Pune:The Maharashtra State Government Employees Confederation (MSGEC) has called an indefinite strike starting Tuesday and 17 lakh employees, including 24,000 nurses of govt medical colleges and district as well as rural hospitals, are expected to join in order to raise long-pending issues.The confederation’s various demands include reinstatement of the old pensionscheme,recruitment to vacant nursing positions,…
Pune: A sessions court in Shirur has sentenced a casual worker Karan Jalindar Bhole (29) to life imprisonment for killing his cousin Subhash B Sonawane (55) on Feb 5, 2021, during a dispute arose from a quarrel between children in Shirur.Additional sessions judge SP Pol found the accused guilty under sections 302 (Murder) and 324…
Pune: A 12-year-old boy who had suffered severe chest trauma after multiple injuries following a road accident on Feb 8 survived the life-threatening complications with the coordinated efforts of a team of city doctors recently. He was discharged after 20 days of hospitalisation and 12 days of ventilator support.The accident had caused a severe ribfractureon…
Pune: A 30-year-old land dealer was arrested on Monday on the charge of opening fire in the air from his licenced pistol to disperse the crowd gathered near a relative’s house in Bhoirwadi, Maan, near Hinjewadi late on Sunday night.The Hinjewadi police have seized the firearm from the accused.Assistant police inspector DR Sali of the…
Pune: The Deccan Gymkhana police on Sunday booked a former salesman (28) of a garment shop for stealing women’s garments worth Rs 40,000 from the shop on FC Road around 3am on Friday.He then set up a stall in front of the shop to sell the stolen garments. The woman shopowner (38) of Lullanagar lodged…
Pune: The PMPML has been directed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) to pay within two months Rs85.4 lakh compensation to the husband and two daughters of a senior lab technician killed in an accident on Aug 21, 2023.The accident had occurred at the Navratna hotel square on Katraj-Swargate Road. The PMPML bus had…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation has announced a water cut on Thursday to conduct urgent electrical, pumping and civil maintenance at major water treatment facilities, including Parvati, Wadgaon, Lashkar, Warje and Bhama Askhed.“Water supply is expected to resume on Friday, with delays and lower pressure throughout the morning,” a press release issued by Nandkishor Jagtap,…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation on Monday ruled out any plans to impose immediate water cuts in the city, despite mounting pressure from the state irrigation department, bringing major relief for several neighbourhoods already grappling with low pressure and patchy supply.The reassurance comes even as the irrigation department, flagging fears of El Niño and below-normal…
Pune: Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty will be conferred upon DLitt in recognition of her contribution to society, literature and public service during the 27th convocation ceremony of Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) on Thursday, in the presence of Prataprao Jadhav, Union minister of state (independent charge) for the ministry of Ayush as the…
Pune: A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Pune has flagged the “planting” of a motorcycle in a fatal accident claim and directed the Pune district superintendent of police (SP) to consider initiating action against police personnel and the vehicle owner for such an act, while dismissing the claim.MACT member Hanmant M Bhosale in an…
