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…
Pune: Garage owners and service centres in the city have reported a surge in the number of people approaching them and requesting for an increase in the mileage of their vehicles.Mohammad Shafiq Shaikh said it started some three weeks ago. “People bring their bikes and scooters, most of them quite old, with just one request…
Seventy-eight party-goers were detained Pune: A high-profile party that went beyond the stipulated 11.30pm deadline under the banner of Project X at a luxury bungalow in Tulapur area some 30km from Pune was busted by the crime branch of the Pune police in a pre-dawn raid on Sunday.The operation exposed a late-night gathering involving intoxicated…
Pune: On the final day of CBSE’s Std XII verification and re-evaluation process, several students across the country reported being locked out of the board’s portal due to technical glitches, while repeated attempts to reach official helplines and support channels went unanswered.As the deadline approached on Sunday, social media platforms were flooded with complaints from…
Pune: A 23-year-old first-year MBBS student from a city medical college was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her flat in Vishrantwadi around 6am on Sunday.Vishrantwadi police said the student was in her bedroom, while her mother and brother were asleep in other rooms of the flat.Inspector Sampatrao Raut of Vishrantwadi police told TOI,…
Pic for representational purpose Pune: GPS installed on garbage-carrying vehicles by Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) have developed faults within three months of installation, raising concerns about the monitoring of waste transportation and the possibility of illegal dumping.As per PMC data, 300 GPS trackers were installed on garbage-carrying vehicles, of which around 100 have reported technical…
Pune: Officials of the Government Railway Police (GRP) have shifted 60 beggars from various platforms and entry and exit points at Pune railway station to a govt-run rehabilitation facility in the last two months as part of efforts to enhance passenger safety and improve cleanliness on the premises.“We have shifted these individuals to the Government…
Several days of protests over CBSE’s glitches Pune: Photocopies of evaluated Std XII CBSE answer sheets that thousands of students have accessed for re-evaluation show that physics is their Achilles heel. The subject has drawn the maximum complaints.Aggrieved students across social media platforms, particularly X, have alleged missing marks, strict checking, uncredited step-marking and, in…
Two arrests were made from UP by Pune police Pune: The Talegaon Dabhade police on Saturday arrested two men in connection with the theft of a 1.3kg silver crown from an idol in a temple at Jijamata Chowk, two weeks after the crime took place place on May 23.A police team led by senior police…
