Pune: A criminal on police records was arrested on Monday on the charge of abducting a 30-year-old woman and raping her repeatedly. The Mahalunge MIDC police also arrested the criminal’s four accomplices, who helped him in abducting the woman. “The suspect, who has over 10 cases registered against him, confined the woman in a room…
Pune: There is a surge of social media chefs who have mastered culinary skills and learnt the art of creating engaging short-videos — ranging from rural kitchens where local ingredients and age-old techniques shine, to fusion or comforting homemade meals in urban set-ups.Arya Kumar, a resident of Hadapsar, said, “My biggest weakness is food videos…
Akasa Air on Monday announced the addition of its 29th aircraft to its fleet, strengthening its position as a key player in the country’s aviation sector. The first leg of the delivery flight commenced from Seattle, USA, to Keflavik, Iceland, and concluded with the final leg from Kuwait to Bengaluru, India. Bearing registration number VT-YBG,…
Pune: Member of Parliament Supriya Sule on Sunday demanded that the state govt give a loan waiver to farmers affected due to unseasonal and pre-monsoon rainfall in Baramati. She was speaking with reporters during her tour of her constituency.Sule said that, along with many areas in the state, villages in Baramati, Daund, Mulshi, and Indapur…
Pune: A case of immoral trafficking has been registered against a fruit vendor (38) of Dhankawdi for attempting to sell his stepdaughter.Senior inspector Rahul Gaud of Sahakarnagar police told TOI, “The girl came to stay with her mother in the city about 15 days ago from Murshidabad in West Bengal.”“It’s her mother’s second marriage and…
Pune: The civic body has launched a sapling distribution drive as part of its Van Mahotsav initiative which is an attempt to increase city’s green cover with native trees.Citizens and NGOs may purchase native saplings, including neem, jamun, tamarind and banyan, among many others, between June 5 and Aug 14. The saplings are already aged…
Pune: A 28-year-old woman sustained serious injuries to her neck and head after her dupatta snagged in a cement mixer around 5.30pm on May 31. She works in a pipe company located at Wadki on Pune-Saswad Road. The machine was churning its contents to make pipes. The injured woman, a resident of Wadki, lodged a…
Pune: A retired 63-year-old PMPML bus driver from Vishrantwadi was found dead at Shantinagar’s PMPML bus stop on Alandi Road around 9.30am on Sunday. No one from his family turned up to claim his body at Sassoon General Hospital or the police station.Senior inspector Kanchan Jadhav of Vishrantwadi police told TOI, “There is nothing suspicious…
Pune: A large gathering of aspiring students and parents attended an informative Mission Admission seminar organised by The Times of India jointly with The Astute Academy at Dr. Kalmadi Shamarao Junior College auditorium on Sunday. Conducted by Tushar Vinod Deoras, a former BARC scientist and chairman of Astute Academy, the seminar aimed to demystify the…
