Dahi Handi restrictions 2026 Pune: Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad traffic police have announced several traffic diversions and road restrictions for Dahi Handi celebrations on Sept 5, anticipating heavy crowd.Traffic diversions in Pune on Saturday:The restrictions will mainly affect Shivaji Road, Laxmi Road, Bajirao Road and Tilak Road, where large gatherings are expected. The diversions will…
NCW chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar Pune: National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar pledged Rs 1 from her award fund she won recently to Ramabai Ranvir (47), the mother who won a 3km race in Beed for her daughters’ education, and instructed the Hingoli district collector to ensure all govt schemes reach the woman and…
Pune: A 42-year-old nurse from Tadiwala Road was allegedly duped of Rs2.88 lakh through a social media advertisement promising a free high-end smartphone.The fraud took place between Aug 20 and Sept 1. The woman lodged a complaint with Bund Garden police on Thursday.An officer from Bund Garden police said, “The complainant, a staff nurse at…
Pune: Cybercrooks posed as civic officials and allegedly duped a 59-year-old medical practitioner from Vimannagar of Rs3.68 lakh by claiming her water bill wasn’t updated.It happened in April last year. The woman had filed an online complaint with Pune cyber police, following which a case was registered with Airport police on Thursday after a preliminary…
Pune: Cybercrooks allegedly duped a city-based digital marketing company of Rs16.17 lakh by gaining unauthorised access to its social media advertising account and its credit cards.The company’s chief executive officer (CEO) lodged a complaint with the Baner police on Thursday.An officer said, “The company used a social media page for digital advertisements. The page was…
Pune: A racket involving fake participation certificates in Kurash competitions, allegedly used by aspirants to claim seats under the sports quota in recruitment examinations, was unearthed by Pune police. Kurash is an ancient form of upright jacket wrestling played in Maharashtra under the state Kurash Association since 2012.The probe revealed that several candidates across Maharashtra…
Pune: The education department has ordered a random verification of 10% of RTE admissions in every school to check whether parents submitted false information to secure seats under the 25% quota.Primary education director Sharad Gosavi issued the directive on Thursday following a complaint involving 54 admissions in Khed taluka. A departmental committee found that 14…
Sunetra Pawar asked opposition leaders not to politicize the investigation into Ajit Pawar’s death. PUNE: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar on Thursday hit back at NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule’s criticism of the ruling NCP over the investigation into the death of her husband, former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, urging opposition leaders…
The state federation, along with various district federations, has suggested several refinements before the bye-laws are finalised Pune: The Maharashtra State Co-operative Housing and Apartment Federation has sought a series of changes to the state govt’s draft model bylaws, 2026. The federation is demanding clearer provisions on the powers, duties, and accountability of administrators and…
Maharashtra Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar Pune: Deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar on Thursday urged people not to politicise the death of her husband, former NCP chief Ajit Pawar.During a media interaction in Pune, Sunetra said, “Who would feel more grief over losing Ajit Dada than his mother, myself, and our sons? I feel it is…
