Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad crime branch on Saturday busted a sex racket, which was being operated under the guise of a spa in Pimple Saudagar. The police arrested the spa owner and rescued seven women.The crime branch’s anti-human trafficking unit, led by senior police inspector Nitin Gite, made the arrest. The police received a tip-off…
Pune: The Pune Union of Working Journalists (PUWJ) on Sunday wrote to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), the three service chiefs and top armed forces officials raising its protest regarding inappropriate treatment of media persons during the 149th NDA passing out parade.The letter stated, “Certain officers on duty behaved in a manner that disregarded…
Pune: A driver and a cleaner travelling in two different heavy vehicles died after a truck crashed into the rear of a trailer truck near Urse toll plaza on the Pune-Mumbai expressway around 4am on Saturday.The collision led to the metal objects loaded on the trailer truck to slide and hit its driver after breaking…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad police traffic department has imposed a traffic diversion in Alandi on Monday, from 8am to 8pm, to facilitate a rally organised for the municipal council elections. This measure is necessary to ensure the smooth flow of the event and manage vehicular movement during this period.Under the new arrangement, vehicles will be…
Pune: IMD observatories in Pashan and Shivajinagar recorded minimum temperatures of 9.4°C and 9.8°C, respectively, on Sunday, marking a 4–5° plunge in just 24 hours.In rural Pune, Haveli was even colder at 7.8°C, making it one of the chilliest pockets in the region. The sharp dip was unmistakable, with residents waking up to crisp, biting…
Drunk Pune techie driving off in a huff runs over valet near Kalyaninagar pub PUNE: A 30-year-old parking attendant, working with a prominent bar and restaurant in Kalyaninagar, died after he was struck by a car driven by a drunk IT firm employee around 3pm on Sunday.Police have arrested the techie, Pratapsinh Dhaygude (50), a…
Pune: When Siddhi Jain secured admission to the National Institute of Technology, most would have seen a bright path ahead but she aspired to a different one — the sky. Refusing to give up on her dream of donning an Indian Air Force (IAF) uniform, she cleared the NDA entrance in her second attempt, left…
Pune: Robust deployment of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and large-scale awareness programmes have helped Maharashtra bring down HIV transmission and positivity rates in population down to tolerable minimums, senior state health officials said on World AIDS Day, observed every year on Dec 1.ART involves medicines given to HIV patients, sometimes daily, to stop the virus from…
Pune: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh Tripathi on Sunday said that swift deployment of Indian Navy‘s carrier battle group in the North Arabian Sea during Operation Sindoor ensured that Pakistan Navy remained close to its coast or within harbour limits, showcasing India’s high state of operational readiness.“The evolving security landscape demands a constant state…
Pune: The State Election Commission (SEC) may conduct the long-pending zilla parishad and panchayat samiti elections in phases, separating those within the 50% reservation ceiling from the local bodies having breached it. Elections are due in 32 zilla parishads (ZPs) and 336 panchayat samitis. Of these, a total of 17 ZPs and 83 panchayat samitis…
