Pune: Swargate police have registered a case against a builder, an earth mover operator and two contractors for attempting to grab a bungalow, owned by an 80-year old man, located at Gultekdi on Thursday. Swargate police reacted swiftly to the incident and stopped the demolition of the compound wall and on Saturday, the police ordered…
Pune: The Deccan Gymkhana police on Friday said they would look at other govt hospitals’ panels to seek opinion on alleged medical negligence in the deaths of a recipient husband and his donor wife following a liver transplant surgery at Sahyadri Hospitals’ Deccan branch in Aug, a day after Sassoon authorities expressed their inability to…
Pune: The traffic situation in Pune city is at its worst due to a lack of carriageways, which restricts the speed of a vehicle to 17 km per hour, police commissioner Amitesh Kumar said on Friday.“This speed of vehicular movement is significantly lower than that in Mumbai, Delhi and Chandigarh. The city’s traffic situation is…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is considering utilising water from Jambhulwadi and Bhilarewadi lakes, located in the Katraj hill area, to cater to the needs in nearby regions that frequently face a shortage, especially in summer. As per an estimate prepared by civic officials, water from Jambhulwadi lake can be used for almost eight…
Pune: A 64-year-old man, working as a digital solution provider, from Wadgaon Budruk recently lodged a complaint with the Sinhagad Road police on Thursday, stating that cybercrooks cheated him out of Rs 33.1 lakh by promising handsome returns through online share trading between July and Aug.Inspector Ulhas Kadam of the Sinhagad Road police said, “The…
Pune: Air Force Station Pune will host the inaugural edition of the “Sekhon Indian Air Force Marathon” on Nov 2 to honour the courage and supreme sacrifice of Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, the Indian Air Force’s only Param Vir Chakra awardee. The marathon, beginning at 5.45am from the station sports ground in Lohegaon,…
Pune: Chhath — the biggest festival of Bihar — entices migrant workers towards home for rituals and reunions, bridging caste and class divide. This is a year of departure. The urge to vote is also drawing people to Bihar before assembly elections.In the run-up to Diwali and Chhath, Pune station was choc-a-bloc. Many special trains…
Pune: The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) would be launching its own league, the body’s chief executive officer and former player Amandeep Johl said on Thursday.“Yes, we are starting a league in February. It is in the planning stage. We are almost signing up with the title partner,” Johl said on the sidelines of…
Pune: Two months after a temporary roundabout of bollards was removed at Raheja Vista chowk on NIBM Annexe Road, the residents are still waiting for a permanent fix to traffic issues.The roundabout, a crucial junction, was first created without any consultation with the traffic police and led to a protest by citizens in Aug, following…
Pune: The Airport police are searching for three autorickshaw drivers for allegedly posing as policemen and keeping a woman coordinator (22) with a bike and car aggregator firm confined in a car for two hours in the AeroMall basement parking for an “inquiry” against the organisation.“Going by the threats the three men issued to her,…
