An AI-generated illustration shows a knife-wielding person. The illustration is a killing representation. Pune: The Bharati Vidyapeeth police on Tuesday morning detained four minor boys for allegedly hacking a 17-year-old, who was also in conflict with the law, to death near Katraj Lake around 10pm on Monday.The detained minors and the deceased, who are all…
Pune: A major portion of the city’s IT corridor, comprising Hinjewadi, Wakad, Ravet, Kiwale and Mahalunge, continues to drive the growth in the overall residential market.As per Gera Residential Realty’s report, Hinjewadi saw sales of 4,230 residential units (8% increase from the same period 2024-25), Wakad sold 1,837 units (up 7%), Kiwale saw a rise…
MSRTC buses at the Swargate bus station in Pune Pune: The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation’s (MSRTC) steep fare hike for ordinary buses has triggered anger among commuters.They said it felt “misleading” because what was initially announced as a temporary increase has now been quietly made permanent.On Friday, the state transport authority approved the MSRTC’s…
Booth-level officers have set up registration desks in public places across Pune, including the premises of a gurdwara in Ravet. Residents turned up to register their names, update voter details, and complete required formalities Pune: Citizens getting calls from strangers claiming to be election officials on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) duty must be vigilant. They…
Occupants of at least 2,485 city-leased properties owe PMC crores of rupees in rent Pune: The civic administration is struggling to recover over Rs35.44 crore in unpaid rent from 2,485 city-leased properties, effectively giving hundreds of occupiers a free ride on public resources.According to official records, the estates management department has leased out 1,133 flats…
Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary planned to injure Ketan Agarwal to delay his wedding PUNE: Siya Goyal and her alleged lover, Chetan Chaudhary, had initially planned to injure her fiancé, realtor Ketan Agarwal, to delay their wedding, but later decided to kill him after concluding that the plan was too risky, police said on Tuesday.Investigators…
Shortage of data-entry operators is delaying Pune’s electoral roll revision process. PUNE: A shortage of data-entry operators is a bottleneck in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Pune district. Election officials have sought additional manpower to accelerate digitisation of the enumeration forms ahead of the revised Aug 8 deadline.Deputy election officer Minal…
Officials conducting disaster management drills during the training session Pune: Around 300 officers and employees from municipal councils across the Pune and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar divisions recently attended a state-level disaster management training programme in Alandi.The one-day programme was a part of state govt’s efforts to strengthen urban disaster preparedness, officials said. The Alandi Municipal Council…
Pune: A 21-year-old student of a college in Camp alleged her former classmate and his three friends sexually exploited her last year.Wagholi Police said the complainant is pursuing her graduation studies from a college in Camp and is a resident of Alandi Road. Earlier, she used to study in a college located in Wagholi.According to…
Pune: A man, along with his son and two relatives allegedly tried to mow down his son-in-law with a sports utility vehicle (SUV) in Manchar, about 65km from Pune, on Saturday.Manchar registered a case against the four accused under sections 109 (attempt to murder), 115 and 118 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means)…
