Pune: More students from ILS Law College came forward to submit applications seeking refund of unauthorised charges on Wednesday, the third consecutive day of protests over alleged excess fee collection.The students said over 15 applications were successfully submitted to the college administration during the day. University officials said the matter would be examined. Krushna Sathe,…
Pune: Groundwork has finally begun on the proposed 1.5km-long elevated Metro extension between Vanaz and Chandni Chowk, marking a key step in extending the Metro services to the city’s western entry point. Approved last year, the section will have two stations — Kothrud Depot and Chandni Chowk.Maha Metro officials said the construction would be carried…
Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad mayor Ravi Landge has directed the civic environment department to identify, within seven days, housing societies discharging untreated sewage into nullahs and initiate strict action against them. The directive followed complaints that effluents from residential complexes and a private educational institute were polluting the Pavana river.Mayor Landge visited Kiwale on Tuesday, where…
Pune: The court of special judge (MCOCA) SS Kanthale has rejected the second bail application of jailed corporator Laxmi Udaykant Andekar in the Sept 5, 2025, murder of Ayush Komkar (18), holding that her conduct before and after the crime reflected her involvement in the conspiracy that cannot be ruled out at this stage.Kanthale referred…
Pune: A case was registered on Tuesday against the operators of six channels on a video-sharing platform on the charge of circulating question papers of the periodic assessment test (PAT) III on social media before the examination was conducted.The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) conducts the exam for school students.An officer from…
Pune: Minister of higher and technical education Chandrakant Patil has written to agriculture minister Dattatray Bharne telling him to compensate as per govt rules the family of the College of Agriculture (CoA) student who died on March 14 , while also ordering an inquiry and action against those responsible for his death.A month ago, agri-business…
Pune: The April 2 arrest of three individuals by the Chakan police for illegally refilling domestic LPG cylinders from a tanker in Bhose village has once again exposed a deep-rooted black market operating across Pune’s industrial belt.Investigators and industry experts say such a racket is neither new nor isolated, but part of a widespread, loosely…
Pune: The Chikhali police have registered a case against a resident of Rupinagar for extorting Rs 7 lakh from a shop owner since March last year.The shop owner approached the police on Monday, when the accused demanded Rs 1.70 lakh more from him.Assistant police inspector Sidhhanath Babar of the Chikhali police said that the shop…
Pune: Several students have begun approaching city-based ILS Law College seeking refund of what they described as “excess fees” charged under unapproved heads .This comes in the wake of the directorate of higher education (DHE) directing the college to refund Rs1.04 lakh to a student with 6% interest, stating that the amount was collected “illegally…
Pune: A few posters tom-toming about getting a police constable’s job, photos in khaki and posting one of these images as the display picture on a cellphone messaging application. A 26-year-old vegetable vendor in Narhe used these tricks to find a match and make his mother happy, prompting a case of impersonation against him.The Narhe…
