Pune: The Ravet police are investigating email threats sent to a construction company official (54), his software engineer son based in the US, and his daughter working with a private company in Pune, demanding US dollars in the range of $10,000 to $30,000 from them.“The email threat also aired resentment over native US citizens losing…
Pune: The state prosecution told a magisterial court in Paud that the Bavdhan police needed time to interrogate suspended sub registrar Ravindra B Taru (58) regarding the receipt of total Rs 48,000 in his bank account around the time when the sale deed relating to the Mundhwa govt land parcel was registered by him.Police investigations…
Pune: Students appearing for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC, Std X) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC, Std XII) board examinations scheduled in Feb–March next year will be required to have an APAAR ID, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has announced. The unique ID will be essential not only to view…
Pune: As the air quality index (AQI) remained in the ‘poor’ category for several days, Pimpri Chinchwad emerged as one of the most polluted cities in Maharashtra, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The CPCB monitors air quality at 28 locations across the state through stations operated by the Maharashtra Pollution…
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday sounded the poll bugle for Pune Municipal Corporation by inaugurating and launching development projects worth Rs 3,000 crore.Just before the announcement on the civic polls, the CM inaugurated nine projects and laid the foundation stone for 14 infrastructure works in Pune Municipal Corporation’s limits worth Rs 3,000 crore….
Pune: Citizens groups have urged the state’s expert committee on deemed forests to declare the entire Vetal hill complex as forest land, citing Supreme Court directives, official forest department records and multiple biodiversity studies.In a detailed representation to senior forest officials, the group, under the banner of Vetal Tekdi Bachav Kruti Samiti (VTBKS), highlighted increasing…
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said Mahayuti partners BJP and Shiv Sena will contest together in most municipal corporation elections on Jan 15. This includes Mumbai, Thane and Kalyan Dombivli. However, in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, the BJP and Shiv Sena will have friendly fights with the NCP.Speculations about all three Mahayuti partners…
Pune: Against the backdrop of recent reports of leopard sightings in various areas, an IT firm based in the city has now issued an advisory to its employees in Hinjewadi concerning potential wildlife encounters. IT firm Cognizant issued a general advisory to its employees as a precaution, although there have been no leopard sightings in…
Pune: The city continued to experience single-digit minimum temperatures on Sunday, with Shivajinagar recording 9.4°C and Pashan 9.2°C.India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast similar conditions for Monday, predicting single-digit minimum temperatures to persist. According to the forecast, the city is expected to witness mainly clear skies, with maximum and minimum temperatures around 29°C and 9°C,…
Pune: A cellphone shopowner (32) from Moshi received a double blow as a conman took Rs80,000 and drove away with his motorcycle too on Dec 11.The victim approached the Bhosari MIDC police on Saturday and lodged a complaint.On Dec 11, around 3pm, an unknown man came to the complainant’s shop and requested him to transfer…
