Pune:Online fraudsters posed as officials of the Nashik city police and cheated a 68-year-old woman of Rs43 lakh between April 8 and 15 after threatening to arrest her in a money laundering case.The woman had tendered a complaint application to the Pune cyberpolice. After verification, a formal FIR was registered at the Sahakarnagar police station…
Pune: A fast-track court on Monday convicted and sentenced a casual worker (28) to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for repeated sexual assault on his 14-year-old cousin.Special Judge Aniruddha Gandhi held, “The survivor is a minor and the consent of a minor is no consent at all. Hence, though their sexual intercourse appears consensual, it…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar/Pune: A 60-year-old farmer from Nilanga taluka in Latur district collapsed and died of suspected heatstroke on Monday, taking the total number of such fatalities across the state to four. Besides, the health department has recorded 39 suspected heatstroke cases between March 1 and April 20, officials said.The health department has launched a detailed…
Pune: Some parts of Chakan MIDC area lost electricity supply after a car rammed a few poles of a substation at 5pm on Tuesday. The repair works were partly completed and the remaining repairs were expected to be completed in two to three hours, said MSEDCL officials. The 22 KV Mahalunge switching device and the…
Pune: The Ravet police on Sunday arrested an employee of a placement agency in Hinjewadi for allegedly posting morphed photographs of an acquaintance’s fiancée and mother on multiple pornographic websites and attempting to extort Rs 5 lakh to remove the content.The accused has been booked under Section 308 (extortion) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS),…
Pune: The Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) is looking to alleviate its current financial crisis by repurposing its historic headquarters on MG Road into a commercial venture.This colonial-era structure, which boasts a history of over 120 years, served as the administrative heart of the PCB until 1988 before being transitioned into a cantonment court.Following the relocation…
Pune: BJP has further consolidated its control over the civic administration by winning chairmanship of 13 out of 15 ward committees after securing a clear majority in the PMC polls in Jan. NCP and Congress secured a committee each.The names of chairpersons of all 15 ward committeeswere declared on Tuesday following the election for the…
Pune: Maha Metro and PMPML have rolled out feeder bus service from the PCMC Metro station on multiple routes to improve last-mile connectivity, extending the service to 11 stations across 23 routes so far. Regular commuters, however, raised concerns over irregular operations and demanded greater consistency and higher frequency of buses.Maha Metro officials said surveys…
Pune: The civic administration on Tuesday began drafting a standard operating procedure (SOP) to regulate the city’s cluttered cable network. Officials said the civic body planned to adopt Hyderabad’s model, which included fixing height limits for overhead cables and introducing a rental fee structure for cable operators seeking to install independent poles.The PMC had suspended…
Pune: Anger and anxiety are simmering in Janwadi Janata Vasahat and surrounding areas, where residents have complained of receiving muddy, discoloured water reeking of a foul smell over the past several days, raising serious health concerns.Frustrated with the supply issues, the residents on Tuesday marched to the local ward office and staged a protest, demanding…
