Pune: The city’s congested Nagar Road is in immediate need of safe pedestrian crossings, the Association of Nagar Road Citizens Forum said this week, as it called for a traffic review of the entire route. After traffic police introduced “signal-free Nagar Road”, safe crossings for pedestrians are now non-existent on the route, the forum said…
Thane: Observing that poverty-stricken families are increasingly falling prey to flesh trade operators who “hunt for teenaged children and young girls to make money”, a Pocso court on Friday sentenced a 40-year-old homemaker from Aarey Colony to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment for pushing two minor girls into prostitution with promises of good money.Ashwini Mukund…
The CBI arrested an IRS officer and a private individual for allegedly demanding a ₹45 lakh bribe. The officer, an Additional Director General, threatened legal action and penalties for non-compliance. NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) apprehended two individuals, including a senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 2007 batch, currently serving…
Pune: Jayant Narlikar’s legacy should be a chapter in textbooks to inspire young scientists, said Raghunath Mashelkar, president, Pune International Centre (PIC), at a memorial organised for the astrophysicist on Saturday.Ajit Kembhavi, former director, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, and R. Srianand, the current director of IUCAA, also spoke about Narlikar and his work.Mashelkar,…
Ranjit Kasle, a dismissed sub-inspector already embroiled in controversy over allegations of a contract to eliminate a key accused in a murder case, has been arrested by the Mumbai crime branch. MUMBAI: Dismissed sub-inspector Ranjit Kasle, who earlier claimed he was offered a contract to eliminate Walmik Karad, a key accused in the sarpanch Santosh…
NEW DELHI: Delhiites this month experienced the wettest May since record-keeping began in 1901. This wasn’t a one-off event but another pointer to a dramatic change in Delhi’s summer weather. Since 1951, there has been a three-fold increase in average rainfall in May, with the frequency of dry months of May reducing by nearly half…
Leena Deosthale, 65, convicted of abducting Dr. Deepak Mahajan, has been released from Yerawada Central Prison on remission after 19 years. Despite being acquitted of murder, she served time for the abduction and ransom case. PUNE: Leena Deosthale (65), who was serving a life sentence for the abduction of orthopaedic surgeon Dr Deepak Mahajan after…
Image created using AI: Grok MUMBAI: A 20-year-old man, Anil Arjun Rajput, drowned off the Juhu Jetty in Juhu Koliwada on Saturday while reportedly taking photographs with friends. The incident was reported to the Mumbai Fire Brigade at 8:17 pm. According to preliminary information, the youth accidentally fell into the sea while taking pictures. Lifeguards…
NEW DELHI: Two more persons with Covid-19 died in the last 24 hours, taking the capital’s death toll for this year to three. The city documented 81 fresh infections since Friday, with the current active caseload standing at 375. Across India, the total number of active Covid-19 cases climbed to 3,395.As reported by the Union…
The victims were caught between the door and the wall of the shop PUNE: A novice driver in an inebriated state hit 12 youths, including four MPSC aspirants, before crashing a car into a tea stall’s door on Rajaram Mitra Mandal Road in Sadashiv Peth around 5.45pm on Saturday“All the injured people are out of…
