Pune: Bird watchers have raised an alarm over the rampant habitat destruction at the foothills of Pashan Tekdi on the Baner–quarry side, where mounds of construction debris were dumped recently.Ranjeet Rane, a birdwatcher and member of the Vetal Tekdi Bachav Kruti Samiti, said the dumping activity has stopped for now, but the damage is visible….
Pune: Shiv Sena (UBT) party workers on Wednesday held a protest in front of Pune railway station, demanding that its security be tightened in wake of the Delhi blast on Nov 10. They demanded that 160 CCTV cameras be installed in the station and baggage scanning machines be made present at all the gates. They…
Pune: The Maha Metro has appealed to citizens to seek prior permission for videography and photo-shooting at metro stations and in trains.The move followed a recently reported incident when a group of people videographed at the premises of Metro station without permission.Chandrashekhar Tambavekar, AGM (PR) at Maha Metro, told TOI, “The guidelines for videography and…
Pune: A 29-year-old employee of a defence establishment in Khadki was duped of Rs 1.5 lakh while trying to return a pillow he bought online. The fraud occurred on Nov 7. He approached the police on Tuesday.According to the complaint, the victim was unable to initiate the return process on the e-commerce website, and contacted…
Pune: At least 20 passengers suffered injuries after a private bus they were travelling in crashed into the rear of a truck in Manchar on the Pune-Nashik highway, about 65 km from Pune, on Tuesday night.The passengers were on their way to Shegaon in Buldhana district. The injured passengers, all from Nagpur, are undergoing treatment…
Pune: The Kondhwa police registered a case against four women after they allegedly abused, shoved and beat up two women police marshals, and prevented them from taking action against youths found with a liquor bottle, hookah pot and a sharp knife on Monday night. One of the four women was the mother of the youth…
Pune: Dr Rajani Panchang, assistant professor in the department of environmental science of Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), was awarded the Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowship for academic and professional excellence 2025.The fellowship, administered by the United States–India Educational Foundation (USIEF), supports Indian researchers working on climate-related studies in America for 8 to 12 months. Panchang will…
Pune: The long-pending recruitment for dean positions in four major faculties of SPPU has finally moved forward, after these crucial posts remained vacant for nearly three years. Now, the varsity administration has issued a fresh advertisement for the positions of faculty of dean and director, board of innovation, dean of research and dean of incubation….
Pune: A special court in the city has rejected the second bail plea of five accused in a case of murder & Rs2 crore extortion bid on a govt contractor. The Pune Rural police have invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) provisions in the case. Special judge (MCOCA) SR Salunkhe, while…
Pune: Collector Jitendra Dudi on Wednesday said state govt had already suspended Pune city tehsildar Suryakant Yeole and registered an FIR against him for allegedly issuing illegal orders concerning govt land in Mundhwa and Bopodi. His statement came after activist Vijay Kumbhar, in a post on X, alleged that Yeole had repeatedly been shielded despite…
