Pune: The state excise department and the city police have begun inquiries into allegations that minors were allowed to enter a pub off Raja Bahadur Mill Road and served liquor on Saturday evening.The action came after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers and supporters claimed that they shut down a freshers’ party at the pub involving…
Pune: Three men, armed with sharp weapons, vandalised a garment store in Ashraf Nagar on Friday and threatened its owner to pay them Rs50,000.The store owner (25) switched off his phone after the trio asked him to visit a nearby chowk the same night and hand over the money. The three accused then left the…
Pune: Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday said that grape producers’ demand pertaining to relief in power supply bills and other issues will be considered by the state govt. He was speaking at the annual gathering of Maharashtra State Grapes Producers’ Association.Grape growers have been demanding a waiver for producers who need to use…
Pune: The Pune city police have formed 11 special teams to oversee road conditions, repair works, maintenance of streetlights, CCTV camera systems, speaker systems, and other issues to prevent any troubles and law and order situations during Ganeshotsav.The teams will interact with officials from the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the Smart City.“Late on Friday…
Pune: Clashes are erupting between residents, security personnel and delivery executives as quick-commerce services surge in Pune. All the parties are increasingly at odds with each other and the disputes expose serious gaps in training and accountability in the gig economy with resident safety often being questionable.Earlier this month, a Blinkit rider allegedly called six…
Pune: Students can fill the online forms to participate in the final round on Aug 26 and 27 with the allotment list will be declared on Aug 29.The last date for admissions to the academic year 2025-26 is Aug 30, as announced by the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.As many as 12.78 lakh…
Pune: The Kondhwa police on Saturday detained six minors, all aged between 15 and 17, for damaging three autorickshaws and a car parked on a road in the AK Park area in Meethanagar around 1.30am on Saturday.According to the police, the boys went on a rampage around 1.30am on Saturday. The incident caused panic among…
Pune: A 42-year-old Hadapsar resident who donated a part of her liver to her husband on Aug 15 died a week after he passed away within hours of the surgery at Sahyadri Hospitals. While the woman’s relatives said she was in good health before the operation, a senior liver transplant expert said a donor’s death…
PUNE: As the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) prepares to open bids (tenders) for the proposed Nashik Phata–Khed elevated corridor on August 25, the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) and the district administration have asked concerned officials to expedite the land acquisition process.District Collector Jitendra Dudi and PMRDA Commissioner Yogesh Mhase held a…
Pune: The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) partners — NCP (SP), Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) — on Saturday alleged that there was an abrupt division of wards carried out without following natural boundaries, a day after draft maps of 41 wards were declared for the upcoming poll to Pune Municipal Corporation. BJP and NCP, however,…
