Pune: A sessions court in the city has acquitted three accused in the Dec 3, 2007, dacoity-cum-murder of Anil Dhole, a close aide of Kalyani Deshpande, who ran a prostitution racket in her ‘White House’ bungalow on Sus Road.The court found multiple gaps in the prosecution’s case, like key and material witnesses not being examined…
Pune: The presence of a jungle cat has been documented using camera traps on Vetal tekdi, underscoring the ecological value of the city’s hill ecosystems that are under increasing development pressure.A small team of wildlife enthusiasts and researchers led the wildlife-monitoring initiative. It involved deploying night-vision trail cameras across the Vetal tekdi complex and adjoining…
Pune: The PMC plans to tackle at least 65 out of 120 flood-prone spots by implementing various measures before June, as part of pre-monsoon works to avoid waterlogging. For the remaining spots, the civic administration has said it will make temporary arrangements to avoid waterlogging during heavy spells of rain.Officials from Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)…
Pune: A 36-year-old software engineer from Shewalwadi near Hadapsar lost Rs 2.3 crore between Jan 26 and March 11 after falling for high returns bait in an online share-trading scam.The Pune cyber police registered an FIR on Monday after verifying her complaint application.Senior inspector Swapnali Shinde of the Pune cyber police told TOI, “The complainant…
Science pointed the way. Legs carried it through. A routine VO2 max test — a measure of how efficiently body uses oxygen under increasing workload — redirected Army runner Sawan Barwal from track to marathon. Two years later, it delivered a national record, erasing a 48year-old mark.Barwal, 28, a havildar, clocked 2:11:58 on his marathon…
Group Seeks Reforms In Institute’s Functioning Pune: Alumni of ILS Law College have written to its chairman, seeking urgent reforms in the functioning of the institution amid allegations of illegal fee collection, suppression of students’ protests, lack of transparency and serious governance lapses.The letter, dated April 23, 2026, comes amid the ongoing fee row at…
Pune: BJP leader Sandeep Khardekar has demanded that the PMC conduct a comprehensive audit of all water ATMs across the city after laboratory test report of samples collected from an installation in Karvenagar revealed the water was unfit for human consumption.“These ATMs are often operated by private players, and the source of their water must…
Pune: A three-hour rescue operation ended successfully on Monday night after a youth dubbed as ‘mentally unstable’ by the police climbed a 132 kV high-tension transmission tower in Nigdi’s Yamunanagar area.Besides bringing the unidentified youth down safely, authorities managed to avert a major power disruption event. Traffic had to be diverted onto the Bhakti Shakti-Talawade…
Pune: Cybercrooks duped a retired engineer (66) from Salunke Vihar of Rs 1 crore after promising him handsome returns on investing in share-trading between Dec last year and Feb.After verifying his complaint, the Pune cyber police registered an FIR on Monday.According to the police, the complainant came across an advertisement about investing in stock market…
Pune: Extreme heat with 42-47°C in parts of Maharashtra has begun scorching vegetable crops in the fields, with farmers and grower groups warning of steep production losses and a likely surge in prices.Reports from districts such as Amravati and Akola indicated that standing vegetable crops are unable to withstand the prolonged heat stress, leading to…
