Fares of autorickshaws in Pune expected to increase Pune: Autorickshaw fares in Pune are set to rise, with unions pressing for an immediate revision, citing soaring CNG price and mounting financial pressure on drivers.On Monday, a delegation from Rickshaw Panchayat, the city’s largest autorickshaw union, met Pune RTO officials and demanded a fare hike in…
A farmer sprays fertiliser in his field Pune: As farmers gear up for the kharif sowing season, one of the state’s largest enforcement drives against fertiliser irregularities has uncovered a troubling reality: a parallel economy built around black marketing. Hoarding and diversion of farm inputs continue to thrive despite repeated govt warnings and regulatory mechanisms.As…
PUNE: Abhijeet Dipke founder of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Monday announced that the party will hold a protest in Pune on June 11, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in examinations and recruitment tests.Dipke made the announcement on X, posting: “Let’s meet in Pune! Hail Maharashtra!”In another post…
Pic for representational purpose Pune: A 44-year-old woman arrived at the hospital with severe pain on the left side of her abdomen. During evaluation, doctors found an unexpected anatomical finding: her internal organs were a complete mirror image of normal anatomy — a condition called Situs Inversus Totalis (SIT).This rare congenital variant occurs in roughly…
FIR (First Information Report) Pune: A tax consultant from Palghar allegedly duped his distant relative from Junnar to the tune of Rs45 lakh by failing to pay GST (goods and services tax) on his behalf between 2023 and 2025. The Junnar-based soybean trader lodged a complaint with the local police on Friday.An officer from the…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad crime branch on Friday busted a sex racket being run under the guise of a spa in Wakad, and arrested the spa owner and manager.The police also found two women allegedly being forced into prostitution at the establishment, and sent both to a rescue home.A crime branch team led by senior…
Rajendra Jain was nominated to Rajya Sabha by NCP Pune: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Sunday named Rajendra Jain, a former MLC from Bhandara-Gondia local authorities constituency, as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha bypoll necessitated by the resignation of party chief Sunetra Pawar.State NCP president Sunil Tatkare made the announcement after a meeting…
Pic for representational purpose Pune: A group of five unidentified vandals damaged three autorickshaws, a three-wheeler tempo and a car at Kalwad Vasti in Lohegaon at around 1 am on Saturday. A case of mischief has been registered against the five suspects at the Lohegaon police station.One of the autorickshaw owners, Bashalal Shaikh (38), lodged…
Pune: A retired bank manager (73) of Wadgaon Sheri has lodged a complaint with the Pune Cyber police on Saturday saying that online fraudsters, who posed as a woman, cheated him of Rs 81 lakhs by promising him handsome returns on his investment in the trade of shares and digital gold scheme.The cheating took place…
Pune: The IMD has forecast rains for Pune this week and said the city may experience “mainly clear skies, becoming partly cloudy towards afternoon or evening with likely thunderstorm, lightning and light rain.”The southwest monsoon entered Maharashtra on Saturday and is expected to cover other parts of the state over the week. “Existing weather conditions…
