Pune: Southwest monsoon withdrawal is set to be delayed this year with IMD cautioning that a fresh low-pressure system, which formed over the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday and will keep rainfall active in parts of the country well into the first week of Oct.India Meteorological Department (IMD) director-general Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said the conditions for…
Pune: As the nine-day Navaratra festival draws to a close on Wednesday, communities across the city will observe Navami with a rich tapestry of devotion and ritual, each celebrating in its unique way. From traditional prayers to cultural performances and feasts for young girls, the final day of worship reflects a spectrum of spiritual expression….
Pune: Gangster Nilesh Bansilal Ghaywal (49) obtained a passport under the tatkaal scheme from the Pune regional passport office in Dec 2019 by using a fake residential address in Ahilyanagar (formerly Ahmednagar) and altering the spelling of his surname from ‘Ghaywal’ to ‘Gaywal’, police investigation has revealed.The Pune police issued a lookout circular (LOC) against…
Pune: Continuous rain over the last several days has left devastation in its wake in farmlands across the state. Among these, farmers growing leafy vegetables have suffered serious damage, leading to a drop in arrivals of such produce in retail markets — and a commensurate increase in prices paid by consumers. Retailers said the prices…
Pune: Maharashtra recorded the highest number of custodial deaths across India in 2023 at a grim 17 cases, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report for 2023 released on Tuesday showed. Of these, seven individuals died by suicide while in custody, and 10 others succumbed to illnesses in hospitals. Significantly, 13 of these deaths occurred before…
Pune: Maharashtra continued to top the list for railway-related criminal cases for the third consecutive year in 2023, with 23,349 cases, contributing significantly to the national total of 83,788 offences, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report for 2023 showed on Tuesday.With this, the state has seen a sharp rise in such cases over the years,…
Pune: A retired mental health consultant (83) fell for a digital arrest fraud and lost Rs 28.5 lakh to cybercrooks in Feb.The victim stays with his son in Dhayari while his other son is settled abroad. He exhausted his savings and fixed deposit (FD). The fraud came to light a few months later when the…
Pune: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said Muslims will never exceed the Hindu population in India, but a wrong perception is being created against the community. Owaisi was speaking at a meet-the-press event organised by Pune Working Journalists Union (PUWJ) on Tuesday, where he spoke about the challenges the community faces and accused the…
Pune: Public works department minister Shivendraraje Bhosale on Tuesday said an executive engineer and a senior clerk from the Pune PWD circle had been suspended after an inquiry found them responsible for the delay in issuing a work order for the construction of a new bridge over the Indrayani river at Kundamala in Maval taluka….
Pune: Vehicle registrations in the jurisdiction of Pune RTO are likely to surpass the figures of the corresponding period last year, officials said. The transport authority has already registered 8,717 vehicles from Sept 21-29, leading to Dasara this year.The RTO on Monday evening released the figures for vehicle registrations during the Navaratra period.As many as…
