Pune: The economic offences wing (EOW) of Pune police has arrested a senior clerk from Baramati Medical College in connection with an alleged embezzlement of Rs4.19 crore between July 31, 2023, and Jan 24, 2024. She, along with other co-accused, was posted at Sassoon General Hospital in Pune.This is the sixth arrest in the case,…
Pune: BJP is set to face an uphill task in finalising the candidatures for the upcoming election to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) as it has so far received more than 2,300 applications from aspirants seeking party tickets. Among those on the race to secure nominations are former corporators, heads of various local committees, party…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad police on Thursday booked 28 members of four different gangs under the provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).Police said these gangs operate in different parts of Pimpri Chinchwad and were involved in serious crimes like murder, dacoity, robbery, illegal possession of arms, rioting, and body offences. Additional…
Pune: The state govt told the Legislative Council on Thursday that a committee would be formed to address concerns regarding mandatory TET for teachers nearing retirement and other demands.The decision follows the protest on Dec 5 when thousands of teachers and non-teaching staff across Maharashtra shut schools and took out a protest march in the…
Pune: The city unit of Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Friday started distributing forms to civic poll aspirants and the process of accepting applications would continue for a couple of days.A former corporator of MNS said Raj Thackeray had told the party workers during a recent visit to the city to start preparations…
Pune: Aviation experts hinted at a spike in airfares after the govt’s decision to snip 10% flights of IndiGo following the carrier’s crisis.The possible demand-supply gap in flight seats in some sectors could push up the fares after the govt withdrew the cap, they stressed. Aviation expert Sanjay Lazar, the CEO of Avialaz Consultants, told…
Pune: A 72-year-old retired assistant general manager of a public sector bank last month lost Rs63.4 lakh in a digital arrest fraud.Police said the septuagenarian had transferred the money on Nov 27 to two bank account numbers, provided to him by the crooks. A case was registered with the Pune Cyber Police on Thursday.An officer…
Pune: Working professional Akash Vaibhav was pleasantly surprised on Wednesday evening to find the fare of a Pune-Delhi IndiGo flight for Dec 17 around Rs8,000, but he could not book it because of unstable internet connectivity.The next morning his smile vanished. The fare jumped to Rs14,000.“How the fare of the same flight almost doubled within…
Pune: Happy Streets returns to NIBM for the second consecutive Sunday with a morning of fitness and community fun.The Times of India initiative, sponsored by Triaa, will take over Shankarao Ghule Road on Dec 14. All the activities from cycling to badminton and jogging to music will turn the stretch from the Ghule Chowk, NIBM,…
The Sardar Dastur Nosherwan Girls’ High School organised its Annual Day.The chief guests for the first and second day were Sandhya Yannuwar and joint charity commissioner for Pune Division Rajni Kshirsagar, respectively.The annual report was presented. The annual prize distribution followed recognising exemplary students across academic and co-curricular domains. The evening’s zenith was the captivating…
