PUNE: Three young men drowning in the backwaters of a dam while attempting to click a selfie led to death on Friday in Maval tehsil of Pune district The incident occurred around 3 pm at Jadhavwadi dam near Navalakh Umbre village.The victims, all residents of Bhosari, were identified as Ajay Garude, Santosh Edke and Aniket…
Pune horror: 4-year-old girl sexually assaulted, murdered by 65-year-old man in Bhor PUNE: A four-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered by a senior citizen in a village in Maharashtra’s Pune district.According to news agency PTI, the police have arrested a 65-year-old man in connection with the incident that occurred in Bhor tehsil on…
Pune: MLAs have expressed serious concern over the sluggish progress of the Rs 55,000-crore Pune ring road project, stressing that delays could undermine efforts to improve the city’s connectivity to major highways. The concerns come even as the long-awaited Missing Link on the Pune-Mumbai expressway is scheduled for inauguration on May 1.MLA Shankar Jagtap, who…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad police have seized five country-made pistols from different areas, arresting three men and detaining two minors in separate operations. One of the arrested individuals had been externed from Pune district and Khalapur taluka in Raigad district for two years.Police investigations revealed that the firearms were smuggled from Madhya Pradesh through a…
Pune: The NCP’s decision to nominate Zeeshan Siddique as its candidate for the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections, just hours before the filing deadline, has sparked disappointment among party members, who claimed that the leadership failed to take them into confidence regarding the move.Among the most vocal is former MLC Amol Mitkari, who had been seeking…
Pune: Maharashtra labour minister Akash Fundkar has urged that developers register construction workers under the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare (BOCW) scheme.BOCW aims at the skilling, safety and welfare of workers. “Each year, the state govt undertakes skilling of 2 lakh workers, but is faced with the inability to do more since registrations are…
Pune: The standing committee of the civic body on Thursday cleared a proposal to appoint a consultant for initiating environmental clearance of the Paud Phata-Balbharati road, which is being opposed by green activists.The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)’s second attempt to raise tenders for the same was also opposed by the activists, who alleged the cost…
Pune: The North Mahalunge MIDC police on Tuesday arrested an IT analyst of a multinational food packaging firm in Chakan MIDC for stealing 23 laptops worth Rs 8 lakh from the company in the last two years.The company’s area manager lodged a complaint with the police on Monday. Police sub-inspector Jitendrasinh Pardeshi said the company…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has stepped up its anti-encroachment drive, days after taking action against civic officials for inaction and ordering strict enforcement ahead of the monsoon.Over the past 40 days, more than 300 illegal structures covering 1.8 lakh sqft have been cleared.A senior PCMC official said the drive targets both temporary…
Customs officials said that in total 3348 grams of the high end weed was recovered the cost of which was estimated to be a whopping Rs. 1.17 crore in the illicit market. PUNE: In yet another major catch of drugs from the Pune airport, the air intelligence unit of the city’s customs on Thursday caught…
