Pune: Leopard rescue operations have reached an unprecedented scale in the Junnar forest division, with records showing that 238 leopards were saved from precarious situations between 2020-21 and 2025-26 — 64 in 2024-25 alone.The Junnar forest division spans Junnar, Ambegaon, Shirur and Khed tehsils, with multiple forest ranges in Manchar, Otur,Chakan, and Ghodegaon too. The…
Pune: The Sant Tukaramnagar police are searching for an accused from Indapur for duping a pharmacist and two others of Rs 43 lakh on the promise of securing them govt jobs. The accused took money from them between Sept 2024 and Oct 25.The pharmacist on Saturday lodged a complaint with the police.An officer from the…
Pune: The court of judicial magistrate first class YS Kawade in Pune cantonment on Monday rejected a plea by the Manjari police seeking a three-day extension of Vasai-based godman Hrishikesh Vaidya’s custodial remand in a sexual assault and criminal intimidation case.The police’s plea for an extended custody was based on the premise that they have…
Pune: Podar International School in Bibwewadi received the highest number of applications from parents seeking admission for their wards under the 25% reserved seats in private schools, as mandated by the Right to Education (RTE) Act, officials from the education department revealed on Monday.The announcement was made after the lottery draw for RTE admissions. The…
Pune: A sessions court at Vadgaon Maval in the district has convicted and sentenced a painting worker (23) to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for attempting to rape a 13-year-old girl on Nov 16, 2023, on the terrace of a building on Dehu Road.The police had invoked the more stringent charge of section 376 (3)…
Pune: The MBA/MMS entrance examination organised by the state common entrance test (CET) cell to be held between April 6 and 8 began on Monday across Maharashtra with record registrations for the 2026-27 academic session.The computer-based exam will be held at 173 centres in all 36 districts, said state CET officials. They said smooth and…
Advanced dental imaging using CBCT scans can now estimate age with up to 96% accuracy, according to a study by Lt Col Dr Poonam Prakash (Representative image) From courtrooms to a disaster site, from the battlefield to the archaeological dig, the age is a frequently asked question. A study from Armed Forces Medical Services has…
Pune: At least 63 students from Maharashtra studying in foreign universities are facing a financial crisis as the state govt has failed to credit or renew their payments under the Minority Foreign Scholarship Scheme.The affected group includes 28 students from the 2024–25 academic year awaiting second-semester payments, and 35 students from the 2025–26 academic year…
Pune: The Maharashtra State Contractors Association (MSCA) and allied contractors’ bodies have announced a phase-wise shutdown of road and govt building works across the state from April 7 to April 15, citing mounting pending dues and lack of response from the state govt.Major development works in Pune, Mumbai, Thane and other key cities are expected…
Pune: The Pune District Retailers’ Association on Monday staged an agitation in Kothrud, alleging of harsh and unjust action by Pune Municipal Corporation squads against shopowners in several parts of the city over the past some days. The association warned it would intensify the agitation if the civic administration continued the drive and did not…
