PUNE: The Congress has withdrawn its candidate from the Baramati by-election, just hours before the deadline for withdrawal of nominations on Thursday. Despite the Congress exit, more than 30 Independent candidates remain in the fray, prompting efforts by the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to persuade them to step aside before the 3pm deadline. The development…
Pune: Six silver trophies valued at Rs8.39 lakh were stolen from the mess of the Army Institute of Physical Training (AIPT) in the city. Police suspect the theft was an “inside job” due to the high-security nature of the establishment.The theft is believed to have occurred between Feb 13 and March 15, but it only…
PUNE: A sessions court at Baramati in Pune district on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a 51-year-old ‘Maharaj’, who claimed supernatural powers to perform money rain rituals, to four-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) under the Black Magic Act.The court also sentenced Milind Madan Jadhav, the convict, to two-year RI, holding him guilty of cheating and dishonestly inducing…
PUNE: A few hours before the deadline for withdrawal of nominations for the bypolls, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar ‘advised’ the Congress party to withdraw its candidate from the Baramati seat and support NCP chief Sunetra Pawar. Earlier, Sharad Pawar had said there was nothing wrong with the Congress contesting the Baramati seat. However, on…
Pune: The audience will feel they are onboard the iconic train Deccan Queen and not seated before a stage as the interactive poetry and music experience, ‘Sahib, Sindh, Sultan,’ unfolds at the Kalachhaya Cultural Centre on SB Road on April 11.The Theatre India Company in collaboration with We The Artists attempts to do something deceptively…
Pune:The Maharashtra govt has reconstituted the state-level committee formed in 2023 to investigate the racket involving unnecessary hysterectomy surgeries of female sugar cane cutters exposed in Beed district.Deputy chairperson of the legislative council Dr Neelam Gorhe said, “The definition of the scope of work for district-level committees will be expedited to ensure that the state-level…
Pune: Civic chief Naval Kishore Ram, in his budget speech for 2026–27, announced that the civic body would soon start an IVF centre in its maternity hospitals. If implemented, PMC will be the first civic body in the state to run a fertility treatment centre. However, no further details, including budgetary allocation, were provided in…
Pune:A dog on DP Road near Mhatre Bridge was captured by civic authorities after it allegedly bit five people in the area on Tuesday.The victims, who later sought anti-rabies treatment at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital (DMH), alerted authorities. A dog-catching squad was immediately deployed, and after an extensive search, the suspected animal was located near Mahalaxmi…
Pune:Immediate SOPs and their strict implementation are residents’ antidotes for reckless tanker driving.Housing societies in NIBM-Undri and Wanowrie areas demanded strict standard operating procedures (SOPs) to regulate tankers’ movement, after two recent fatal accidents involving private water carriers. Their representatives said tanker water supply was essential for them but authorities must immediately introduce SOPs to…
Pune: The court of additional sessions judge RR Mendhe has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of borewell contractor Popatrao Sopan Jagtap and landowner Dhananjay Pandharinath Mote in the Pune Metro tunnel damage case, observing a prima facie case and noting that the alleged act involved public safety and damage to public infrastructure.Khadak police registered an…
