Pune: Relatives of a septuagenarian patient allegedly vandalised Sahyadri Hospital’s Hadapsar branch premises on Wednesday, claiming that negligence by doctors caused infections and multi-organ failure, which led to his death. Refuting the charges, the hospital said the patient, Keru Sapkal (77) from Hadapsar, was brought in a critical condition and despite following the necessary medical…
Pune: Financial services and life sciences were projected to be key drivers of Pune’s office real estate growth, which was expected to reach 14 crore square feet by 2030, global commercial real estate firm CBRE stated in a report.The report, dated Nov 27, stated that the surge would be complemented by existing sectors like manufacturing…
Pune: A five-year-old boy from Ahilyanagar district survived a brutal leopard attack in mid-Sept because of swift intervention of his mother and intensive care at a Pune hospital. The child had suffered deep injuries to the head, face and ears, but has made remarkable recovery.The attack occurred while Nimish (name changed) was playing with other…
Pune: Chartered accountants have played a vital role to ensure successful implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system in India, said principal chief commissioner of Central GST and Customs, Pune zone, Mayank Kumar.Kumar was speaking at the inauguration of a two-day national conference on GST ending Wednesday. The event was organised by the…
Pune: Facing allegations of massive overspending and inflated equipment purchases, Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU)’s vice-chancellor Suresh Gosavi has constituted a fact-finding committee to scrutinise procurement decisions made by the varsity’s department of technology under two major govt-funded projects.The university said the committee will examine purchases made in 2018 under the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan…
Pune: The city experienced its coldest morning of the season on Tuesday, with minimum temperatures dropping to single digits in Pashan (8.4°C) and Shivajinagar (8.9°C) — a sharp decline as compared to last week. With this, Met department has issued a coldwave warning for several Maharashtra districts, including Pune, over the coming days.According to India…
Pune: Custom officers at the Pune airport, amid the IndiGo fiasco, foiled a smuggling attempt and seized hydroponic weed (marijuana) worth Rs 2.29 crore from a passenger, who was arrested.Based on profiling, officers from the Air Intelligence Unit at the Pune International Airport intercepted the passenger arriving from Bangkok on IndiGo flight 6E-1096 on Dec…
Pune: A 53-year-old cyber consultant from Sahakarnagar allegedly lost Rs 5.6 crore after online fraudsters, impersonating officials from the Data Protection Board of India and a Nashik police inspector, threatened him with arrest in a terror-funding case between Nov 20 and Dec 5. “The victim approached us on Saturday. We registered his complaint on Sunday,”…
Pune: Koregaon Park police on Monday arrested a man for allegedly cheating several car owners from Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad and other areas after promising them good resale value for their vehicles. Senior police inspector Sangita Jadhav told TOI on Tuesday: “The arrested suspect has been identified as Sumit Kawade (27), a resident of Koregaon Park….
Pune: The city lost investment opportunities from nearly 100 global capability centres (GCCs) due to the inability of wide-bodied aircraft to land at Lohegaon airport, Kaustubh Dhavse, chief advisor (investments and strategy) to CM Devendra Fadnavis, said on Tuesday. A GCC is an offshore and wholly-owned subsidiary set up by a multinational company in a…
