Pune: The first ‘Maharashtra Arogya Bhushan Award 2025′ was conferred to Dr Ravindra Kolhe and his wife Dr Smita Kolhe during the inaugural Health Literature Conference in Pune on Sunday. The Kolhe couple dedicated over four decades to healthcare in Melghat’s tribal belt. The conference was jointly organized by the Rugna Hakka Parishad, Chief Minister’s…
Pune: Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday asked the Alandi Municipal Council’s CEO to ensure that all potholes in civic limits are filled before Kartiki Ekadashi, scheduled in Nov, when a large number of warkaris (devotees) are set to visit the temple town. Shinde said he immediately sanctioned Rs1 crore for the work from…
Pune: A 17-year-old boy, who works with an industrial unit located in MIDC Bhosari, lost his fingers while bending metal at a press machine around 1.45pm on Saturday, MIDC Bhosari police said. Police registered a case against the unit owner for neglecting the safety of the workers. TNN Source link
Pune: A retired engineer, aged 60, lodged a complaint with the Pune cyber police, stating that online fraudsters cheated him of Rs97.17 lakhs by promising him handsome returns on his investment in the trade of online shares. The cheating occurred between April and June this year, according to the police. He tendered a complaint application…
Pune: The crime branch has uncovered a web of organised crime behind a string of bogus call centres busted in the city between May and Oct — revealing an international racket that sources personal data from servers in the US, Europe and India to defraud foreign nationals through elaborate phone scams.Deputy commissioner of police (crime)…
Pune: The PMC is yet to begin repairs on a column over a stone bridge in Hadapsar that has been broken for months. Alarmingly, despite its dilapidated condition, traffic over the bridge continues to move uninterrupted. While local residents are wary of using this route, they have no other choice as the bridge is a…
Pune: A day after Shiv Sena‘s city unit chief Ravindra Dhangekar wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding the resignation of Union Minister and city BJP MP Murlidhar Mohol over the Seth Hirachand Nemchand Jain hostel property deal row in Model Colony, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said he had spoken to Dhangekar,…
Pune: Light to moderate spells of rain were reported from several parts of Pune city and adjoining areas for the better part of Sunday. The bulk of this rain activity was reported between 5pm and 7pm, impacting traffic in many areas. The rain posed hardships to commuters in booking cabs and autos and threw citizens’…
On Sept 1, 2025, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) launched the pilot of its ‘Vishwas 2025′ programme in Vimannagar, aimed at mechanizing and revamping the waste collection and segregation system across the city. By Oct, it announced the pilot’s “success” and declared plans to expand it to other areas.However, at least 16 members of the SWaCH…
Satara doctor’s cousin demands SIT probe, alleges political and police pressure before her suicide NEW DELHI: The cousin of a woman doctor who allegedly died by suicide in Maharashtra’s Satara has demanded a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe, alleging that she had been under “immense political and police pressure” for over a year and was…
