Overcharging is a common complaint of cab passengers in Pune Pune: Cab and autorickshaw unions have threatened protests over alleged overcharging by app-based cab aggregators and the operation of Rapido bike taxis in the city without RTO permission.Keshav Kshirsagar, the president of Indian Gig Workers Front and Baghtoy Rickshawaala union, alleged that Ola, Uber and…
Pune: A 30-year-old man walked into Sangvi police station on Friday morning and told the police that he had killed his step-grandmother at her home in New Sangvi over a property dispute.The incident came to light around 9.30am when the man approached the police station while personnel were attending to their routine duties. The shocked…
Pune: The decomposed body of a 30-year-old software engineer was found at his rented flat in Wadgaon Sheri on Friday afternoon. Chandannagar police suspect that he may have been electrocuted while sleeping, as an electric hot water bag was found under his neck. However, the exact cause of death is yet to be ascertained.The victim…
Three of the seven MPSC aspirants on hunger strike accept milk from Congress MLA Vishwajeet Kadam on Friday after calling off their fast because of deteriorating health Pune: MPSC aspirants remained firm on their demand for the chairperson’s resignation and refused to budge from SM Joshi Bridge on the ninth day on Friday though Vishrabaug…
Traffic signals were not working on the key Tilak Road junction at Alka Talkies Chowk on Friday Pune: Testing of smart meters and stoppage of power supply to streetlights caused a sudden disruption to around 50 traffic signals in different areas under Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Friday.According to PMC officials, they approached Maharashtra State…
The development follows a meeting involving the landowner, residents and elected representatives to resolve the access dispute The development follows a meeting involving the landowner, residents and elected representatives to resolve the access dispute The development follows a meeting involving the landowner, residents and elected representatives to resolve the access dispute The development follows a…
Pune: Savitribai Phule Pune University cancelled the contract of the private operator running the girls’ hostel mess on Thursday, after Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspended the contractor’s licence for 14 days following an inspection that found cockroaches and other unhygienic conditions on the premises.FDA action followed an inspection on Tuesday and a hearing on…
Induction Ceremony of MITSOG’s 22nd Batch at MIT-WPU Induction Ceremony of MITSOG’s 22nd Batch at MIT-WPU Induction Ceremony of MITSOG’s 22nd Batch at MIT-WPU Induction Ceremony of MITSOG’s 22nd Batch at MIT-WPU Induction Ceremony of MITSOG’s 22nd Batch at MIT-WPU Pune: A practical education system enables good leadership to emerge in a democracy, said Rajya…
Five Poona College of Pharmacy faculty members feature in Stanford’s top 2% scientists list Pune: Five faculty members of Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Poona College of Pharmacy (PCP), Pune, have featured in Stanford University’s World’s Top 2% Scientists List 2026, released on October 7.The five faculty members are Atmaram Pawar, Varsha Pokharkar, Amarjit…
Pune: A 45-year-old transport operator allegedly procured a Maharashtra domicile certificate using fake documents and obtained a flat under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in Bhosari.Pimpri Chinchwad police’s Anti-Terrorism Branch (ATB) on Thursday arrested the accused, while booking his wife and an agent under sections 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery of valuable security, will, etc.),…
