Pune: Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a comprehensive regulatory order for all licenced blood centres and blood storage facilities for the first time in the state, prescribing uniform procedures from donor selection and blood collection to testing, storage, transportation and distribution.The order was issued on Friday. It comes after inspections revealed that…
Pune: A 23-year-old man allegedly bludgeoned his female friend’s partner to death and critically injured her at a PG in Hinjewadi. He was nabbed in a joint operation by Pimpri Chinchwad police and Pune Rural police on Thursday at Urali Kanchan on the Pune-Solapur highway.Police have identified the deceased as Sagar Gaikwad (22). “The woman…
Pune: A man and his female partner allegedly duped a jeweller of nearly Rs15 lakh on pretext of purchasing gold jewellery. Chandannagar police are searching for them.The accused gained the confidence of the branch manager of the showroom and gave him a cheque, which subsequently bounced. The manager lodged a complaint with the police on…
Pune: Cybercrook, posing as an official of Maharashtra Natural Gas Ltd (MNGL), duped a 66-year-old Kothrud resident of Rs5 lakh in a piped-gas bill fraud. The fraud took place in Aug last year. The man filed an online complaint, following which the Alankar police registered a case on Thursday.An officer said the complainant received a…
Pune: Residents of NIBM Road, Wanowrie, Kondhwa and nearby areas have said the muddy water problem persisting since mid-July continues to disrupt daily life — with no sign of relief.Many households said the water turns brown after spells of heavy rain, making it unsuitable for drinking, cooking, washing vegetables, bathing, washing clothes or cleaning utensils….
Raju Shetti addresses reporters along with farmers in Maval Pune: Farmers from Maval taluka have announced a long march on Oct 2 under the leadership of Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana chief and former MP Raju Shetti, intensifying their opposition to the proposed closed pipeline project to draw water directly from Pavana dam to Pimpri Chinchwad.The protest…
The trio were arrested from Indore, Madhya Pradesh Pune: Three men were arrested within 24 hours of allegedly shooting a 50-year-old farmer and robbing him of two gold chains worth Rs11 lakh at Gawadewadi near Lonikand on Wednesday night. A Pune crime branch team arrested the trio from Indore, Madhya Pradesh.The team led by inspector…
Pune: A 28-year-old commerce graduate from Nagpur, alleged that she was sold to a beer shop owner in Portugal for prostitution and forced labour.The woman was promised a cashier’s job abroad by a Pune-based job consultancy. She was in Portugal from May 22 to June 30. During which, she was allegedly forced to work as…
Crippled remains of the vehicle in which the Wakad political worker was travelling from Pune to Mumbai The SUV in which the Wakad political worker was travelling from Pune to Mumbai Crippled remains of the vehicle in which the Wakad political worker was travelling from Pune to Mumbai The SUV in which the Wakad political…
PMC officials remove encroachments in the Undri area Pune: The civic body’s anti-encroachment drive in Undri and at Kadnagar has cleared key obstacles for the long-pending road widening project aimed at easing severe traffic congestion in the rapidly growing suburb.The administration on Thursday removed encroachments at Yewalewadi, Kadnagar, Handewadi D-Mart corner and Wadachiwadi road, demolishing…
