Pune: Some assailants on Tuesday night shot dead a 35-year-old man, Ramesh Reddy, a resident of Dehu Road. The murder was the fallout of an old rivalry, police said.Around 9pm on Tuesday, Reddy was near an eatery when unknown persons opened fire at him. He was critically injured in the attack. “Reddy was immediately taken…
Pune: A Central Railway committee will investigate all aspects of the derailment of CSMT-Solapur Vande Bharat Express just outside the Pune Junction station on Monday evening and the alleged delay in the restoration work.The probe committee will determine if there were any shortcomings in the maintenance of the non-standard diamond crossing in the Pune yard,…
Pune: A man accused in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act case for sexually assaulting a minor girl and forcing her for abortion when she became pregnant was found hanging inside the lockup of the Wadgaon Nimbalkar police station on Tuesday morning.A case was registered against him earlier on April 24, he…
Pune: The presence of a jungle cat has been documented using camera traps on Vetal tekdi, underscoring the ecological value of the city’s hill ecosystems that are under increasing development pressure.A small team of wildlife enthusiasts and researchers led the wildlife-monitoring initiative. It involved deploying night-vision trail cameras across the Vetal tekdi complex and adjoining…
Pune: The PMC plans to tackle at least 65 out of 120 flood-prone spots by implementing various measures before June, as part of pre-monsoon works to avoid waterlogging. For the remaining spots, the civic administration has said it will make temporary arrangements to avoid waterlogging during heavy spells of rain.Officials from Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)…
Pune: Over 300 vice chancellors of universities from across India called for a shift to AI-driven learning, stronger school outreach for disadvantaged students and a redesign of universities beyond classroom teaching at a national meet in Pune on Tuesday.The three-day conference of the Association of Indian Universities at Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth focuses on how…
Pune: A 36-year-old software engineer from Shewalwadi near Hadapsar lost Rs 2.3 crore between Jan 26 and March 11 after falling for high returns bait in an online share-trading scam.The Pune cyber police registered an FIR on Monday after verifying her complaint application.Senior inspector Swapnali Shinde of the Pune cyber police told TOI, “The complainant…
Three American nationals have been issued a ‘Leave India Notice’ by Pune Police for violating tourist visa norms. PUNE: Pune Police have issued a “leave India notice” to three American nationals for allegedly violating tourist visa norms by engaging in religious preaching activities. According to officials, the trio, aged 53, 65 and 66, entered India…
Pune: BJP leader Sandeep Khardekar has demanded that the PMC conduct a comprehensive audit of all water ATMs across the city after laboratory test report of samples collected from an installation in Karvenagar revealed the water was unfit for human consumption.“These ATMs are often operated by private players, and the source of their water must…
Pune: A three-hour rescue operation ended successfully on Monday night after a youth dubbed as ‘mentally unstable’ by the police climbed a 132 kV high-tension transmission tower in Nigdi’s Yamunanagar area.Besides bringing the unidentified youth down safely, authorities managed to avert a major power disruption event. Traffic had to be diverted onto the Bhakti Shakti-Talawade…
