Pune: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday reiterated his support for the proposed Purandar airport project, saying it would boost industrial growth and bring new institutions to the district as well as nearby ones. According to the senior politician, the new airport would not only benefit Pune, but people from surrounding areas like Ahilyanagar,…
Pune: Punawale resident Gaurav Mahesh Naidu (25), a Class XII dropout with a criminal record, was arrested on Saturday night near Khadki railway station, almost 36 hours after he tried to shoot his ex-girlfriend on the premises of a private company at Veerbhadranagar in Baner on Friday morning.The woman who is pursuing her MBA is…
Pune: The driving spirit behind a new vaccination campaign announced by a city-based NGO — aimed at making the city’s stray dog population rabies-free — is to be part of the solution, not the problem.The motivation for this exercise was the Supreme Court order that called for all community dogs in Delhi to be moved…
Pune: The civic body’s ambitious project to map its 3,000 properties through global positioning system (GPS) to keep them protected from encroachers is yet to be completed even after five years.The idea was mooted in 2021-22 when a municipal community hall was found used for weddings by a former corporator. Soon after, a tender was…
Pune: The city police have issued an order banning use of plasma speakers during the ongoing Ganeshotsav, particularly during the immersion procession days, and warned of legal action if the diktat is flouted.Plasma speakers typically produce sound by heating air with an electrical plasma arc, giving rise to high-pitched, high-frequency noise. Joint commissioner of police…
Pune: A 25-year-old man suffering from achalasia cardia, a rare swallowing disorder affecting the esophagus (food pipe), was unable to eat even half a roti a day. He underwent a life-saving surgery towards end of June this year that helped him recover from the condition and also gain weight.The man was suffering from the condition…
Pune: The Sangvi police on Thursday arrested Om Gaikwad (21) of Old Sangvi after a video of him brandishing a pistol was posted on a social media. The police recovered a country-made pistol and a cartridge from Gaikwad. He told the police that the firearm belonged to his friend from New Sangvi. tNN Source link
Pune: A total of 6,050 candidates (6.69%) passed the Maharashtra State Eligibility Test (SET) held by Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU). The SPPU released the result on Saturday. Of the 1,10,412 applicants, a total of 90,366 candidates had appeared in the exam, said the SPPU’s official release. The SET examination department of the SPPU is…
Pune: The PMRDA has asked residents and business owners in Chakan to voluntarily remove unauthorised constructions choking key roads in the industrial hub, else demolition drive would be conducted next week. An official of Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) said structures built illegally along the Chakan MIDC belt were causing severe traffic snarls, disrupting…
Pune: A 20-year-old youth, who got married a month ago, became a chain-snatcher because of financial difficulties after losing job and landed behind the bars with his accomplice.Two arrested men — unemployed Rohan Tupare and his aide Keshav Kumbhar (18) — snatched a gold chain, worth Rs1.1 lakh of a woman on Aug 15 in…
