Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad crime branch on Saturday busted a sex racket, which was being operated under the guise of a spa in Pimple Saudagar. The police arrested the spa owner and rescued seven women.The crime branch’s anti-human trafficking unit, led by senior police inspector Nitin Gite, made the arrest. The police received a tip-off…
Mumbai: A 78-year-old pedestrian died when a mini school bus struck her at Andheri (E) near the Western Express Highway Friday morning. The bus was carrying at least 10 children. The driver fled the scene but was arrested hours later, police said.The victim, Usha Bolar, was out for her morning walk at 6.45 am when…
New Delhi: What was till a day ago the bustling residence of the Guptas in Sangam Vihar’s Tigri Extension-1 stood gutted on Sunday morning.One of the four victims of Saturday’s deadly blaze that tore through the four-storey building was Satender Gupta (38), who owned the property and ran a small footwear shop on the ground…
Pune: The Pune Union of Working Journalists (PUWJ) on Sunday wrote to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), the three service chiefs and top armed forces officials raising its protest regarding inappropriate treatment of media persons during the 149th NDA passing out parade.The letter stated, “Certain officers on duty behaved in a manner that disregarded…
Mumbai: Aggregator cab and autorickshaw drivers’ unions will protest at Azad Maidan on Monday afternoon against the continued operation of illegal bike taxis and the failure of authorities to act after two recent fatalities.The protest follows the death of a woman passenger in Mulund few days back when the private white-number-plate Rapido bike taxi she…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU) has cleared the degrees of nearly 300 students who failed in multiple papers by awarding them grace marks of up to 12. The students, from across BA, professional and diploma programmes, belonged to the non-NEP cohort and had completed their final year, but were unable to…
Pune: A driver and a cleaner travelling in two different heavy vehicles died after a truck crashed into the rear of a trailer truck near Urse toll plaza on the Pune-Mumbai expressway around 4am on Saturday.The collision led to the metal objects loaded on the trailer truck to slide and hit its driver after breaking…
Mumbai: The state govt has sought a report from the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) on making slumdwellers living on the first floor of chawls eligible for free/affordable housing. Housing department officials said the finance department has sought details about the direct/indirect financial burden or liability that will be borne by the govt if concessions or…
New Delhi: A Delhi court recently discharged a 36-year-old man accused of killing his father, observing that the case against him rested solely on motive and lacked “any admissible, credible or sustainable evidence.” The man, Luv Bhardwaj, was arrested earlier this year for allegedly planning and contracting the murder of his father in Narela. However,…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad police traffic department has imposed a traffic diversion in Alandi on Monday, from 8am to 8pm, to facilitate a rally organised for the municipal council elections. This measure is necessary to ensure the smooth flow of the event and manage vehicular movement during this period.Under the new arrangement, vehicles will be…
