Pune: Across the city, Tamil households are celebrating Pongal with a blend of ancient rituals and modern adaptations. The four-day harvest festival — centred on gratitude, family, and food—is unfolding inside apartment kitchens, housing society parking lots, and community halls, seamlessly adjusting to urban constraints. The festival began with Bhogi Pongal, a day dedicated to…
PUNE: Nine years after the last civic polls in 2017, electors in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporations will cast their votes on Thursday for corporators who will be responsible for providing better civic services to citizens over the next five years and for planning the overall development of both cities.Their civic bodies have functioned…
PUNE: Kalepadal police on Monday detained two Nigerian nationals for allegedly bludgeoning their 40-year-old friend to death. The victim, also a Nigerian national, was residing in Phursungi. On Sunday, the victim and the accused had gathered at the house of a Nigerian woman for a party. During the party, an altercation broke out between them…
Pune: Anticipating a heavy turnout during the final hour of polling, election authorities have introduced a token-based system to manage crowds and ensure that no eligible voter is denied the right to vote.Under election rules, voters who enter polling station premises before the official closing time of 5.30pm are entitled to cast their vote, even…
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…
