Shooting spree, a representational image Pune: After repeated firing incidents in the jurisdiction of the Khadak police station on Friday, the Pune city police commissioner, Amitesh Kumar, on Saturday shunted the senior inspector of Khadak police station and crime branch officials.As per the order, these officials have been transferred to the police control room.On Friday…
A fake investigating agency officer dupes man Pune: A grain trader alleged that a man posing as an officer of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) demanded Rs5 lakh from him to unfreeze his bank account after claiming that it was frozen following suspicious online transactions.The trader (42), from Rajkot in Gujarat, lodged a complaint…
Pune: After a challenging first half of 2026 marked by cautious buyer sentiment, slower property sales and delayed purchase decisions, the city’s residential real estate market is expected to regain momentum in the run-up to the festive season in the latter part of the year.Upcoming project launches, infrastructure progress and attractive festive offers from developers…
Pune: Rainwater harvesting systems in as many as 52 schools under Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) have been neglected amid water scarcity across the city, claim activists.They said such a condition of these systems undermined the efforts to promote groundwater recharge at a time when the city has been facing a water shortage.The systems were…
Pune: Narhe police on Friday night arrested a reporter from Narhe for his alleged role in an attempt to rob cash worth Rs 1 crore.Simultaneously, the police have initiated a probe against police constables posted at the Rajgad police station. They have already arrested Vikram Vilas Chakankar (44) of Dhayari, Amey Arvind Karle (46) of…
Pune: A 17-year-old boy was assaulted to death by a 20-year-old man and his minor accomplice at Phursungi on Saturday morning on the suspicion that the deceased was having an affiar with a woman from Yewalewadi near Kondhwa.Phursungi police arrested the 20-year-old man from Kondhwa and have detained his minor accomplice later on Saturday afternoon….
The transfer marks a significant shift for five TP schemes that PMRDA spent nearly eight years planning, securing approvals for and preparing for execution. Pune: The Mhalunge-Maan Town Planning (TP) scheme, showcased by the state at the Magnetic Maharashtra investment summit in 2018 as a model for planned urbanisation through land pooling, will now be…
Under the current plan, the double-decker structure, featuring a road flyover beneath the Metro viaduct, has been proposed between Bhairoba Nullah Chowk and Hadapsar Pune: Corporators from Wanowrie have urged Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to submit a proposal to Centre for extending the proposed double-decker flyover on Hadapsar Road up to Golibar Maidan Chowk, citing…
Southern Command Headquarters, Pune Pune: Southern Army Commander Lt Gen Rajesh Pushkar, discussed strengthening civil-military coordination, disaster response, and the welfare of veterans with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Governor Jishnu Dev Varma in Mumbai on Friday in separate meetings.During his meeting with Chief Minister Fadnavis, Lt Gen Pushkar said, “We need to prepare…
The turnaround follows an unusually dry June that delayed farm operations across the state Pune: Maharashtra’s kharif season has staged a strong recovery despite early setbacks and complaints regarding poor soybean germination in Vidarbha and Marathwada. Driven by widespread rainfall in July, the state has now completed 80% of its normal sowing area.Soybean cultivation has…
