Pune: As many as 829 triple-seat riders were caught and fined in various parts of the city as the traffic police continued their drive for the second day on Wednesday.On Wednesday morning, additional commissioner of police Manoj Patil and deputy commissioner of police (traffic) Himmat Jadhav conducted a counselling session at the police headquarters in…
Pune: PMC is unlikely to face any curtailment in supply of daily water this summer as the collective stock in four dams — Khadakwasla, Panshet, Varasgaon, and Temghar — remains significantly higher than last year. As of Tuesday, the four dams in the Khadakwasla circle posted a total stock of 19.5 TMC (67% capacity), which…
Pune: The Airport police arrested two men for snatching a gold chain worth Rs 2.5 lakh from a woman (58) around 6.15pm on Monday on the Pune-Nagar road at Kharadi.The accused were identified as Pankaj Diwate (20) and Ganesh Girhe (22), both residents of Beed. The woman and her husband, both of them are retired…
Pune: A sessions court has convicted and sentenced a small time trader from Mulshi taluka in the district to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment for raping his 75-year-old aunt at an under-construction house on Sept 18, 2019, on the pretext of taking her back home from a doctor’s clinic.The convict was 57 years of age at…
Pune: A 34-year-old CRPF employee’s visit to home proved fatal in the early hours of Monday when a vehicle ran him over on the Pune-Solapur highway near Indapur, about 138km from the city, while his father was standing on the other side of the road.The victim, Mahadev Nazirkar, was posted in Mumbai. He went to…
Pune: Troops of the Indian Army’s Southern Command on Monday showcased their capability to undertake high-intensity, integrated operations as Southern Army Commander Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth reviewed Exercise Rudra Shakti, a major all-arms manoeuvre with live firing at the Pokhran field firing ranges.Conducted by the newly raised Rudra Brigade, the exercise marked a key step…
Akshara International School (AIS) celebrated a proud milestone as its students brought national recognition to the institution with remarkable performances at the Republic Day Camp (RDC) 2026.The school felicitated cadet Anwita Asati and cadet Ayush Pathak for their outstanding achievements on the national stage. Representing the Maharashtra Directorate, Asati secured All India Best Cadet Rank…
Pune: A motorcycle rider, Abhishek More (42) from Tathawade, was killed, while his son and another person suffered injuries after a private luxury bus hit four vehicles in the Bopdev Ghat section of Kondhwa-Saswad Road around 4.15pm on Saturday.The Yevalewadi police had detained the bus driver (50) from Mangalvedha in Solapur district. He was released…
Pune: The state govt on Tuesday approved the proposal to raise a loan of Rs6,000 crore to acquire land for the proposed Purandar airport project.Principal secretary (industries) P Anbalagan told TOI that the state cabinet, in principle, approved raising funds for the proposed airport. He said the special purpose vehicle (SPV) was already in place,…
Pune: Sahaja Yamalapalli set up a grudge match against top seed Leolia Jeanjean of France while Ankita Raina‘s spirited run came to a halt at the $60,000 NECC ITF women’s tennis event at Deccan Gymkhana on Tuesday.Sahaja, who had been down with illness since competing in the Mumbai Open WTA 125K last week, overcame the…
