An AI-generated illustration shows mechanics install a BH-series vehicle registration plate on a car in India Pune: The demand for the Bharat (BH) series registration of vehicles is on the rise in the city even after the criteria have become stricter and process more stringent.According to the Pune RTO data, as many as 4,282 BH…
The suspects spray-painted the CCTV cameras inside the kiosk to hide their tracks, but they were unaware that cameras installed within the dispensing machines had captured clear images of their faces Pune: A gang of four men used a gas cutter to break open two ATMs at Pandare village in Baramati taluka, decamping with Rs14.19…
PUNE: A viral video from Maharashtra’s historic Lohagad Fort has reignited debate over tourist behaviour at protected heritage sites.The clip shows a local man confronting a group of tourists, reportedly from Delhi, for allegedly smoking cigarettes on the fort’s ramparts, with the incident triggering widespread discussion on social media.The 1-minute-46-second video shows the local resident…
An AI-generated illustration of an RTI portal showing 80,000 pending cases and three Information Commissioner posts vacant Pune: Maharashtra continues to face one of the country’s largest RTI backlogs, with over 80,000 pending cases and three of the 11 sanctioned posts of information commissioners lying vacant, according to a status report by civil society groups.The…
Pune: The Chakan North police on Tuesday arrested a history-sheeter and recovered seven stolen motorcycles worth Rs 3.5 lakh from his possession.The accused, Ashok Sonawane, a resident of Ahilyanagar district, had allegedly stolen the motorcycles parked outside companies in the Chakan MIDC area.A police team led by senior inspector Jitendra Kadam detected five vehicle theft…
Minister Dattatray Vithoba Bharne assured farmers that every eligible crop loan up to Rs2 lakh will be written off in full Pune: Maharashtra agriculture minister Dattatray Bharne said on Wednesday that the state govt will take strict action against bank officials found misleading farmers over the farm loan waiver scheme.“If any bank official tries to…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad traffic police have relaxed restriction on the entry of ready-mix concrete (RMC) trucks on a trial basis for one month from Wednesday.The RMC trucks can operate within Pimpri Chinchwad between 11am and 5pm from Monday to Friday. A ban on the movement of heavy vehicles on city roads from 8am to…
P L Deshpande Okayama Garden Pune: A tree inspector with the civic body and three others were booked for allegedly cutting down an old tree from the premises of the PL Deshpande Garden on Sinhagad Road without permission and stealing the wood around 8pm on Monday.The truck carrying the tree was intercepted near Swargate by…
Ladki Bahin beneficiaries Pune: The state govt has finalised 1.66 crore beneficiaries under its flagship Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana and excluded around 66 lakh people after completing a statewide verification and mandatory e-KYC exercise.The June instalment of financial assistance has already been credited to the accounts of all eligible women, the women and child…
An AI-generated illustration of cyberfraud. Pune: A retired officer (72) of a prominent central govt financial institution lodged a complaint on Wednesday evening with the Pune cyber police, stating that cybercriminals threatened to arrest him in a money-laundering case digitally and cheated him of Rs 1 crore.According to the police, the fraud took place between…
