Pune: Former Union minister and senior BJP politician Prakash Javadekar, while addressing young chartered accountancy students in Pune on Saturday, said, “Instead of lending your intellect to foreign companies, use it for your own country.” He was speaking at the inauguration of a two-day national students’ conference. TNN Source link
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad police have written to the authorities at the Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital (YCMH), requesting them to reserve a 10-bed ward for people in police custody who require medical attention.At present, the police travel all the way to Sassoon General Hospital with the people accused in police cases for treatment.The police have…
Pune: The Pune crime branch on Friday arrested Jayesh Wagh (36), an aide of the fugitive gangster Nilesh Ghaywal, from Titwala in Thane district.Wagh was one of the accused in the Kothrud firing case. He was also booked under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). Senior inspector Ashwini Jagtap of the crime…
Pune: The closure of the Swargate grade separator on Saturday threw vehicular movement at the ever-busy Swargate Chowk into chaos and forced vehicles heading towards Sarasbaug to ply on the narrow service lane on Shankarsheth Road. Following the closure of the grade separator, the stretch witnessed severe traffic congestion, as commuters spent a long time…
Pune: Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday said let an inquiry first determine how the Mundhwa land sale deed — related to a deal which should not have taken place at the first place — was registered, when he was asked about the issue of stamp duty related to the 40-acre land parcel.“The sale…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad police on Saturday said they had written to various authorities, including the immigration and passport departments, regarding the likelihood of Sheetal Tejwani — a key suspect in the Mundhwa land deal case — flying out of India, considering that a search was on for her.Senior inspector Anil Vibhute of the Bavdhan…
Pune: Thieves struck six places in city between Wednesday and Thursday and made off with cash and gold jewellery worth Rs 32 lakh.Separate complaints have been registered with the Sahakarnagar, Wanowrie, Chandannagar and Marketyard police on Thursday.A woman (39) from Hadapsar stated in her complaint with the Wanowrie police that unknown people broke into her…
NICMAR University Pune holds second convocation PUNE: NICMAR University Pune held its second annual convocation on Friday, marking the graduation of 1128 students and the awarding of 10 gold medals across its flagship programmes in the built environment. The ceremony highlighted the national importance of academic excellence, skill advancement and research driven education as India…
Pune: The Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) has announced an extension of one additional year, over and above the usual N+2 period, enabling students whose semester completion timeline or permanent registration number (PRN) validity has ended to appear for upcoming semester exams. The University Grants Commission (UGC) allows a maximum of N+2 years to complete…
PUNE: In a chilling plot straight out of a Bollywood thriller, a 42-year-old fabrication businessman from Warje Malwadi, angry over his wife’s alleged affair, immersed himself in crime novels and murder mystery shows for inspiration to come up with a meticulous plan to kill her. He eventually strangled the wife, cremated her remains in a…
