Pune: PMC commissioner Naval Kishore Ram has expressed shock over the alleged fleecing of residents in Mohammadwadi, NIBM Road Annexe and parts of Undri for water connections by contractors and plumbers, promising them that relief would be provided soon.Speaking to TOI on Monday from New Delhi, Ram said he would take up the issue immediately…
PUNE: A special Pocso court in Junnar on April 7 sentenced a 39year-old farmer to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his eight-year-old daughter.Special Judge SB Shelar held that the prosecution had sufficiently proved that “the pious bond between the father and a daughter has been violated by the accused”.According to the prosecution, the incident took…
Pune: The Wadgaon Nimbalkar police on Saturday arrested a 47-year-old farmer, his second wife and their 21-year-old son, all on the charge of bludgeoning to death the man’s 31-year-old son from his first marriage.The incident took place late on Friday night in Jogwadi village of Baramati taluka, around 44km from Pune city. The police identified…
Pune: City doctors have achieved a notable breakthrough in cardiac care by successfully performing a robotic left atrial myxoma excision — a complex heart-tumor removal carried out entirely through keyhole ports using a surgical robot, which the medical team involved said is a first for the city.The patient, a 55-year-old resident of Wagholi, was found…
Pune: A 35-year-old woman died after falling from the eighth floor of her residential building in Talegaon MIDC area on Saturday afternoon.Senior inspector Santosh Patil of the Talegaon MIDC police said, “Prima facie, it seemed a case of suicide. We have registered a case of accidental death. Our investigations are on.“He said the incident happened…
Pune: NCP (SP) spokesperson Vikas Lawande on Sunday met party chief Sharad Pawar at the latter’s residence in Shivajinagar, a day after he was allegedly attacked with black ink over his remarks on the warkari sect.Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Lawande said Pawar had spoken to Maharashtra director general of police (DGP) Sadanand Date…
Pune: A convict serving a life sentence escaped from the Yerawada open prison sometime on Friday afternoon, which officers said could be out of fear of an inquiry into a mobile phone found in the prison farm area a few days ago.The escaped prisoner has been identified as Santosh Laxman Bhingare of Pachwad village in…
Pune: A convict serving a life sentence escaped from the Yerawada open prison sometime on Friday afternoon, which officers said could be out of fear of an inquiry into a mobile phone found in the prison farm area a few days ago.The escaped prisoner has been identified as Santosh Laxman Bhingare of Pachwad village in…
Pune: Hundreds of residents along with family members of the Nasrapur rape and murder victim staged a silent protest march from Balgandharva Chowk to Savarkar Smarak in Deccan on Sunday evening, demanding the harshest punishment for the 65-year-old accused.Several social organisations came together to hold the protest. Participants included women, students and activists. People marched…
Pune: State revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Sunday challenged senior Congress functionary Nana Patole and said that if he has the courage, Patole should immediately reveal the names of four ministers he alleged are linked to arrested astrologer Ashok Kharat.Bawankule was speaking to newspersons on the sidelines of the Bharati Vidyapeeth foundation day ceremony in…
