Pune: The civic body is set to receive around 12 breathalysers from the Pune traffic police next week to check water tanker drivers and prevent drunk driving, senior civic officials told TOI.The move comes amid growing concerns over road safety involving tanker drivers and follows recent fatal accidents that triggered public outrage.Nandkishor Jagtap, head of…
Pune: A 64-year-old resident of Kalepadal lost Rs 18 lakh to cybercriminals in a digital arrest fraud between April 8 and 15 this year.The senior citizen lodged a complaint with Kalepadal police on Tuesday.An officer from the Kalepadal police said the elderly man received a video call from an unknown number on April 8. The…
Pune: Groundwork has finally begun on the proposed 1.5km-long elevated Metro extension between Vanaz and Chandni Chowk, marking a key step in extending the Metro services to the city’s western entry point. Approved last year, the section will have two stations — Kothrud Depot and Chandni Chowk.Maha Metro officials said the construction would be carried…
Pune: More students from ILS Law College came forward to submit applications seeking refund of unauthorised charges on Wednesday, the third consecutive day of protests over alleged excess fee collection.The students said over 15 applications were successfully submitted to the college administration during the day. University officials said the matter would be examined. Krushna Sathe,…
Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad mayor Ravi Landge has directed the civic environment department to identify, within seven days, housing societies discharging untreated sewage into nullahs and initiate strict action against them. The directive followed complaints that effluents from residential complexes and a private educational institute were polluting the Pavana river.Mayor Landge visited Kiwale on Tuesday, where…
Pune: The April 2 arrest of three individuals by the Chakan police for illegally refilling domestic LPG cylinders from a tanker in Bhose village has once again exposed a deep-rooted black market operating across Pune’s industrial belt.Investigators and industry experts say such a racket is neither new nor isolated, but part of a widespread, loosely…
Pune: The Chikhali police have registered a case against a resident of Rupinagar for extorting Rs 7 lakh from a shop owner since March last year.The shop owner approached the police on Monday, when the accused demanded Rs 1.70 lakh more from him.Assistant police inspector Sidhhanath Babar of the Chikhali police said that the shop…
Pune: A case was registered on Tuesday against the operators of six channels on a video-sharing platform on the charge of circulating question papers of the periodic assessment test (PAT) III on social media before the examination was conducted.The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) conducts the exam for school students.An officer from…
Pune: The court of special judge (MCOCA) SS Kanthale has rejected the second bail application of jailed corporator Laxmi Udaykant Andekar in the Sept 5, 2025, murder of Ayush Komkar (18), holding that her conduct before and after the crime reflected her involvement in the conspiracy that cannot be ruled out at this stage.Kanthale referred…
Pune: Minister of higher and technical education Chandrakant Patil has written to agriculture minister Dattatray Bharne telling him to compensate as per govt rules the family of the College of Agriculture (CoA) student who died on March 14 , while also ordering an inquiry and action against those responsible for his death.A month ago, agri-business…
