Pune: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast isolated rainfall in parts of Maharashtra over the next few days, particularly in Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidarbha from Monday. The activity is attributed to the interaction of an upper-level trough with moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal.IMD scientist SD Sanap said the rainfall will be…
Pune: A hardware shop owner and his friend from Belagavi in Karnataka were arrested on Thursday for their alleged involvement in an online fraud case involving a man-in-the-middle cyberattack. The accused allegedly cheated a city-based construction company in Hadapsar of Rs 1.95 crore in Jan.Senior inspector Swapnali Shinde of the Pune cyber police said, “We…
Pune: The district recorded highest number of chikungunya cases (22) and second most dengue infections (44) across the state last year, underscoring the need for public awareness and mosquito-control measures. Health department data showed that the state recorded 14,159 confirmed dengue cases and 3,439 confirmed chikungunya cases in 2025. Dr Aparna Patil, district malaria officer,…
Pune: A Baramati sessions court rejected the bail application of Ashok Ganpat Bansode, a co-accused in the alleged abduction of a Vanjarwadi scrap dealer in Sept 2024 for Rs15 lakh ransom, observing that the allegations were serious in nature and the modus operandi adopted indicated “ulterior motive and intention”.The defence had argued that Bansode’s involvement…
Pune: New-found liking of Global Capability Centres (GCCs) for Pune’s professional ecosystem is driving the demand for office space in the city.GCCs with captive IT centres have cornered 55% of the total offices leased, according to the estimates of Cushman Wakefield. This is higher than the average leasing by GCCs in other metro cities, pegged…
Pune:A wave of anxiety has spread across several residentialneighbourhoodsinthecityaftersocial mediamessages warning about an unknown woman allegedlyattemptingto lure children began circulating widely on housing society groups.The messages claimed that awell-spokenwoman, conversing in Hindi and English,is enteringsociety premises and tried to coax children playing inside by offering them sweets and asking them to step outside.The claims, shared…
Pune: The Swargate police are searching for a gang of seven youths who thrashed a 59-year-old resident of Maharshinagar for objecting to one of them for unnecessary honking.The incident happened on Feb 17 on the premises of a housing society in Maharshinagar. The victim, who is a fruit trader in Marketyard, sustained injuries to his…
Image Used For Representative Purpose Only PUNE: The Pune city police on Thursday arrested a 29-year-old man, who works as a driver of a private car, on the charge of raping a minor girl (13) inside the vehicle.The incident occurred on Wednesday morning when the girl was on her way to school, a police officer…
Pune: MLAs sought allocations for key infrastructure and development projects in the district, including the proposed international airport in Purandar and redevelopment of the Bhimashankar temple area, ahead of the budget session of the assembly from next week.During a virtual interaction with the chief minister following last week’s District Planning and Development Council (DPDC) meeting,…
Pune: Cybercrooks duped a 55-year-old resident of Udyamnagar in Pimpri of Rs 15 lakh in an online piped gas bill fraud on Feb 18.The victim on Thursday lodged a complaint with the Sant Tukaramnagar police. He stated in his complaint that on Feb 17, he received a message on his cellphone stating that his MNGL…
