Pune: A 65-year-old scooter rider died after a four-wheeler hit his vehicle at Shelarwadi Phata on the Pune-Mumbai highway near Dehu Road around 3pm on Monday.The accident occurred when the victim, Namdev Bodke of Gahunje, had slowed down near a median opening at Shelarwadi Phata. The Dehu Road police have registered a case of causing…
A recent Pimpri Chinchwad RTO inspection had found at least 25 PCMC garbage trucks operating without proper documents Pune: Nigdi police on Tuesday arrested the driver and helper of a PCMC garbage truck after it emerged the latter was behind the wheel, without a driving licence, when the vehicle ran over a five-year-old girl in…
People board a bus at Swargate bus station File picture of an MSRTC bus Screenshot Picture of an MSRTC bus at Swargate on Sunday People board a bus at Swargate bus station File picture of an MSRTC bus Screenshot Picture of an MSRTC bus at Swargate on Sunday People board a bus at Swargate bus…
Navgraha Mitra Mandal has been running a stationery donation drive for the past eight years Pune: Ganeshotsav has increasingly become an opportunity for mandals to turn public participation and donations into sustained welfare initiatives, with groups supporting students, providing healthcare and offering affordable meals to citizens. For several organisers, the shift is also an attempt…
Bavdhan residents made the Connecting Link as the theme for their housing society’s Ganapati decoration Bavdhan residents made the Connecting Link as the theme for their housing society’s Ganapati decoration Bavdhan residents made the Connecting Link as the theme for their housing society’s Ganapati decoration Bavdhan residents made the Connecting Link as the theme for…
Grand processions accompanied by the resounding beats of dhol-tasha were taken out across Pune, including at Mahatma Phule Mandai, Laxmi Road, Bajirao Road, and Shivaji Road, to mark the Pran-Pratishthapana (consecration) of the idols Hutatma Babu Genu Mandal with a dhol-tasha troupe in its procession. Grand processions accompanied by the resounding beats of dhol-tasha were…
The Ganesh hall where kirtankars perform for Bappa and his devotees. Mujumdarwada’s celebrations date back to 1714. This year marks its 312th year of simple traditional observance of the festival By: Ashutosh SahooPUNE: Amid the buzz around Ganeshotsav in Kasba Peth, Sardar Mujumdar’s wada, among the oldest in the city, holds on to a Peshwa-era…
Pune: Former state minister and NCP (SP) senior member Madan Bafna died of a heart attack in Pune on Monday. He was 87.Bafna was admitted to a private hospital in Pune after he complained of uneasiness. While undergoing treatment, he suffered a heart attack and passed away on Monday morning. The former minister is survived…
Pune: NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule on Monday said the possibility of vendetta politics cannot be denied after CBI named Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aadtiya Thackeray in the FIR registered in connection with the Disha Salian death case.Supriya said she was surprised to know that the case had been reopened. “The same govt had…
Pune: A 19-year-old youth died by suicide after the husband of a married woman with whom he was allegedly in a relationship came to know about their affair, Pune Rural police said.The incident took place at the youth’s rented accommodation in Baramati on Saturday evening. He was initially taken to a nearby hospital and later…
