Pune: Unknown men broke into Kharpudi Khandoba temple at Kharpudi village in Khed taluka, about 50 km from the city, early on Friday and made off with a donation box, silver idols, and ornaments collectively worth Rs14.50 lakh. The temple is located on a hillock near Rajgurunagar and is a prominent pilgrimage site for devotees….
Pune: A team from the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the police on Friday carried out searches at two houses of Sheetal Tejwani, who was arrested on Dec 3 in the case of the illegal sale of a 40-acre govt land parcel in Mundhwa. The police team took Tejwani alongside while searching for land parcel-related…
Pune: A total of 16 IndiGo flights — eight arrivals and an equal number of departures — were cancelled on Thursday and over 19 were inordinately delayed, triggering chaos and disorder in the airport.As many as 11 aircraft of the airline were on the ground, resulting in a majority of the 10 parking bays in…
Pune: The Ayush Hospital in Aundh has gained popularity among those wanting to try alternative medicines like ayurveda, yoga, naturopathy, unani and homeopathy treatments under one roof. The 30-bedded hospital began operations last year. Between Feb 2024 and Nov 2025, over 48,000 patients have received treatment in the outpatient department, officials said. More than 6,000…
Pune: The forest department warned residents against circulating fake or AI-generated images of wild animals and said such acts may invite action under the Cyber Act, after doctored visuals claiming to be of a leopard-like animal in the Ramnadi riverbed in Bavdhan was widely circulated in social media this week.Officials said the unverified content had…
Ahead of the 146th birth anniversary of Sadhu TL Vaswani, observed globally as International Meatless Day on November 25, Sadhu Vaswani International School (SVIS), Moshi-Pradhikaran, organised a large-scale peace rally that drew an impressive 3,200 participants. The gathering included 2,800 students and 400 staff members from SVIS, joined by several other schools and institutions from…
Pune: A youngster (20) was arrested on Wednesday from Nigdi Ota Scheme on the charge of beating up an elderly grocery shopowner (75) and his wife and robbing Rs3,000 from his cash counter late on Tuesday night.The victim lodged a complaint with the Nigdi police on Wednesday. The elderly couple suffered minor injuries. An officer…
Pune: The rural police have arrested 10 people in connection with a firing incident which left one person dead, and another injured at Mundhware village near Kamshet late on Tuesday night.The deceased has been identified as Rohit Madan Kurma (25), a resident of Ramnagar in Pimpri. His friend, Prashant Jadhav (20) of Deulgaon, sustained injuries…
Pune: The state prosecution told a magisterial court on Thursday that power of attorney (PoA) holder Sheetal Tejwani, arrested in the illegal sale of a 40-acre govt land parcel in Mundhwa, made multiple unsuccessful attempts between 2013 and 2021 before the revenue minister and the Bombay high court to get the govt land regranted to…
Pune: Continuing disruptions in IndiGo’s flight operations have begun to hit peak season travel out of the city, with tour operators reporting plan cancellations, date-change requests and even a shift to airports in Mumbai and Delhi. Many travellers flying for Christmas and New Year breaks are anxious that last-minute delays or cancellations could derail onward…
