Pune: During the municipal elections, the Pune Municipal Corporation’s health department will deploy over 900 medical units, ambulances, ASHA workers and staff nurses for employees, officers and voters.The health department chief, Dr Neena Borade, told TOI, “Necessary health facilities will be provided at polling stations, especially for elderly voters, pregnant women and those with chronic…
Pune: The Chatushrungi police on Wednesday claimed a breakthrough in the dacoity at dismissed IAS probationer Puja Khedkar’s Baner Road bungalow on the night of Jan 11, following the arrest of the prime suspect’s father from Kalyan in Thane district.The police continue to look for the main suspect and six others, all hailing from Nepal,…
Pune: With verification and marking of over 10.32 lakh suspected duplicate voter entries across 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra still incomplete, the opposition has raised concerns over possible confusion at polling booths and the risk of bogus voting.Multiple voter entries refer to names that appear twice or even thrice on the electoral roll. To address…
Pune: A 31-year-old woman died, while her relative escaped with minor injuries after a trailer truck hit their scooter at Thermax Chowk in Nigdi on Tuesday evening.The Nigdi police identified the deceased as Asha Lokhande of Nigdi. Her relative, Sushila Ghodke (45), suffered minor injuries in the accident. The Nigdi police registered a case of…
Pune: The passport office here issued nearly 4.73 lakh passports in a single year in 2025, marking its highest issuance so far, as growing opportunities for education, employment and travel abroad continue to fuel demand across the region.Official figures showed that more than 5 lakh passport applications were received over the year, with around 4.73…
Pune: Cybercrooks duped a 45-year-old resident of Katraj of Rs2.60 lakh in a fake RTO challan fraud in Nov last year. The victim had reported an online complaint immedietly but the case was registered with the Bharati Vidyapeeth police on Monday.The crooks on Nov 9, sent him an APK file through a fake RTO challan…
Pune: MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday said his comments about an industrialist, made at an election rally in Mumbai on Sunday, were taken out of proportion.“I want to clarify that I addressed this in my speech: This is not about opposing any particular industrialist, industrial group, or the arrival of industries. However, when a…
PUNE: Poll officials in Pimpri Chinchwad have seized a variety of items — including boxes containing from washing machines to liquor bottles and even empty cartons of dinner sets — allegedly meant to be distributed among voters to lure them ahead of the civic elections.The raid followed complaints received by the election department. Pune Headlines…
Pune: Residents across the city are ready to celebrate Makar Sankranti, blending long-standing traditions with a growing emphasis on safety and community-led celebrations.In the days leading up to the festival, markets at Mahatma Phule Mandai, Laxmi Road and Tulshibaug witnessed steady crowds. Shoppers browsed for festive clothing, puja essentials and ingredients for tilgul and other…
Pune: BJP candidate Ganesh Dynanoba Kalamkar, who is contesting the PMC poll from ward no. 9 (Baner-Sus-Pashan), has filed a writ petition in the Bombay high court seeking cancellation of rival NCP candidate Baburao Chandere’s nomination alleging that the latter filed a false and misleading affidavit by deliberately suppressing pending serious criminal cases against him.On…
