Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: The MIDC Cidco police seized 53.4kg of marijuana, valued at Rs 26.7 lakh, and arrested three men in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, while launching a manhunt for an absconding accused from Odisha believed to be a key supplier.Police commissioner Pravin Pawar said the action is the result of intensified surveillance against narcotics networks. “We have…
Kolhapur: Four men allegedly murdered an 18-year-old youth, Somnath Jadhav, in the early hours of Friday at Dhavalpati village in Satara’s Phaltan tehsil, for chatting with a girl on social media and going to her home late at night, the local police said.A case has been registered at the Phaltan rural police station. Inspector Sandeep…
Pune:Commuters on the Pune-Mumbai expressway experienced slow-moving traffic on Friday evening, particularly in the ghat section, leading to delays.Commuters said the vehicular movement on the Pune-Mumbai stretch of the speed corridor was briefly halted around 7pm , resulting in a slowdown. A senior traffic official said a vehicle broke down because of a battery issue…
Pune: Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has initiated water pollution tests at Pashan Lake after death of fish en masse had been reported. “A team of civic officials visited the lake on Friday. The samples of the water were collected. They were sent for testing,” said Ganesh Sonune, environment officer. As per the civic officials, the…
Pune: Minister Pankaja Munde announced on Friday that the state govt will prioritise cleanup of rivers listed as the most polluted nationally under the newly formed River Rejuvenation Authority.The announcement came during Munde’s visit to pumping stations at Talawade near Indrayani river and Ravet near Pavana river. The inspection followed concerns raised by local MLAs…
Pune: The state’s first zilla parishad (ZP) school operating under a public-private partnership (PPP) model will be inaugurated this Saturday in Khanwadi. The village is the birthplace of legendary social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule.The school, which is also the first ZP institution in Pune district to be affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education…
Pune:State health minister Prakashrao Abitkar has urged private doctors to participate in the central govt’s Jan SEHAT(Service for enhanced health access and treatment) Setu and extend free consulting services to the poor for one day every month.Abitkar and minister of labour and employment Mansukh Mandviya were present for the launch of the programme at the…
Pune: The medical superintendent at Regional Mental Hospital, Yerawada, issued a show-cause notice to the cleaning contractor after videos showing inmates cleaning at the hospital surfaced online.In a notice issued on Friday, the RMH authorities said the contractor, M/s Lokrajya Swayamrojgar Seva Sahakari Sanstha Ltd., had been responsible for maintaining cleanliness at the facility since…
Pune: The Avartan Dance Foundation has organised the Dance for Parkinson’s Symposium 2026, positioning performance as a tool for healing, expression and community building among those with Parkinson’s disease.The condition is often understood through its visible symptoms of tremors, stiffness and a gradual loss of motor control. However, practitioners in Pune are making an attempt…
Pune: A 26-week premature baby weighing just 540gm at birth was successfully treated and discharged after 68 days in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC)’s YCM Hospital.The reported birth weight was among the lowest-ever seen at the hospital.Born without any reported maternal high-risk conditions, the infant required immediate resuscitation…
