Pune: A techie (53) from Wagholi lodged a complaint with the Pune cyber police on Saturday claiming that online fraudsters, posing as operators of a prominent equity and security firm, cheated him of Rs3.17 crore between March and June after promising handsome returns on his investment in online shares. Inspector Yashwant Nikam of the cyber…
Pune: Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday said he was in favour of an unopposed election of the sugar factory and was ready to accommodate members from the Sharad Pawar and Chandrarao Taware panels, but the talks did not materialise because of stubbornness of the opposite panels’ decision-makers.He said even chief minister Devendra Fadnavis…
Pune: Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, also the chief of Mahayuti partner NCP, on Saturday said he was not in favour of making Hindi compulsory from Standard I, amid the call for a protest march by estranged Thackeray cousins on July 5 against the state govt over the alleged “imposition” of the language on students.When…
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has cleared the Rs 288.17 crore Bhimashankar development plan and directed its immediate implementation ahead of 2027 Kumbh Mela, with focus on sustainable development, infrastructure upgrades, and crowd management. The directive was issued on Thursday during a high-level review meeting in Mumbai attended by cultural affairs minister Ashish Shelar, MLA…
Pune: The Pune Rural police have deployed two anti-drone guns to take down unauthorised drones during the palkhi processions of Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj and Sant Tukaram Maharaj. So far, police have shot down six drones operated by photographers without obtaining the necessary permissions.Confirming, superintendent of police, Pune Rural, Sandeep Singh Gill, said, “We will not…
Pune: Overcrowding at popular forts in the state during monsoon has become a matter of concern for the authorities.A large crowd had recently gathered at Harihar Fort in Nashik, sparking safety concerns. Video footage that surfaced on social media showed visitors navigating slippery stone steps with little room for movement. Some individuals were seen sitting…
Pune: Villagers of Pasarwadi in Malin are on the edge again after cracks that had developed during the last monsoon led to a boulder’s disintegration and triggered a landslide on Monday morning after days of heavy rain.The tribal hamlet in Ambegaon tehsil is about 120km from Pune. The villagers claimed that a massive chunk of…
Pune: Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has initiated a statewide verification of 2,600 occupancy certificates (OCs) submitted by developers on its official portal. These certificates have been sent to respective planning authorities to ensure authenticity and prevent discrepancies or forgery, officials said on Saturday.The crackdown stems from 2022 Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) scam, in…
Pune: Conservation specialists have warned that Maharashtra’s fort preservation initiatives could suffer setbacks following state govt’s decision to terminate all civilian appointments to the Maharashtra Fort Preservation Committee. This marks the second such disruption in the last few years, with a similar occurrence in 2020. The committee, established to monitor fort restoration projects across the…
Pune: A 29-year-old chartered accountant-turned self-proclaimed spiritual guru from Bavdhan was arrested on Friday night for allegedly posing as a divine figure, manipulating his disciples by installing spy app on their phones, monitoring their activities and predicting their demise to instil fear and control.The Bavdhan police said Prasad alias Dada Bhimrao Tamdar (29) of Susgaon…
