A share-trading scam cost an elderly retired engineer nearly Rs63 lakh in three months Pune: A 66-year-old retired engineer from a private company lost nearly Rs63 lakh to an online share-trading fraud between Nov last year and Jan this year. The senior citizen’s son lodged a complaint with the Pune cyber police on Thursday.An officer…
Pune: Waking up with the first light on a Sunday to observe spiders. Poetry circles gathering beneath the canopies of cluster fig trees where rivers meet. Guided walks of all kinds winding through rapidly shrinking urban green spaces. And for those who cannot make it in person, expert talks streamed late into the night, long…
Pune: Hospitals and physicians across Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad have reported a sharp increase in gastroenteritis cases over the past few weeks. Medical experts said an unusual number of patients are developing severe complications, including sepsis and acute kidney injury, requiring intensive care.Dr Prakash Shende, consultant physician and professor at Dr D.Y. Patil Medical College,…
Pune: The Ghodegaon police on Friday arrested a 19-year-old student from the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) on the charge of bludgeoning another student to death.The incident happened in the early hours of Friday on the terrace of the college hostel. The police have identified the deceased student as Saurav Sakhare (23), who hailed from Beed…
Pune: The trial in the rape and murder of a three-year-old girl from Nasrapur continued on Friday, with the special court officially recording multiple forensic documents, including DNA analysis, viscera examination reports, and the testing results of seized articles.The proceedings were conducted in camera before special judge S.R. Salunkhe. The accused, 65-year-old Bhimrao Kamble, was…
Pune: Tension flared in Patas in Daund taluka on Friday afternoon following a violent clash between two groups of transport operators.The group members attacked each other and pelted stones. One of them also fired bullets. However, no one sustained injuries in the firing.Senior inspector Nayaran Deshmukh of Yavat police said, “We are investigating how many…
MSEDCL workers repairing damaged cable MSEDCL workers repairing damaged cable MSEDCL workers repairing damaged cable MSEDCL workers repairing damaged cable MSEDCL workers repairing damaged cable Pune: Digging for laying of a drainage line by Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) in Magarpatta has led to 24-hour power cut in a neighbouring society. Electricity supply to 128 homes…
Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s 51 teachers won a major legal battle after the Supreme Court upheld a Bombay high court order, directing the civic body to grant them the status of assistant teacher and pay salary arrears from June 2024 as per the Seventh Pay Commission scale.A bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice…
Authorities have urged vulnerable groups — including the elderly, outdoor workers and those with chronic illnesses — to avoid peak-heat hours, stay hydrated and seek early medical care Pune: Maharashtra has recorded 292 heatstroke cases and 15 suspected deaths between March 1 and June 4 this year, with six fatalities confirmed so far as intense…
For fuel stations, vehicles are the first priority Pune: A state govt circular issued on Friday clarified that commercial and industrial consumers requiring large quantities of fuel are expected to procure diesel directly from oil marketing companies, rather than retail petrol pumps.The circular was issued by the food, civil supplies and consumer protection department in…
