An AI-generated illustration shows rescue workers and residents gathering at a rural well excavation site Pune: A man and his nephew died after a large mound of mud collapsed on them during well excavation at Rasalwadi near Deulgaon Rasal in Baramati taluka around 11am on Sunday.The accident occurred when the work of placing explosives in…
The police van was making rounds at the time of the incident to check on security arrangements at Navaratra pandals Pune: A scooter rider in the city has been charged with obstructing a police constable in performing his duty by parking the two-wheeler in front of a police van being used to visit Navaratra pandals…
The new armour technology is intended for future main battle tanks (MBTs), light tanks and future infantry combat vehicles (FICVs) Pune: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed indigenous armour panels that are 20% lighter than the existing ones and meet specified protection requirements against 30mm armour-piercing (AP) ammunition.The technology has been developed by…
Pune: Online fraudsters allegedly cheated a Hadapsar-based retired bank manager (72) of Rs39.74 lakh by promising him good returns through online share trading.The retired man lodged a complaint with the Kalepadal police on Friday. The cheating took place between July and Sept this year. According to the FIR, the complainant trades shares using his and…
Pune: Student groups from across the political aisle on Saturday criticised Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) for issuing a notice late on Friday to hold a consultation on Saturday morning on student council elections.The student groups said the short notice prevented several organisations from participating and questioned the consultation process and demanded another meeting to…
An AI-generated illustration of a man assuring CSR funding and projects during a meeting Pune: Warje Malwadi police on Friday registered an FIR against a Kolhapur-based man for cheating a city-based publisher and his partner of Rs 1.4 crore by promising them contracts for corporate social responsibility (CSR)-funded projects.The 51-year-old publisher had lodged a complaint…
Recently transplanted trees stand along a path on ARAI hill, where regular walkers have questioned their survival and lack of accountability for their upkeep after relocation Pune:Transplantation of trees from a private building project site in Patrakarnagar to ARAI hill has raised concerns among regular hill walkers about the survival of trees and lack of…
The draft categorises permissible FSI into four slabs—1.25, 1.5, 1.75, and 2—instead of extending a uniform FSI of 2 to all properties in the civil pockets under Pune Cantonment Board. Residents stated that this graded approach could leave property owners in certain areas with limited scope to reconstruct or expand their ageing houses, thereby defeating…
The office of the chief electoral officer, Maharashtra, has directed district election authorities to arrange for additional manpower wherever necessary to meet the deadline to digitise offline forms Pune: All offline applications received under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls up to Oct 13 would have to be digitised by Oct 19 and…
A BLO said the challenge was reaching the electors not responding to calls seeking supporting documents Pune: The state election office has started publishing the lists of electors yet to submit supporting documents against notices served under the SIR exercise, giving them time until the end of the month to resolve discrepancies before the publication…
