Pune: Online fraudsters cheated a retired central govt accountant out of Rs1.57 crore after promising him handsome returns on investment in online trade of shares.The retired official, an employee of Wadgaon Sheri, lodged a complaint with the Cyber police on Tuesday. According to the police, he received a message on his messaging application in March…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court stated that compliance with significant safety precautions recommended by an expert panel to prevent accidents and falling objects and debris from cranes or during the construction of high-rise projects is “non-negotiable.” The Mumbai civic chief must issue necessary notifications to include them in building permissions.The HC made this statement while…
The Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, Government of India, marked the 15th anniversary of SWASTIVACHANAM with the release of a Special Cover on Sanskrit Day. The event was held at the Philatelic Bureau, Sansad Marg Head Post Office, New Delhi. SWASTIVACHANAM is an organisation working in the areas of Sanskrit journalism, Yoga, Ayurveda, Vastu…
Pune: An alert police team on patrol rescued a woman trapped in the gushing waters of the Pavana river at Godumbre village near Shirgaon in the early hours of Wednesday.The team heard screams from the river while they were patrolling the area. They alerted a rescue team, which brought the 35-year-old woman out of the…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Women and Child Development minister Aditi Tatkare on Wednesday said the government is scrutinising the accounts of over 12,000 men who allegedly availed of the benefits under the Mukhyamantri Majhi Laadki Bahin Yojana.Under this flagship scheme, launched by the BJP-led Mahayuti government in August last year, eligible women get financial assistance of Rs…
DLF organised its flagship community event, the ‘Freedom Run,’ at DLF One Midtown to mark the 79th Independence Day. The run began at 7 am from the main gate of DLF Midtown, Shivaji Marg. More than 600 residents took part, running, walking, and jogging together to celebrate unity and health. After the run, the celebrations…
Pune: Passengers were inconvenienced because of train unavailability and major delays on Tuesday night and Wednesday because the heavy rain led to cancellation and rescheduling of a number of trains, including the ones operating between Pune and Mumbai, even though rail tracks had cleared up by Tuesday evening.City resident Manideep Mittal was returning to Pune…
MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS drew a blank in the first jointly-fought election since the Thackeray brothers’ ‘reunion’. The defeat in the BEST cooperative society election comes as a major setback and dampener for Uddhav and Raj Thackeray ahead of BMC polls as their parties had made it a prestige issue. Political observers…
Team Innovation Cultural has announced the return of Grammy-nominated artist Krishna Das to India after a year’s break. Known internationally for his devotional chanting, Krishna Das has been described by The New York Times as the “chant master of American Yoga” and counts public figures such as Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma among his listeners….
PUNE: A 22-kg golden ‘kalash’ (urn) was recently installed atop the samadhi temple of Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj at Alandi in a grand ceremony attended by political leaders, trustees, and devotees. The ‘kalash’ has been crafted by city-based Shripad Shankar Nagarkar Jewellers and it is made entirely from devotees’ contributions. It was installed with rituals, taken…
