Pune: ‘A Woman Or Not To Be’ takes one of the most iconic figures in world theatre and quietly pulls the ground from beneath him. Shakespeare’s Hamlet, long celebrated as the ultimate portrait of tortured genius, is reimagined here as “Princess Hamlet” — a young woman whose grief is not indulged, whose rage is questioned,…
Pune: Police on Thursday registered an FIR against NCP worker Ulhas Tupe and his supporters for attacking Shiv Sena office-bearer Deepak Kulal in Hadapsar. Tupe was with deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena and he was given a ticket to contest the Jan 15 Pune Municipal Corporation poll. But he returned the application form…
Pune: A youngster (20) preparing for police recruitment exam suffered grievous head injuries when his three former roommates attacked him with a sharp weapon in a private hostel in Saswad on Sunday after he objected to the trio smoking in the room and planning a party.The injured youth was admitted to a nearby private hospital….
Pune: The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) will restart anti-encroachment drive against illegal banners and hoardings along key state and national highways under its jurisdiction amid rise in such structures during the local body elections.The crackdown will cover major routes within PMRDA limits, including the Pune–Nashik highway (Chakan stretch), Pune–Satara highway (NH-48), Pune–Solapur highway…
Pune: An eighteen months old boy, who suffered a critical head injury after falling from the third floor of a building, has made a rare and near-complete recovery following a prolonged intensive care at a city hospital.The child was initially taken to a local hospital, but was shifted to Sahyadri Hospital on Nagar Road due…
Pune: Five men, including a constable posted with the crime branch of the Ahilyanagar police, were arrested in connection with the seizure of 10.7kg of Alprazolam — a drug usually prescribed for treatment of panic and anxiety disorders — over the last two days from Shirur and a house in Ahilyanagar.“Sale and distribution of Alprazolam…
Pune: BJP MLA of Chinchwad Shankar Jagtap has written a letter to Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) chief Shravan Hardikar seeking an increase in the number of zonal offices from eight to 10 to help decentralise civic administration and improve citizen accessibility.Jagtap’s proposal of 10 zonal offices is to ensure that each zone caters to…
Pune: Traffic diversions to facilitate the Pune Grand Tour cycling event are expected to cause some disruptions for over 30,000 students set to appear for the JEE Main examination over the next three days from Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad. Several key roads are slated to remain closed on Jan 22-23, making travel to exam centres…
Pune: The city’s brief spell of cooler days and nights is set to ease, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting a steady rise in both daytime and nighttime temperatures as the influence of northerly winds weakens over the region. Jan has largely seen mild winter conditions so far, with minimum temperatures mostly remaining in…
Pune: Two brothers sustained severe injuries after a pick-up truck hit their motorcycle from behind on the service road at Bavdhan on Tuesday evening. The Bavdhan police registered a case of negligent driving against the pick-up truck driver.An officer from the Bavdhan police said the complainant, Feroz Mahajan (31), and his brother, Mirawali Mahajan (33),…
