Pune: A 31-year-old suspended police constable lodged a complaint against a woman, a resident of Alandi Road, with the Bharati Vidyapeeth police on Wednesday, alleging that she extorted Rs 1.72 lakh from him between Nov 2023-2024.According to the police, the woman took cash and valuables from the suspended constable after professing her love, threatening him…
Tragedy struck near Dehu Road as two BBA students lost their lives, and two others were injured when their car collided with a container truck on the Pune-Mumbai highway. PUNE: Two BBA students of a city-based private college were killed and two others suffered injuries after the car they were travelling in crashed into a…
Pune: The upcoming 99th all-India Marathi literary meet in Satara holds special historical significance. Satara’s Yamai Shriniwas School, run by the Aundh Shikshan Mandal in Aundh, a town in the district, has the rare distinction of nurturing five stalwarts who have presided over this prestigious literary conclave. Among them were the celebrated Madgulkar brothers—Gajanan Digambar…
Pune: The PMPML has been coming up with new people-centric initiatives to enhance passenger traffic, but commuters stressed first the basics should be right.Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) on Thursday presented Paithani sarees and a month-long free bus passes to 18 women chosen in a lucky draw contest during Raksha Bandhan in Aug under…
Pune: Admission figures for agriculture courses in state colleges show that 17.5% seats are vacant even though farming is the backbone of Maharashtra’s economy, employing over 50% of the workforce. It is a slight improvement from last year when nearly 23% seats were unfilled.Data from State Common Entrance Cell after all centralised admission rounds showed…
Pune: The district administration received farmers’ consent for nearly 90% of the land required for the proposed Purandar international airport till Thursday — the last day for submitting the assent letters. District collector Jitendra Dudi told TOI that around 2,800 farmers from seven villages — Vanpuri, Udachiwadi, Kumbharvalan, Ekhatpur, Pargaon, Munjwadi and Khanwadi — selected…
Pune: Women loco pilots will drive Metro’s upcoming Line 3 between Shivajinagar and Hinjewadi, French mobility operator Keolis has announced, after securing a 10-year contract to operate the corridor. At least 100 women will be recruited and trained for the role, in what the company has called an “unprecedented initiative in India”, officials confirmed to…
Pune: Tempers flared and patience wore thin as the city’s infrastructure crumbled under a sharp 90-minute spell of rain on Thursday evening, trapping thousands of commuters in a bumper-to-bumper maze of headlights and honking horns on waterlogged roads. The gridlock stretched endlessly, with a section of commuters claiming of taking nearly an hour to crawl…
Pune: The southwest monsoon’s exit from central India may not happen on schedule this year, with fresh weather systems over the Bay of Bengal likely to prolong rain in Maharashtra and parts of Central India.The latest Extended Range Forecast issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday indicated a renewed spell between Sept 25…
Pune: Police on Thursday arrested Sonali Andekar, wife of slain former NCP corporator Vanraj Andekar, in connection with the revenge murder of Ayush Komkar (18) in Nana Peth. On Wednesday night, police arrested Munaf Pathan, a close aide of Vanraj’s brother, Krushna. Pathan is accused of supplying firearms to the assailants.Ayush was shot dead in…
