Currently, approximately 8,000 personnel are engaged in road sweeping Pune: Residents can expect cleaner roads and a reduction in illegal dumping as the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) prepares to increase its road-sweeping workforce by 4,700 personnel. This additional manpower will focus on old city areas and 23 recently merged pockets.The decision, sanctioned by the PMC…
An AI-generated illustration shows a man threatens a 75-year-old doctor with a knife inside a hospital Pune: A man allegedly barged into a hospital in Yerawada on Wednesday night and threatened a medical practitioner (75) with a sharp weapon and demanded Rs 50,000.He also threatened the hospital staff and relatives of patients before fleeing the…
Pune: The Lonavla City police are searching for a man from Satara district who allegedly duped at least 10 job aspirants of Rs 25 lakh by posing as an Indian Navy officer and promising them jobs in the force.The accused allegedly issued fake appointment letters to the victims. A 56-year-old employee of a defence establishment…
Pune: The civic body’s drive to pick up sterilised community dogs from roads along the palkhi procession route has drawn criticism from animal welfare volunteers, who questioned the legality and necessity of such exercises, which they said were increasingly being undertaken before major public events and VIP visits.Bhagyendra Chudasama, an animal welfare volunteer, said rounding…
Pune: Thieves burgled around 20 houses in Patan village in Maval taluka, about 60km from Pune, after residents were evacuated following a landslide that killed three members of a family on Monday.The burglars took advantage of the deserted village after authorities asked residents to vacate their homes as a precaution against further landslides.Three members of…
First-term cadet Abhinav Bajpai from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh had joined the NDA on June 24 Pune: A 17-year-old first-term cadet of National Defence Academy (NDA) died after complaining of uneasiness during a routine physical training session at the institution on Friday morning.The deceased, Abhinav Bajpai from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, had joined the tri-services…
Pune: The Pune crime branch arrested a history-sheeter and seized 3kg of mephedrone (MD) worth Rs 5.79 crore from him in the early hours of Wednesday.The accused has been identified as Prashant Sawant (38) of Lohegaon. The crime branch’s anti-narcotics cell, led by senior police inspector Trupti Sonawane, laid a trap near Katraj Chowk and…
Pune: The Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) is on course to increase women’s representation to 25% by 2030 while its elite 60 Para Field Hospital continues to earn global recognition for India’s military medical capabilities, Director General of AFMS Vice Admiral Arti Sarin said on Friday.She spoke with reporters after reviewing the passing-out parade at…
Realtor Ketan Agarwal was allegedly murdered in Lohagad by his fiancée and her boyfriend on June 18 Pune: Vishal Agarwal, the father of murdered realtor Ketan Agarwal, this week sent an email to President Droupadi Murmu, requesting her to personally look into the case and help the family secure justice for his son.Vishal said he…
Devotees, organisers and the administration are using AI to make the procession a more memorable experience. Right from creating pictures, videos and graphics for social media to tackling serious logistics, AI is being roped in Pune: The ashadhi wari procession has always been known for its precision, management and discipline and has now included AI.Devotees,…
