Pune

A poster of Marathi film ‘Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke’ Pune: Marathi movies’ excellence was evident at the National Film Awards 2026 as ‘Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke’ bagged the national award for best screenplay (adapted), while Marathi-English film ‘Bhangaar’ was named the best non-feature film on Saturday.The film ‘Hamsafar’ won the award for the best short film. The…

Police also seized the doctor’s firearm licence Pune: The Hadapsar police on Friday night seized a senior medical practitioner’s pistol, 20 rounds of ammunition and his firearm licence, a day after he allegedly used it to threaten a family friend and relatives of a deceased patient at a private hospital.The medical practitioner works as a…

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar Pune: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the Centre’s action against climate activist Sonam Wangchuk would be raised in the Parliament session starting next week, as opposition parties alleged the central govt remained a spectator throughout his agitation rather than addressing it.Pawar said the govt decided to act…

An AI-generated illustration shows police detain a civic body-run school peon in connection with an alleged fake job racket Pune: Several youngsters were allegedly duped of Rs 45 lakh in a fake recruitment scam in which the suspects promised permanent jobs with Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to the youths over the last four years.Shalaka Vinayak…

Poor road surface in the Khadki Cantonment Board limits Pune: Just weeks into the monsoon, several roads under the Khadki Cantonment Board (KCB) have developed large potholes, making daily commuting a nightmare for thousands of office-goers, students and motorists.Residents and activists claimed that the damage, which surfaced soon after the first spell of heavy rain…

An AI-generated Illustration of farmers reviewing investment choices—buying farmland, opening commercial shops, and funding children’s education—after giving up their land for a proposed airport project Pune: When Ramdas Memane from Pargaon received compensation after his land was acquired for the proposed Purandar airport, he didn’t buy a luxury SUV or splurge on lifestyle purchases. He…

Pune: The long-pending recruitment of teachers at Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) is expected to be completed by Dec this year, while over 200 law colleges across Maharashtra will be given a six-month window to obtain mandatory recognition from the Bar Council of India (BCI), higher and technical education minister Chandrakant Patil said on Friday…

A brief rainfall over Pune city on Saturday Pune: After a brief lull in monsoon, only a few patches of the Western Ghats in the state saw triple-digit rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8.30am on Saturday, as per India Meteorological Department (IMD).In the said period, Tamhini recorded the highest rainfall at 200mm, followed by…

Union minister Nitin Gadkari and CM Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday lay the foundation stone for three elevated road corridors in Pune district in the presence of deputy CM Sunetra Pawar and ministers Chandrakant Patil, Shivendrasinhraje Bhosale and Madhuri Misal Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said officials had been directed to study the feasibility…

Pune: Kumar Saptarshi, socialist thinker, former MLA and founder of Yuvak Kranti Dal, passed away in the city on Saturday. He was 82.The president of the Maharashtra Gandhi Smarak Nidhi, Saptarshi followed Gandhian principles throughout his life. He remained actively involved in social movements for several decades, leading and participating in numerous agitations on issues…