Pune: Facing strong opposition from residents, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s standing committee on Wednesday referred to the general body a proposal to lease out a plot reserved for an educational institute in Punawale to a private organisation.The proposal seeks to allot the land to a private educational institution on a 30-year lease to set…
Pune: Indian girls set up a quarterfinal clash against Australia after finishing second in their group in the Junior Billie Jean King Cup (U-16) Asia-Oceania Final Qualifying team tennis competition in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, May 13.India went down to China 1-2 in their final round-robin tie in Group 3, which the latter topped with…
Pune: A youth (21) with criminal antecedents was arrested on Sunday, along with his five friends, for allegedly hacking to death a man on May 3 for having an affair with his girlfriend’s mother.The victim was identified as Ganesh Sanju Biradar (25) from Sasanenagar in Hadapsar. Police said the suspect’s girlfriend, from the same area,…
Nashik: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the cases of sexual harassment, cheating and extortion against astrologer Ashok Kharat, on Wednesday, filed chargesheets in two of the cases with a court in Nashik. The SIT is also trying to get a fast-track court to secure a speedy trial in these matters.A senior officer linked to…
Kolhapur: A sudden spell of rain accompanied by strong winds and lightning on Wednesday evening left a trail of damage in parts of Satara district, with 22 goats and a cow killed in lightning strikes, even as the showers brought much-needed relief from oppressive heat.The intense spell, which lasted for around half an hour, hit…
Nashik: A TCS woman employee, a co-accused in a case involving rape, molestation and hurting religious sentiments, has moved a bail application before an additional sessions court, with the hearing scheduled for May 25. Two other men are accused in the same case.The accused, who had allegedly evaded arrest and was later nabbed by Nashik…
ED summons NCP leader Rupali Chakankar in “Bhondu Baba” Ashok Kharat case NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday issued a summons to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Rupali Chakankar in connection with the alleged rape and financial irregularities case involving self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat also known as ‘Bhondu Baba’.According to officials, Chakankar has…
Pune: Several aspiring doctors from the city as well as parts of Marathwada, north and south Maharashtra were both angry and disappointed on Tuesday over the National Testing Agency‘s decision to cancel the NEET-UG 2026 held on May 3 over exam paper leak.“It is simply frustrating. After having studied for the past one year with…
Pune: The district rural police on Monday video recorded statements of three boys, who saw the arrested daily wage worker, Bhimrao Kamble (65), with the three-year-old girl in the Nasrapur cowshed on May 1, hours before she was found dead there.A Pune Rural police team camping in Nasrapur for the minor girl’s death and murder…
Pune: A man, aged 40 years old, died after jumping in front of a moving PMPML bus on Bund Garden bridge near Parnakuti police chowky on Monday morning.Senior inspector Ravindra Kadam of Pune Police said an accidental death report (ADR) was registered on Monday evening and efforts were underway to identify the deceased.“The bus was…
