Pune: Garbage, dry waste or crop burning no longer remains an isolated issue, with the whole city increasingly forced to suffer from the toxic fallout of this illegal activity in recent years.However, some localities are particularly hit by such incessant burning, significantly downgrading air quality for their residents.Take for instance the impact of crops being…
Pune: Some online fraudsters allegedly threatened a 29-year-old executive of a private firm to upload her morphed photographs on social media while demanding immediate repayment of the balance amount of a quick loan she took through a cellphone application.The woman, a resident of Mundhwa, lodged a police complaint on Monday. According to the Mundhwa police,…
Pune: The Kalewadi police on Monday arrested a woman for allowing her 17-year-old nephew to drive a mini-truck that rammed six vehicles, injuring three people.The accident occurred in Rahatani on Sunday. Police registered a case against the woman and her nephew under sections 110 (attempt to commit culpable homicide) and 281 (rash driving) of the…
Pune: The PMC on Monday launched a dedicated vaccination drive against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) to protect young girls from cervical cancer. On the first day of the initiative, 25 girls aged 14 to 15 received the vaccine across five municipal hospitals.The drive, part of the universal immunisation programme (UIP), is currently active across 21 PMC…
Pune: Airport police have arrested the CEO of a consultancy firm and booked his two accomplices for allegedly cheating 76 youngsters of Rs1.52 crore by promising them handsome salaries in his firm but failing to pay them.One of the victims (33), a resident of Pimple Nilakh, lodged a complaint with the police on Monday morning….
Pune: Nearly 100 eateries out of an estimated 1,200 establishments in Pune have already been affected by the ongoing commercial LPG distribution curbs, with several operating at half capacity, cutting menu items or shutting kitchens altogether as cylinder supplies remain suspended since Monday, according to the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI), Pune chapter. Saili…
Pune: On Monday, a minor fire broke out at Sassoon General Hospital in the attic of the sister room in the male general ward number 3 located above the ground floor of the building of the ground plus two building. The materials needed for the ward were kept in this place. The room was stocked…
Pune: With maximum temperatures surging to 37–39°C in parts of the city in the first half of March, doctors have started witnessing cases of heat exhaustion and other such related illnesses earlier than usual this year, particularly among people who spend long hours outdoors. On Monday, day temperatures in the city rose to another seasonal…
Pune: A farm worker, Manohar Shivram Mengale (36), and his wife Geeta (34), both residents of Bhamboli in Khed taluka, died after a truck hit their motorcycle on the Chakan–Talegaon Road around 3.40pm on Saturday.The North Mhalunge police registered a case of rash and negligent driving against the truck driver, also a resident of Bhamboli,…
Pune: The Inspector General of Registration (IGR) on Monday posted the next hearing of Amadea Enterprises LLP’s appeal against the Rs21-crore stamp duty shortfall and penalty demand on March 16, after the firm sought more time to submit documents.State IGR officials said the lawyers representing the firm sought at least a month’s time to collect…
