Pune: A 77-year-old woman from Ambegaon lost Rs32 lakh to cyber criminals pretending to be officials from the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The fraudsters contacted the woman, claiming her bank account was involved in money laundering. The scam took place between Feb 24 and 28 this year. The victim had filed an online complaint, and after…
Pune: The Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) will on Sept 17 begin official registration of homeopathic doctors who have completed the one-year certificate course in modern pharmacology (CCMP). It will soon also come out with a standard operating procedure (SOP) on the extent of allopathic practice that will be permitted for CCMP homeopaths. However, opposing this…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has, acting on people’s complaints, launched a drive to clear footpaths and streets of encroachments, unauthorised structures and illegal businesses, officials said. The exercise began on Sept 9 and teams had been deployed in five ward offices — Nagar Road (Wadgao Sheri), Aundh-Baner, Dhankawdi-Sahakarnagar, Hadapsar-Mundhwa, and Kasba-Vishrambaugwada, a release…
Pune: A farmer and his son were arrested on Thursday on the charge of bludgeoning former’s nephew to death at Parwadi village in Baramati taluka, about 105km from the city, late on Wednesday night.The Baramati takuka police identified the deceased as Saurabh Ingle (24) of Parwadi. The two accused have been charged under section 103…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad police have restricted two-wheelers from entering the Hinjewadi-Wakad flyover from 8am to 11am and again from 5pm to 9pm on a trial basis from Thursday in their bid to reduce traffic congestion in the area.“The two-wheeler riders need to travel approximately 300m extra and use underpasses on each side. We will…
Pune: The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) on Monday issued notices to three developers — Gera Developments, Godrej Properties and VTP Realty — for creating traffic hazard on certain roads in Hinjewadi Phase-III. Officials said vehicles transporting excavated material and ready-mix concrete (RMC) from these construction sites had mud on their tyres, which was deposited…
Pune: Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) will intensify monitoring of repair work on 95km Pune-Mumbai Expressway and 701km Samruddhi Mahamarg, with mandatory barricading and signages while carrying out maintenance on high-speed stretches.The decision was taken at a review meeting on Wednesday, where officials resolved to impose tougher penalties on contractors for lapses. “Contractors are…
Pune: An advocate from Nigdi and a Kolhapur resident were arrested on Tuesday on the charge of duping a building contractor (59) from Moshi of Rs2.65 crore after offering to deposit Rs112 crore in his bank account for 10 years and he could enjoy a part of the interest on the sum for personal use.The…
Pune: Minister of state for home Yogesh Kadam said on Thursday that the state govt is working on hiring professional ethical hackers, besides taking the help of private firms, to counter cyber criminals. He said that a team of 5,000 police personnel is being trained in the state to exclusively tackle cyber cases.Maharashtra is among…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) on Thursday demolished 43 structures spread over 38,750sqft at Kala Khadak in Wakad to facilitate the widening of the proposed 18-metre-wide development plan (DP) road connecting Bhumkar Chowk to Tathawade. A senior PCMC official stated that around 200 metres of the stretch had been encroached upon by slum…
