Pune: A constable with the crime branch of the Pune police was left with a torn ear and injuries to his head and chest after two men on a sports bike assaulted him near the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) on Law College Road around 1.30am on Monday, following a minor road accident….
Pune: The city woke up to its coolest morning of the season on Monday, with Pashan recording a minimum temperature of 18.1°C, while Shivajinagar also registered its lowest minimum so far at 19°C. The drop came as clear skies dominate the region ahead of the monsoon’s anticipated withdrawal from the state.According to an India Meteorological…
Pune: The Association of Plant Tissue Culture Industries in Maharashtra on Monday submitted a letter to members of the department of biotechnology under the ministry of science and technology, requesting them to address concerns ranging from limited certification validity and high costs to lack of coordination between state agencies.A rising number of consumer court cases…
Pune: Kothrud residents and members of Vanachari, Greenhills group reached out to civic chief Naval Kishore Ram on Oct 3 and raised an alarm over a builder allegedly cutting in deep at the Mhatoba tekdi as part of a redevelopment project of a nearby society.The tekdi is located in the right Bhusari colony.Resident Makarand Shete…
Pune: Satara district collector Santosh Patil has ordered reopening of the Parsi Gymkhana property in Mahabaleshwar and halted commercial activities on the premises, which would violate the govt lease terms. The order, issued on Aug 28, directed that the 41,200 square metre govt-leased property (C.S. no. 233) be handed back to Parsi Gymkhana Trust, but…
Pune: NCP (SP) working president and Baramati MP Supriya Sule on Monday expressed shock over state govt’s inaction in seeking central aid for flood-affected families in Maharashtra, saying despite the widespread devastation, the state had yet to submit a proposal to Centre for a relief package.Sule’s statement came a day after Union home minister Amit…
Pune: The district administration is set to introduce financial safeguards, including counselling centres and financial help desks, to safeguard Purandar villagers from impulsive spending and financial mismanagement following multi-crore payouts for airport land acquisition.Officials said discussions were under way with banks to extend support for the initiative. The authorities are also considering transferring compensation amounts…
Pune: A Pune rural police team recently arrested a worker in Haveri district in Karnataka on the charge of killing his colleague at an under-construction farmhouse at Naroli village in Baramati taluka.Assistant police inspector Manoj Navsare, in-charge of the Supe police station, told TOI on Monday that Ganesh Chavan (49) and Nagesh Gadiyappanvar (34), both…
Residents of Aundh Road and Bhau Patil Road have teamed up with Pune Samwad, a citizen-led initiative aimed at resolving civic issues and protecting the environment, to organise nature walks and painting sessions at the Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS) in their neighbourhood as an ‘Occupy Green Spaces’ initiative. The aim is to help people connect…
Pune: The Khadak police detained four boys (all aged between 15 and 17 years) on the charge of vandalising 12 vehicles at Kasewadi in Bhawani Peth area late Friday night.Police said the boys were sitting in a parked autorickshaw and speaking aloud among each other, creating a lot of noise. A local resident, who also…
