The home of the arrested accused was searched Pune: A team of Mumbai police and the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Sunday evening conducted searches at the Lohegaon residence of arrested accused Fayyaz Premji and questioned his family members.Premji, who was caught handing out poison pills as painkillers at a Muharram procession in Mumbai’s Byculla…
Pune: The Warje police have registered a case of forgery against a woman software engineer and her parents, residents of Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly preparing a fake birth certificate, Aadhaar card and other documents for her 14-year-old daughter and using them to apply for a passport.The forged documents were allegedly prepared between 2023…
State chief electoral officer S Chockalingam Q. The Special Intensive Revision will start tomorrow. What should voters expect?Chief Electoral OfficerS Chockalingam (SC) I The field verification is the most important phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) because the tentative mapping we carried out so far will be physically confirmed. The guiding principle of the exercise…
There is a fear that experienced teachers could retire without a promotion while junior TET-qualified teachers will move ahead Pune: Teachers’ organisations want a complete review of Maharashtra’s promotion policy, with many members saying that the credibility of the examination is lost. The controversy has also revived opposition to making TET mandatory for promotions, particularly…
Minibus falls into gorge in Pabe Ghat Pune: Two people from Mumbai were killed and 18 others injured after a private minibus carrying a group of trekkers plunged 40ft into a gorge in the Pabe Ghat section in Rajgad taluka, around 40km from Pune city, in the early hours of Sunday.The victims were among 20…
Pune: The Pune Rural police on Sunday recreated the crime scene in connection with the murder of Ketan Agarwal (25), who was allegedly pushed off a cliff by fiancée Siya Goyal (20) and her alleged boyfriend, Chetan Chaudhary, at Lohagad Fort on June 18.Superintendent of police (Pune Rural) Sandeep Singh Gill, deputy superintendent of police…
The Pune-Nashik highway is one of the busiest and industrially significant roads in the state Pune: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) may be close to completing the tendering process for the proposed Nashik Phata-Khed elevated corridor project, but delay in putting together funds for land acquisition is posing a major hurdle in the…
Pic for representational purpose only Pune: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists are developing an advanced hull for a futuristic infantry combat vehicle (ICV) using composite materials to build lighter, stronger and stealthier battlefield platforms for the Indian Army.The DRDO’s Research and Development Establishment (Engineers) (R&DE-E) is developing the project in Pune.In April, the…
Kothrud experienced light rain showers on Sunday afternoon Pune: After nearly a week of subdued monsoon activity, Pune and its surrounding areas received spells of heavy rain on Sunday, bringing relief from the dry spell.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast more showers over the region in the coming days. However, despite the rainfall in…
Pune: The river belongs to everyone. Unfortunately, waste dumped on its banks belongs to none. Or at least that is what thousands of residents of a sprawling residential society in the IT hub of Hinjewadi have come to realize, after running behind three different agencies for the past two months, all to get the illegally…
