Pune: Cybercrooks duped a retired engineer (66) from Salunke Vihar of Rs 1 crore after promising him handsome returns on investing in share-trading between Dec last year and Feb.After verifying his complaint, the Pune cyber police registered an FIR on Monday.According to the police, the complainant came across an advertisement about investing in stock market…
Pune: Extreme heat with 42-47°C in parts of Maharashtra has begun scorching vegetable crops in the fields, with farmers and grower groups warning of steep production losses and a likely surge in prices.Reports from districts such as Amravati and Akola indicated that standing vegetable crops are unable to withstand the prolonged heat stress, leading to…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has formed two special squads to disconnect the water supply of housing societies that have failed to make their sewage treatment plants (STPs) operational despite repeated notices.The move came a day after Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) chairman Siddhesh Kadam announced a statewide audit of housing societies and…
Pune: In a costly bid to recover losses of a share-trading scam, a private firm employee (57) again fell prey to another purported global investment platform and lost another Rs 51 lakh between Oct last year and Feb.The resident of Rupinagar in Pimpri Chinchwad lodged an online complaint application. After the preliminary investigations, a case…
Pune: Two boys, aged 12 and 8, drowned in a farm pond at Ballalwadi in Junnar taluka, about 95 km from Pune, on Tuesday.The bodies were brought out from the pond by a rescue team and Pune Rural police. They were later sent for post-mortem. The deceased have been identified as Soham Navale (12) and…
Pune: The state education department’s govt resolution on Monday added a special fifth round for the first time ever exclusively for girls’ admission to first year junior college (FYJC) for academic year 2026-27.The round would be held after the open-to-all phase. It is to ensure that girls have ample opportunity to secure seats in their…
Pune: Senior district administration officials on Thursday said the land acquisition process for the proposed Purandar airport would probably miss the state govt’s May-end deadline, citing two reasons.First, the compensation package is yet to be finalised. Second, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC)’s funds disbursal is progressing slowly.The MIDC has so far released Rs400 crore. It…
Pune: Sangvi police on Sunday recovered collectively 74kg of ganja worth Rs 37 lakh from Patethan village of Daund taluka after the arrest of an accused on April 16 from Sangvi.The police caught the accused, Ganesh Chavan, 30, of Shirur, with 14kg of ganja in the Sangvi area on April 16. During the custodial interrogation,…
Pune: Police stations along Pune-Nagar Road launched a special drive against drug trafficking and consumption, arresting 13 men since April 1 from Lonikand, Lohegaon, Vimannagar, Chandannagar and Kharadi. The teams seized 289 grams of mephedrone (MD) worth Rs 58.18 lakh, along with additional white powder suspected to contain traces of the drug.In a related case,…
Pune: Citing deteriorating condition of the agricultural sector, several farmers’ organisations have urged the state govt to implement a farm loan waiver immediately, rather than waiting for the current June 30 deadline.The state govt had previously announced that a farm loan waiver would be finalised by the end of June, based on recommendations from a…
