Pune: A lawyer lodged a complaint with the police on Monday morning saying two men, who were later joined by their two friends, sexually harassed her in a car in Koregaon Park around 11.30pm on SundayThe woman (30) stays in the Ghorpadi area and the complaint was filed with the Koregaon Park police.She alleged the…
Pune: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar has called a meeting of his party’s office bearers, MPs and MLAs on Wednesday at Yashwantrao Chavan Centre in Mumbai. The meeting is against the backdrop of a recent visit by NCP working president Praful Patel and state chief Sunil Tatkare to his residence in Mumbai last week.Pawar was…
Pune: Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) and its teachers’ organisation wrote to the municipal commissioner Naval Kishore Ram last week seeking exemption of the university’s faculty from Census 2027 duties. The letter cited severe staff shortage, ongoing examinations and legal objections to the appointments.SPPU’s acting registrar Prafulla Pawar and vice-chancellor Suresh Gosavi’s wrote to the…
Pune: Dnyaneshwar Takalkar, eminent Hindustani vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi’s taal accompanist for four decades, passed away on Sunday in a city hospital after brief illness. He was 99.Better known as Mauli due to his warkari lineage, Takalkar performed at Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav till last year. He has shared the stage with four generations of…
Pune: A 30-year-old man was killed and his two friend friends sustained severe injuries after a motorcycle they were driving triple -seat hit the divider on the flyover at Bhosari.The accident happened in the early hours o of Saturday, when they were driving towards Bhosari from Khed, Bhosari police said.The police have identified the deceased…
Pune: Tender coconut prices have climbed sharply across the city this summer owing to lesser availability and higher demand. Vendors expect the prices to increase further owing to the recent hike in diesel prices.“Coconuts available in the market are expensive and the quality is not so great. The vendor who delivers to my house charges…
The proposal for a policy on naming public properties in PMC limits was tabled in the general body on May 18, but adjourned for later Pune: The PMC is planning a policy to name public places under its limits after facing criticism that the names of political leaders and their relatives are willy-nilly being given…
Farmers and workers — many wearing garlands of onions — gathered at the expressway and launched the protest. MLC Ambadas Danve, along with Shiv Sena (UBT) functionaries, farmers and workers — many wearing garlands of onions — gathered at the expressway and launched the protest. Farmers and workers — many wearing garlands of onions —…
Two society staffers have been booked under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, for brutally beating a community stray dog to death Pune: The Vishrantwadi police have registered a case of cruelty to animals against a housekeeping staffer and watchman of a private housing society in the area after they brutally beat a…
Residents of the Undri hilltop and Pisoli areas are frustrated by the poor water supply of the civic body Pune: The long-pending inauguration of three overhead tanks at the hands of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday is slated to bring a measure of relief to thousands of residents of NIBM Road and Mohammadwadi from…
