Pune: The court of additional sessions judge SS Nair on Wednesday granted bail to two co-accused, including a lawyer, in a case of alleged sexual exploitation over a period of five years from 2020 of a woman (27) from Bhutan by at least 11 men .The prosecution said the woman came to India in 2020…
Pune: The Shri Kasba Ganapati temple is facing an unusual dilemma following a rare and carefully managed restoration of its centuries-old idol. Nearly 900kg of shendur (orange powder) removed during the process has led to a surge in requests from devotees seeking its distribution as prasad. Before taking a decision, the temple trust has sent…
Pune: The Kothrud police registered a case of voluntarily causing grievous injury against a woman (22) after she threw boiling tea on her husband at their residence around 10.30am on Wednesday.The husband works as a security guard. He lodged a complaint against his wife.According to the police, the couple was married about a year ago….
Pune: After the alliance talks between the BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena failed for Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, Ajit Pawar‘s NCP is looking for an opportunity to forge an alliance with Shiv Sena for polls in PMC and PCMC. While both NCP groups have already announced an alliance for the two municipal corporations, the…
Pune: Political parties in the city, with less than two weeks remaining for campaigning, are set to launch an aggressive outreach drive centred on rallies, padyatras, corner meetings and small gatherings as part of their daily campaign schedule.The BJP is planning public meetings addressed by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis across all eight assembly segments in…
BJP drops candidate after old videos surface showing her slamming Fadnavis PUNE: The BJP has withdrawn the candidature of Pooja More-Jadhav for the Pune civic polls following opposition from party workers, party leaders said to news agency PTI.More-Jadhav had received the party’s AB form for Ward No 2 under the quota of alliance partner Republican…
Pune: A manager (44) of a private company in Talegaon MIDC lost Rs 70.7 lakh after cybercrooks promised good returns on investing money in cryptocurrency between June 2024 and March 2025.The victim filed an online complaint and after preliminary investigations, a case was registered with the Kalewadi police on Wednesday.An officer from the Kalewadi police…
Pune: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has rolled out a self-guided digital audio tour system at two major heritage sites in Maharashtra — Kuda Caves in Raigad district and Lohagad Fort in Pune district — allowing visitors to explore monuments independently using QR codes and their mobile phones.The initiative, introduced by ASI’s Mumbai circle,…
PUNE: The Bombay high court (HC) has taken an exception to the MHADA officials “overstepping their authority and jurisdiction” to misconstrue the chief minister’s (CM) remark on a letter by BJP’s Kasba Peth MLA Hemant Rasne as a stay on the redevelopment of Sunglory housing cooperative and on a redevelopment proposal of the Nutan housing…
Pune: Electric vehicle registrations under the Pune RTO increased by over 4% in 2025 compared to 2024 after the low GST of 5% was retained in last year’s tax overhaul.There was a significant spike in EV cars’ registration in Pune, while the number of EV two-wheelers dipped. The Pune RTO recorded registrations of 37,470 EVs…
