Pune: Opposition parties on Tuesday criticised the State Election Commission (SEC), alleging that the polls to 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar parishads were being rushed despite the alleged discrepancies in the voters’ list. Mahayuti members, however, expressed optimism about winning the upcoming elections scheduled for Dec 2.State Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal said SEC has…
Pune/ Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday announced that the state govt will seek the Centre’s permission to carry out an extensive sterilisation drive of leopards and to put down a feline that kills, amid growing attacks in Pune and Ahilyanagar districts.Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting in Mumbai, Fadnavis said the state…
Pune: Gold jewellery worth Rs10 lakh was stolen from a marriage venue in Lonavla. Two unknown men on Sunday stole gold and diamond jewellery belonging to a bride’s mother, valued at Rs9.94 lakh, from a resort at Karla near Lonavla, about 60km from Pune. A 52-year-old woman from Kota in Rajasthan lodged a complaint with…
Pune: The court of special judge SR Salunkhe on Tuesday extended till Nov 14 the custodial remand of techie Zubair Ilyas Hangargekar, who was arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Oct 27 from Kondhwa on the charge of possessing banned al-Qaida literature. The ATS has invoked charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)…
PUNE: Diwali celebrations took a heartwarming turn this year as festive sweets, greeting cards, and goodwill messages from Maharashtra reached Indian soldiers deployed in the icy terrains of Siachen Base Camp. The initiative, titled ‘Maayechya Faralacha Ghaas’ (A Bite of Mother’s Love), was organized by Aadhar Social Trust as part of its 11th annual Diwali…
Pune: An 18-year-old youth died after his scooter was hit by a container truck at Dehugaon on the Pune-Mumbai highway on Sunday morning. The accident occurred when the victim, Daksh Solanki of Kamshet, was driving towards Pimpri. The Dehu Road police registered a case of accidental death against the container truck driver.An officer from the…
Pune: Hundreds of villagers from Junnar, Shirur, Ambegaon, and Khed tehsils in Pune district staged a rasta roko at Manchar bypass on Pune-Nashik highway on Monday and their protest continued until late with the demand for gun licences to shoot leopards after a series of fatal attacks in the region.Long traffic snarls were seen along…
Pune: In a hit-and-run accident, a 35-year-old man and his son (4) were killed after their two-wheeler was hit by a container truck near Kurkumbh on Pune-Solapur highway about 74km from Pune on Sunday evening. The Pune Rural police have identified the father-and-son duo as Kandu Bansude and Rudra of Palasdev in Indapur taluka. The…
Pune: The court of Additional Sessions Judge DP Ragit convicted and sentenced nurse Savita Prakash Jadhav (35) to life imprisonment for murdering her live-in partner Pravin Dnyanoba Bhagyawant, a driver with Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, on Sept 3, 2018.The court also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the convict, who will have to serve…
PUNE: “Thalassemia is a hereditary blood disorder, and when two Thalassemia minor individuals marry, there is up to a 25% chance that their child will be born with Thalassemia major. However, this condition can be prevented through prenatal testing. The ‘Pritham’ initiative has been instrumental in raising awareness and promoting preventive testing. Both government and…
