Pune: The trial in the Nasrapur rape and murder case moved closer to its conclusion with the prosecution examining final witnesses before the special Pocso court on Tuesday.The court recorded the deposition of prosecution witness (PW), a cyber expert, whose testimony dealt with the authentication and preservation of electronic evidence collected during the investigation.The deposition…
The Regional Transport Office (RTO), Pune, wears a deserted look on Tuesday Pune: Several people seeking vehicle ownership transfer or re-registration returned disappointed from Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad RTOs on Tuesday — the first day of indefinite strike of clerical staff.Ashutosh Pathak from Dhanori had gone to the Pune Regional Transport Office (RTO) to submit…
The riverfront development project at Sangamwadi Pune: The Maharashtra environment and climate change department on June 12 ordered multiple govt bodies to conduct a thorough inquiry into the Pune riverfront development (RFD) project and submit the fact-finding report, following formal complaints filed by MLA Aaditya Thackeray and activist Sarang Yadwadkar alleging severe environmental violations in…
Pune: The Shirur police arrested a 26-year-old man from Bhabulsar village in Shirur taluka, on the charge of bludgeoning his 84-year-old grandfather to death.The murder took place at 8am on Monday after the victim, Dashrath Raut, allegedly ordered the accused, Somnath Raut, to go to their farm for work. Dashrath’s elder son, Duryodhan, lodged a…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad police have once again recovered the stolen 1.3kg silver crown of Goddess Tuljabhavani from a temple in Talegaon Dabhade. The crown was stolen for the second time on June 13.Police have arrested the two accused in the case.The silver crown was first stolen on May 23 by an accused who had…
Pune: The Nigdi police on Monday registered a case against a driver of a transport firm after 10 out of 234 cable boxes he was supposed to deliver went missing.The police registered a case pertaining to Section 316 (criminal breach of trust) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The incident took place between May 5…
Pune: The Lonavla City police on Monday registered a case against 16 people, including seven women, for dancing to loud music around 1am in a bungalow at Bhangarwadi.A police team raided the bungalow around 1am on Monday and found that the men and women had consumed and possessed liquor without a valid permit.The 16 people…
The youth had gone to a petrol pump in Pimple Nilakh to refill petrol on Sunday night when he had an argument with the accused over a petty issue Pune: An argument over a petty issue at a fuel pump in Pimple Nilakh turned violent on Sunday night after five youths allegedly attacked two others…
Former FM Yashwant Sinha (third from left) and former Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan (second from left) with other Congress members in Pune Pune: Former Union finance minister Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday said that the crisis looming over the economy is the first real test for the National Democratic Alliance govt in its 12-year tenure.Sinha said…
Marketplaces see a surge in plastic water storage drums as residents adjust to the city’s strict alternate-day water rationing amid an ongoing dry spell Pune: The second day of alternate-day water supply on Tuesday proved what residents feared: Weak pressure and delayed restoration.Residents in areas that were cut off on Monday under the new plan…
