Pune: A pillion motorcycle rider, Rumi Ajit Pal (31) of Katraj, died while her husband Ajit (35) and son, Pritam (10), sustained injuries after a tanker hit their motorcycle from behind at around 11.30pm on Saturday on the Satara Road in Sahakarnagar. The tanker driver sped away from the spot, Sahakarnagar police said.Sub inspector Reshma…
Pune: Kothrud police on Monday took custody of Sushil Hagawane, Vaishnavi’s brother-in-law and one of the accused in the alleged suicide case, for false representation to secure a firearm licence.Meanwhile, an inquiry into his firearm licence is underway as ordered by Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar a week ago.Sushil was in judicial custody with other…
Pune: At just 15 days old, Kush Saha lay wrapped in soft fabrics, with a peacock feather tucked in and a flute by his side, resting on a bed of vibrant flowers—ready for his first photo. “We wanted Kush to depict Lord Krishna as he was born on Janmashtami. It was a beautiful setting and…
Pune: Mahalunge MIDC police on Sunday detained a 17-year-old youth and are searching for his two accomplices, who assaulted and robbed two workers at Bhamboli in Khed taluka last month. A terrified victim (19), who works with a private company in Mahalunge MIDC, did not approach the police immediately after the robbery.“After detaining the minor,…
Pune: A mobile cancer detecting van, making rounds of rural areas in Pune circle since Feb 9, has diagnosed 144 new patients till May 15. None knew they were suffering from the disease.The diagnostic cancer van has been deployed outside community halls in villages and rural hospitals to randomly screen people. The suspected patients were…
Pune: Chikhali police on Sunday arrested two scrap vendors on the charge of attempting to kill a 23-year-old man over suspicion of his involvement in thefts in their godown. The victim sustained severe injuries after the duo assaulted him with pipes and sticks. The duo was charged under section 109 (murder attempt) of the Bharatiya…
Pune: Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank’s chairman Vidyadhar Anaskar has said that cooperative banks need to change their decision-making process while issuing loans to micro, small and medium enterprises.The lenders should change their approach to project-based finance instead of focusing on security collateral, he said on Sunday. “Many banks insist on a personal property collateral while…
Pune: Organisers of the annual Ashadhi wari are anticipating a surge in the number of warkaris (devotees) joining this year’s palkhi processions of Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj and Sant Tukaram Maharaj owing to the early arrival of monsoon.The early onset of the monsoon has enabled warkaris, who are primarily farmers, to complete sowing ahead of schedule,…
Pune: The state higher and technical education department has revised the eligibility criteria and duration of eight art diploma courses, aligning them with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.The updated courses include diplomas in applied art, drawing and painting, sculpture and modelling, and several specialisations in art and craft such as interior decoration, textile design…
Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad police’s cyber wing arrested two men from Ahilyanagar district on Monday, in connection with the alleged “digital arrest” of a 47-year-old Pune man who lost Rs 53 lakh to fraudsters.Police claimed the arrested duo from Bolhegaon in Ahilyanagar district — one’s a farmer while the other works at a finance company —…
