Pune: The rainfall activity picked up in Pune and surrounding areas, especially in ghat sections, on Tuesday after a couple of days’ subdued showers.The ghat areas, including Tamhini (210mm), Shirgaon (96mm), Lonavla (48mm), Kuruvande (66mm) and Girivan (51 mm), recorded light rain. Key locations in the city, including Shivajinagar (3.7mm), Pashan (6.2mm), Lohegaon (4.4mm), Chinchwad…
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday announced the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by a woman IPS officer to investigate the sexual harassment case in Beed. “Considering the sensitivity of the case and the possibility of the harassment of more girls by the accused, the state has decided to form the…
Pune: Chatushrungi police arrested two youngsters on Monday night for stealing watches worth Rs67,000 from a shop located in a mall in Aundh. The incident occurred around 11am on June 26.The theft came to light on June 30 when the shop officials reviewed the stock. On the same day, the shop officer, Umeshkumar Ganga (44)…
Thane: A case has been registered against a 40-year-old man who allegedly sexually harassed a woman and threatened her at gunpoint in Navi Mumbai, police said on Tuesday. Based on a complaint, the Taloja police on Saturday registered an FIR under sections 75 (sexual harassment) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against…
New Delhi: Around 168 missing persons, including 53 children, have been reunited with their families in southwest district as part of ‘Operation Milap’—an ongoing initiative by Delhi Police.According to police, this involved focused efforts through June, as part of a broader campaign aimed at locating and reuniting missing persons, particularly vulnerable minors, with their loved…
Pune: Lonavla city police on Monday booked a 33-year-old man for allegedly abusing and assaulting an MSRTC bus conductor, driver, and security personnel. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday at the Lonavla bus stand after the conductor refused to allow the inebriated suspect from boarding the bus.The 35-year-old conductor of the Mumbai-Solapur…
Mumbai: Criticising senior bureaucrats for skipping key discussions in the assembly related to their own departments, BJP MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar on Tuesday said that if secretaries do not attend even after being summoned, they should be tied up and brought to the legislature like it was done in the British Parliament.Panel Speaker Chetan Tupe mentioned…
New Delhi: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has given the final nod to Delhi govt for cloud seeding in the city. However, the govt said that, based on suggestions from meteorologists, trials would now take place between Aug 30 and Sept 10, instead of the previously declared July 4 to 11.Delhi govt has also…
Mumbai: A potentially dangerous incident was averted at Bangur Nagar Metro Station when a two-year-old child accidentally stepped out of a metro coach moments before the doors began to close.Thanks to the alertness and swift action of station attendant Sanket Chodankar, the situation was brought under control within seconds. Noticing the child alone on the…
New Delhi: A Sub-Inspector (SI) posted at Sarai Rohilla police station in North Delhi was suspended after he was accused of extorting money from the families of six boys.According to the information received, on the evening of June 28, six minor boys left Ghaziabad, intending to visit Sikar in Rajasthan. They were supposed to board…
