Pune: Claiming that the All India Tennis Association (AITA) has been a “victim” rather than a “culprit” vis-a-vis AITA Trust, interim president Chintan Parikh said the federation would be able to address the issue only after elections are held in September.The financial matters of AITA Trust has come under renewed focus after the Delhi High…
The cattle shed where the girl was killed by leopard Pune: The death of a five-year-old Bhagyashree Ware in a leopard attack in Shirur tehsil’s Pimpalsuti village has reignited concerns over persistent human-wildlife conflict in Junnar forest division.She is the first person to be killed by a leopard in the division this year.The Junnar forest…
Contaminated water supply in parts of Wadgaonsheri constituency has residents on the edge Pune: Doctors have sounded the alarm as the city records a sharp rise in gastroenteritis and typhoid cases, citing sewage-contaminated drinking water and unhygienic food as the primary culprits. Clinicians reported a drastic surge in outpatient department (OPD) visits for symptoms related…
PUNE: As many as 316 violations of long-term lease norms involving govt land were detected in the district following a survey of 2,161 parcels and the authorities reclaimed 87 plots after finding the errant leaseholders.The highest number of violations were in Pune city and Haveli taluka, where the value of land has soared amid rapid…
Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule had a noteworthy discussion with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi PUNE: Veteran politician and NCP (SP) Sharad Pawar held a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday, a day after visiting Jantar Mantar and meeting the protesters of Cockroach Janata Party.Sharad Pawar’s daughter and…
Police said the duo also surveyed multiple locations, including Tiger Point in Lonavala and Visapur Fort, before choosing Lohagad Fort. PUNE: The accused in the Ketan Agarwal murder case allegedly researched multiple ways to kill him, including poisoning, watched murder conspiracy films and studied ways to avoid getting caught before allegedly executing the crime, Pune…
A survey has identified 100 of 260 old structures in Pune Camp as unfit for habitation and vulnerable to collapse Pune: A survey has deemed around 100 decades-old buildings in the Camp area structurally unsafe — unfit for habitation and vulnerable to collapse — with the Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) directing owners to submit redevelopment…
Pune: The southwest monsoon’s delayed arrival has significantly slowed paddy transplantation across Pune district this kharif season, with barely 7,000 hectares of the district’s average paddy area of around 61,000 hectares brought under cultivation, so far.Over 40,000 hectares had already been transplanted during the corresponding period last year, showing the impact of a weak start…
Pune: A 60-year-old retired deputy general manager of an automobile company recently lost Rs 86 lakh in an online share trading fraud.A cybercrook, posing as a stock market analyst, contacted him last month through a social media app and promised high returns on investments in shares and IPOs through her company. The woman and her…
Upgrading to a better engineering seat is now more expensive Pune: The seat acceptance fee structure for first-year engineering admissions through the Maharashtra Centralised Admission Process (CAP) from the 2026-27 academic year has been revised by the State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell.Students seeking a better seat in subsequent CAP rounds must pay a higher,…
