Pune: A retired employee (74) of Baramati Panchayat Samiti became the latest victim of a ‘digital arrest’ fraud as crooks put her in fear of arrest for allegedly transferring funds to terror organisations and made her transfer Rs45.6 lakh to different bank accounts between Feb 14 and 27. The woman on Wednesday lodged a complaint…
Pune: A tense standoff unfolded on Thursday morning on the MIT-ADT University campus in Loni Kalbhor after villagers attempted to drive garbage trucks through the premises to access an illegal dumping site near the Mula-Mutha river. Students and staff members blocked their entry, prompting police intervention. By 3.30pm, the university administration agreed to give villagers…
Pune: The Maharashtra Transport Action Committee on Thursday evening deferred its indefinite strike by a week against alleged misuse of the e-challan system and arbitrary penalties after receiving assurance from govt.Prasanna Patwardhan, president of the Bus and Car Owners Confederation of India and a senior member of the Maharashtra Transport Action Committee, toldTOI, “Deputy chief…
Nashik: The general body meeting of the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) on Friday witnessed sharp exchanges as corporators raised concerns over inadequate water supply, deteriorating road conditions and ageing sewerage infrastructure in several parts of the city.Corporators alleged that water distribution in the Panchavati and Cidco divisions remained severely inadequate despite sufficient reserves in the…
Pune: The NCP has announced its nominees for the co-opted corporator posts in the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), but the BJP is yet to finalise its candidates and has requested the civic administration to delay the election process by a month.BJP sources stated that the request for an extension follows an overwhelming number of…
Pune: Chakan police are searching for four men, who beat up a truck driver and robbed him of his cash and the truck’s batteries in Chakan MIDC on Monday. A 25-year-old truck driver from Beed district lodged a complaint with the Chakan police on Tuesday. An officer from the Chakan police said the complainant was…
Pune: Cybercrooks duped a private company employee from Charholi of Rs 6.41 lakh under the pretext of updating his credit card in Oct last year.The victim initially filed an online complaint. After preliminary investigations, a case was registered with the Dighi police on Wednesday.An officer from the Dighi police said the fraudsters contacted the victim…
Pune: Highlighting Pune’s growing stature as an international education hub, regional passport officer Vinodkumar Damodhar Gaikwad on Thursday said the presence of foreign students in the city has been instrumental in strengthening international cooperation and academic exchange. Speaking at the international conference titled, “From Education to Employment: Building Future-Ready Youth in BRICS & Other Partner…
Pune: The number of beneficiaries under several women-specific welfare schemes in Maharashtra has declined in 2025-26 compared with the previous year. The economic survey data on programmes implemented by the women and child development (WCD) department shows that the flagship Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana recorded a slight drop in coverage, with beneficiaries falling from…
Pune: The PMC along with Maha Metro has started preparations for construction of a six-lane elevated road and Metro viaduct on Nagar Road in the Ramwadi to Wagholi patch, while holding joint inspections along the entire stretch starting today (March 6). Authorities will review proposed designs of the 4.7km-long six-lane elevated road, alignment of the…
