over alleged food safety violations, Praveen Goyal, father of Siya Goyal — one of the prime accused in Pune realtor Ketan Agarwal’s murder — said he would…
Pune: The Dehu Road police on Tuesday arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly stabbing his elder brother to death following a quarrel at their rented room in Dehugaon.The deceased was identified as Vinayak Kudale (24), while the accused, Ghanshyam Kudale, has been booked under Section 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.Inspector Jagannath Jankar said…
PUNE: In a stunning victory for veterinary medicine, a heavily pregnant Marwari mare has defied the odds to survive a double strike from a Russell’s viper. The 5.5-year-old mare, from Junnar taluka, required an unusually high dose of 60 vials of antivenom to neutralise the lethal toxins.The life-saving effort was spearheaded by toxinologist Dr Sadanand…
