Pune: A trip to the Narayanpur temple turned tragic for five people, including three members of a family, from Dhayari Phata travelling in the car sandwiched between two trucks in Thursday evening’s accident on the Navale Bridge stretch.Police said three members of the family, Dattatray Dabhade (58), his wife Shanta (54) and daughter Swati Santosh…
Pune: They say age is just a number, but if that number is 80, it starts to mean something. If that 80 is linked to a sport, it no longer remains just a number, it becomes a phenomenon.Maha Singh has become just that phenomenon at the Madhya Pradesh Shooting Academy ranges, where the octogenarian is…
Pune: A ready-mix concrete (RMC) plant expected to come up near Pashan Lake has residents and environmentalists worried over pollution concerns.The particulate matter emitted by the plant will be harmful for the residents living in nearby areas, as well as the regular and migratory birds that frequent the lake. Environmentalists also fear the RMC plant…
Pune: The traffic police stopped vehicular movement towards Mumbai on Katraj-Dehu Road bypass on Thursday evening because three vehicles involved in the accident caught fire, triggering a major traffic congestion on the Mumbai corridor of the stretch. The police diverted the traffic towards Mumbai via the Katraj Ghat section. Many long distance commuters from places…
Pune: Revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday backed the Rs 42-crore stamp duty notice issued by his department in connection with the Mundhwa land transaction, saying the parties involved in the deal were required to pay the full stamp duty as per the the Registration Act, 1908, even though the sale was technically void since…
Pune: Awareness regarding the impact of diabetes on fertility remains alarmingly low despite India being dubbed the “diabetes capital of the world”.With the World Diabetes Day observed on Friday, experts have stressed the critical need for proper diabetes management among young couples planning to conceive. Data from Jan 1 to Oct 30, 2025, show a…
Pune: The district administration on Thursday confirmed that Sheetal Tejwani, acting as the power of attorney for 272 Mahar watandars — former landowners in Mundhwa — did not pay any occupancy charges, contrary to her claims.The clarification comes amid an ongoing investigation into the Rs 300-crore land deal involving Amadea Enterprises LLP linked to deputy…
Pune: Inspector general of registration and stamps (IGR) Ravindra Binwade on Thursday suspended sub-registrar Vidya Shankar Bade (Sangle) amid allegations of serious irregularities in registering the sale of govt-owned land belonging to the animal husbandry department at Tathawade in Mulshi taluka. The action followed directions from revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule. Bade, holding the additional charge…
Pune: Citizens strongly opposed Hindi as a compulsory language from standard I under the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, during the public consultation conducted by the state-level committee for the three-language policy on Thursday in Council Hall in Pune.The meeting, chaired by educationist Narendra Jadhav, received a good response from citizens, educators, political party leaders…
Pune: In an effort to ensure proper functioning of its e-bus fleet, PMPML has mandated that all these vehicles with a completed operational age (six years) will have to undergo battery replacement. The transport body is also contemplating increasing charging points in seven of its e-bus depots, besides adding a few in other depots to…
