Pune: The customs authority at the city airport has reintroduced the ‘green channel’ for arriving international passengers who had nothing to declare for customs duty.Sources said this will allow faster processing of the international arrival.“Earlier, there were two channels –red and green – at the old terminal. The same could not be established when the…
Pune: Ward No. 5 covering Wadgaon Sheri-Kalyaninagar areas of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Sunday saw politicians and candidates from BJP and NCP take to the streets on their mutually exclusive campaign trails turning to voters with folded hands and promises of a better future.Residents of the area woke up to BJP’s padayatra led by…
The educated and qualified have decided to stop being arm-chair critics of politics and step into the election arena for the upcoming Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) polls. Professionals with backgrounds in technology, engineering, business and sustainability have emerged as fresh candidates — largely with party backing or as first-time contenders — across wards.Sahil Uttekar (25)…
If we start speaking, it will create a lot of problems for Ajit Pawar: BJP state chief PUNE: The BJP‘s state unit chief Ravindra Chavan on Saturday said NCP head Ajit Pawar should look within before levelling corruption charges on the BJP, while the latter again justified his decision to support the candidature of gangsters’…
Pune: The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Jan 2 caught a 43-year-old employee of the health department red-handed with Rs3 lakh he had allegedly demanded from another staffer for facilitating an inter-district transfer.According to a statement issued by the Anti-Corruption Bureau, the complainant, also a health department employee, was transferred from Kolhapur zone to Pune zone in…
Pune: After years of traffic snarls at University Chowk and along Ganeshkhind Road, commuters may soon get lasting relief as the integrated double-decker flyover with Metro at Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) Chowk nears completion.Officials of the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) said on Saturday that nearly 90% of the project has been completed,…
Pune: An UAE-based software engineer (50) lost Rs 1.73 crore after he fell for the promise of handsome returns on his investment in the online shares between Sept and Dec 2025.The Pune cybercrime police said the techie worked with a prominent company in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The scam happened when he visited Pune…
Pune: The Vishrambaug police on Friday registered a case of creating a ruckus and blocking traffic against 17 aspirants of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) examination for blocking the Alka Talkies chowk and staging a protest late on Thursday night.The sudden protest by the aspirants led to traffic jams on Tilak Road, Laxmi Road,…
Pune: The last Boxing Day came as a blessing for a man accused of robbing a wristwatch worth Rs60, Rs4 in cash and a handkerchief way back in 1974, along with two others. The absconder was acquitted 51 years on, in the absence of witness or evidence.N J Chavan, Judicial Magistrate First Class, Railway Court,…
Pune: BJP‘s state unit chief Ravindra Chavan on Saturday said NCP head Ajit Pawar should look within before levelling corruption charges on BJP, cautioning him against making such allegations.“If we speak against him, it will create a lot of trouble for him,” Chavan said in the city, after kickstarting the BJP’s campaign for Pune and…
