Pune: The Pune city and Pimpri-Chinchwad police have filed 132 FIRs against Dahi Handi mandals for exceeding permissible decibel levels on loudspeakers during celebrations this weekend.As many as 116 FIRs were filed in Pune after readings were recorded at 1,100 celebration spots over the weekend. Sixteen FIRs were filed against the organisers in Pimpri Chinchwad…
Pune: Rangnath Bhise (45), a farmer from Londewadi in Jalna, might soon have to uproot the soybean crop he painstakingly sowed across three acres. A prolonged dry spell in Aug has left his plants withered.“I am waiting for some assistance from others, for I can’t uproot the crop alone. I can’t bear to look at…
Confluence of Zanskar with the Indus river at Nimmu village Pune: The glaciated upper Indus basin in the northwestern Himalayas releases more carbon dioxide (CO2) than it absorbs, making the rapidly eroding mountain region a net source of the greenhouse gas. This finding comes from a new study conducted by researchers from IISER Pune, Wadia…
Carrying placards and raising slogans in Pune, the protesters marched from Omkareshwar Chowk to the collectorate, halting traffic on several arterial roads. PUNE: Hundreds of aspirants took to the streets across Maharashtra on Monday, demanding the resignation of Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) chairman and secretary, a high-level probe into the alleged irregularities in the…
MSETCL substation in Chinchwad where fire incident occurred on Sunday Pune: Electricity supply to various parts of Pimpri-Chinchwad remained disrupted on Monday following a major fire at a Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (MSETCL) substation a day earlier. Residents in Mhaske Vasti and Wakad reported frequent power interruptions, while supply has still not been…
Pune: A walk through the narrow bylanes of the old city areas throws up the same person in endless variations. Students with backpacks, some hurriedly eating at one of the many roadside eateries, groups sipping tea, people carrying books, all with a common anxious look.For thousands of students who come from across Maharashtra, especially rural…
Pune: The Pune Rural police on Sunday arrested four men for allegedly robbing an MSRTC bus conductor of Rs 9,000 in the early hours of Friday on the Pune-Nagar highway near Shirur, around 70km from the city.A Shirur police team led by inspector Vinod Patil arrested Ajaykumar Chavan (24) and Sachin Gholap (22), both from…
Pune: Impersonating ECI officials, cybercrooks siphoned off Rs3.9 lakh from an 86-year-old man’s bank account from Pashan on Aug 8.The elderly man was an engineer with a private company. He lodged a complaint with Baner police on Sunday.According to police, the cybercrooks sent him a message titled “ECI-SIR”. The complainant unsuspectingly opened and saw a…
State transport minister Pratap Sarnaik said legalising private bike-taxi operations could help curb widespread unauthorised services, particularly in Mumbai Pune: Maharashtra may soon permit private two-wheeler owners to legally operate bike taxis, a move that could bring nearly five lakh unauthorised operators under a formal regulatory framework. The proposal follows Union road transport minister Nitin…
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