Pune: As Diwali celebrations light up the city, at least 35 eye-related injuries caused by firecrackers have been reported in the last four days. Many victims were innocent bystanders — either simply watching the fireworks or unknowingly caught in the zone.Doctors said most injuries are treatable with anti-inflammatory medicines and steroids, but some serious cases…
A lake in Model Colony in Pune. A group of Jain community members have objected to sale of 3.5 acres of trust land located in the locality PUNE: Maharashtra state Charity Commissioner Amogh Kaloti on Monday directed the Mumbai-based Seth Hirachand Nemchand Smarak Trust and Pune-based realty company Gokhale Landmark LLP to “maintain status quo…
PUNE: State agriculture minister Datta Bharne on Monday admitted that the panchnama of all flood-affected farms was not yet complete. He said that over 60% of the process was done and once the entire assessment was ready, a detailed report would be sent to the Centre seeking a flood-relief package for the affected families. The…
Beloved statesman and former cabinet minister Mahadeorao Sukhaji Shivankar has passed away at 85 in Gondia, Maharashtra, after a long-standing health struggle. A distinguished five-time MLA and Lok Sabha member, Shivankar played a crucial role in the creation of Gondia district and held various important portfolios in state governance. GONDIA: Former minister and veteran BJP…
Pune: Bibvewadi police have detained three minors, all aged between 15 and 17 years, on the charge of assaulting an 18-year-old youth with a billhook in the Upper Indiranagar locality around 3.30 pm on Sunday. The injured youth and assailants are all students of different civic schools in Bibvewadi. Police said the incident was the…
Politics heats up over namaz at Pune’s Shaniwar Wada; Congress mocks BJP NEW DELHI: The controversy over Muslim women offering namaz at Pune’s historic Shaniwar Wada on Sunday, which led some Hindu outfits led by BJP Rajya Sabha MP Medha Kulkarni to perform a symbolic “purification” by sprinkling cow urine and reciting prayers, has escalated…
Pune: The PMRDA officials on Monday cited pending land clearances from the defence authorities, forest department and the Pune collector’s office for the delay in the first phase work of the proposed 83km inner ring road — from Solu to Wadgaon Shinde.The delay in securing land approvals stalled the process of floating tenders for the…
Pune: A 17-year-old boy suffered injuries after coming in contact with the overhead high voltage cables around 2pm on Monday on the Bibvewadi-Upper Indiranagar road.Senior inspector Ashwini Satpute of Bibvewadi police said, “The boy was cutting branches of the tree with a sharp weapon when the incident occurred. An eatery owner had hired his services…
Pune: An eatery manager and his accomplice were arrested on Sunday on the charge of attempting to kill his landlord’s son (28) with sharp weapons when the latter told him to clear the rent dues, while five others were booked.The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday inside an eatery along the Dange Chowk…
The farmers of Maharashtra are grappling with an alarming crisis as continuous downpours devastate their crops, particularly onions, tomatoes, and pomegranates. Struggling to make ends meet, many are compelled to sell their produce at a loss, with some choosing to turn their harvest into fertilizer rather than letting it perish. PUNE: Sudam Ingle, a farmer…
