Pune: Faraskhana police on Tuesday arrested four men who, on behalf of the Andekar gang, allegedly collected monthly extortion money from vendors at the unauthorised fish market in Ganesh Peth.Based on the fish traders’ statements and the subsequent registration of an FIR, police said gangster Suryakant alias Bandu Andekar and his aides, including his family…
Pune: Two workers of a construction site were arrested from an express train at Kalyan railway station and their supervisor’s three-year-old daughter rescued on Monday night.The Airport police said they had kidnapped the child after their supervisor fired them around 5pm on Monday. Senior inspector Govind Jadhav of the Airport police told TOI: “The girl…
Pune: Activists from the city unit of Patit Pavan Sanghatana (PPS) have claimed that a part of the false ceiling of Balgandharva Rangmandir Art Gallery fell on Wednesday morning. “A part of the false ceiling came down unexpectedly. At the time of the incident, there was no one at the art gallery, but the incident…
Pune: PMPML’s ongoing test run of a double-decker bus ran into trouble as overgrown tree branches on the roads caused hindrance to the ride. At present, the test run of the double-decker bus is under way on four routes. The problem of overgrown tree branches was encountered particularly on the route between Ramwadi Metro station…
Pune: Daily commuters on Sinhagad Road continue to grapple with frustrating traffic snarls, especially during the peak hours, despite both wings of the flyover being operational. The travellers said the bottlenecks, often cropping up multiple times a week, resulted in delays of 20-25 minutes during the rush period, leaving people exasperated.Wadgaon Budruk resident Sunil Pendse,…
Pune: The ambitious Rs4,200crore Talegaon–Chakan–Shikrapur highway project has moved into the implementation stage finally, nearly five months after the state cabinet’s approval. Tenders have been floated and land acquisition will commence once the agency is finalised.Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation (MSIDC) is implementing the project for which 56 hectares of land would be required. “Once…
Pune: The civic body plans to start a bird park on the premises of Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park in Katraj and improve the facilities for visitors.“A committee of civic officials visited the zoo to check the status of the facility. The area is huge, but the number of animals is less; more animals can be…
Pune: The civic body will remove around 200 speed breakers and repair damaged lids of 400 drainage chambers to level certain city roads over the next two months in preparation of the 684km Pune Grand Challenge Tour which is scheduled for Jan 2026 and is a qualifier for the Los Angeles Olympics 2028.The event will…
Pune: A 65-year-old woman from the Sangvi area has become the latest victim of a digital arrest fraud in the city and lost Rs1 crore to cybercriminals. The retired Central govt official lodged a complaint with the Pimpri Chinchwad cyber police on Monday. Deputy commissioner of police (crime) Shivaji Pawar told TOI that the woman…
Pune: Excessive rainfall over the past week has damaged crops in the district, causing huge losses to farmers. According to preliminary estimates by the agriculture department, crops spread across 273 hectares have been damaged, affecting around 720 farmers in 63 villages. Officials said the crops worst hit are onion, vegetables, kharif produce, and flowers, particularly…
