Pune: A special flight took off from Lohegaon airport on Monday afternoon for Bagdogra in West Bengal with 26 Bangladeshi migrants staying in India illegally over the past three months.Pune Commissioner of Police (CP) Amitesh Kumar said, “These illegal Bangladeshi nationals were found in the city without any documents. According to the norms, these people…
Pune: The owner of a garage was arrested on Aug 21 by the Ambegaon police on the charge of criminal breach of trust, cheating and forgery after he fraudulently sold cars and SUVs of his customers.The suspect was identified as Bhushan Kale (35) of Katraj.Senior inspector Sharad Zine of the Ambegaon police told TOI: “A…
Pune: Artists are done adding final touches, the pandals are ready, dhol-tasha pathak are waiting for their signal, and residents have opened their doors to bring their favourite deity home.Streets are adorned with vibrant decorations, and the city is bathed in enthusiasm and devotion as Ganeshotsav begins on Wednesday. Ganesh Chaturthi, the first day of…
Pune: A 40-year-old software engineer working with a Hinjewadi-based software company lost Rs64 lakh to cybercrooks in an online share-trading fraud between July 10 and August 5.The techie filed a complaint application with the cyber police. After preliminary investigations, a case was registered with the Pimpri Chinchwad cyber police on Monday.An officer from the Pimpri…
In Pune, Satyam Sukhsagar Bhargav and his friend Mahesh were attacked in Khadki. The assault followed an argument about wrong-side driving. Bhargav, an investment banker, suffered a fractured nose. Mahesh sustained a dislocated shoulder. PUNE An employee of an investment banking firm ended up with a fractured nose and his friend suffered a dislocated shoulder…
Pune: The Bhosari police on Monday registered a case against two brothers on the charge of duping three men of Rs80 lakh since 2019.The trio invested Rs50 lakh in an eatery and a restaurant started by the two brothers in 2019. The duo promised them a share in the profits but failed to deliver on…
Pune: Students of Pune Institute of Computer Technology (PICT), who built a drone that could operate in a GPS-denied environment like on Mars, won the Isro Robotics Challenge —URSC 2025. The results were announced on Aug 23. This year’s challenge was to develop autonomous navigation for an aerial vehicle without external navigation aids, such as…
Pune: The civic education department has ordered an inquiry into allegations against Deccan Education Society (DES)’s govt-aided Hindustan Antibiotics School in Pimpri that students of Class VII were humiliated by being made to stand in the classroom after which their photographs were clicked and shared on a WhatsApp group of parents and teachers over non-payment…
Pune: The civic administration has made elaborate arrangements for the 11-day Ganeshotsav, with focus on lifting waste round-the-clock in three shifts.The areas around pandals, immersion ghats and prominent roads will be under watch. Ward offices have been told to deploy additional staff to clear waste from open plots, chronic areas, and riverside localities.The administration has…
Pune: A 60-year-old woman lived with severe knee pain for 12 years due to osteoarthritis. Daily pain medicines kept her mobile but slowly damaged her kidneys, leading to chronic kidney disease (CKD), requiring dialysis. When doctors finally advised bilateral total knee replacement, the question was how to control pain without the usual anaesthesia medicines that…
