Pune: Amitesh Kumar, commissioner of police, Pune, issued an order suspending a police constable for abusing his power by issuing orders to police stations and attempting to favour some people affiliated to a city-based gang and other criminal elements.Deputy commissioner of police (crime) Nikhil Pingale conducted an inquiry against the constable after serious allegations were…
MUMBAI: A 43-year-old real estate broker was arrested on charges of rape and exploiting his business partner on the false promise of marriage, besides threatening and stalking her.The Amboli police on Saturday arrested the broker and was produced before the Andheri Metropolitan Magistrate court which remanded him to police custody.His lawyer Prabhakar Tripathi alleged that…
NEW DELHI: Police arrested a 19-year-old youth for allegedly tampering with merchant QR codes and cheating customers and shop owners by diverting digital payments into his own bank account. Mobile phones seized from the accused reportedly contained more than 100 edited and original QR codes, along with chat messages, screenshots, and financial records.Police said the…
PUNE: Three sitting MPs from Pune district failed to impact the municipal council elections, underscoring a perceptible shift in voters’ mood across key rural and semi-urban pockets.In Baramati Lok Sabha constituency, represented by four-time MP Supriya Sule, the NCP (SP) drew blanks in the local civic body elections in Bhor, Saswad, Jejuri, Baramati, Morgaon, Indapur,…
Mumbai’s car count tops 15 lakh MUMBAI: Cars in the city have crossed a record 15 lakh, pushing vehicular density to an alarming 753 vehicles per kilometre of road, according to the latest transport department data. Mumbai’s total car registrations stood at 15,06,690 last week, reflecting the relentless growth of private vehicles on roads that…
NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for fog in the national capital on Tuesday morning till 11.20am.Dense fog sharply reduced visibility in the morning hours. Palam reported visibility of 100 metres at 8.30 am under dense fog with west-southwesterly winds at 5 kmph, while Safdarjung recorded 150 metres with calm…
Pune: As many as 846 school buses and vans out of the 8,152 school transport vehicles registered in Pune are still operating without valid fitness certificates, despite the academic session having begun nearly seven months ago.The figure, which accounts for nearly 11% of the total, has raised serious safety concerns among parents. Many questioned how…
THANE: A court hearing in the 2008 railway recruitment case involving Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray was adjourned on Monday due to the absence of the investigating officer. The court has now scheduled the next hearing for Jan 8. According to investigators, the incident dates back to the Railway Recruitment Board examination held…
New Delhi: In a bid to prevent misuse of compensation meant for survivors of sexual offences, Delhi High Court has issued fresh directions after dealing with a case in which a woman retracted her allegation of rape against three men. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that compensation schemes under the Delhi Victim Compensation Scheme are…
Pune: NCP chief Ajit Pawar has approached Congress, his former ally, for an alliance ahead of the municipal corporation polls after BJP and Shiv Sena declared they would contest together in both Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad.A senior Congress member told TOI that Pawar on Monday called up Satej Patil, the party’s former minister and coordinator…
