Assam Rifles Director General Lt Gen Vikas Lakhera visited Pune’s historic Ganpati Mandal. (File pic) PUNE: Assam Rifles Director General Lt Gen Vikas Lakhera, who visited Pune’s Shreemant Bhausaheb Rangari Ganpati Mandal during the ongoing Ganpati festival on Sunday, urged youngsters to stay connected to their cultural roots and consider joining the armed forces.Lt Gen…
Social media influencer apologized to MNS chief Raj Thackeray after party workers confronted him PUNE: A social media influencer was made to publicly apologise to MNS chief Raj Thackeray after party workers confronted him over a reel that allegedly mocked the leader.Mahesh Mote was made to prostrate before a photograph of Raj Thackeray, had his…
(AI image) A car driver struck a sleeping casual worker in Pune early Friday morning. PUNE: A techie from Baner allegedly ran over a casual worker sleeping along a road at Mamta Chowk in Balewadi around 5.30am on Friday, then took him to a hospital and told police he had found the man unconscious on…
Cybercriminals impersonate officials from various authorities and agencies Pune: Cybercrooks posing as officials of various authorities, including the telecom department, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and police, extorted Rs10 lakh from a 59-year-old resident of Chikhali in a digital arrest scam this month.The fraud took place between Sept 11 and…
An illustration of a dead body Pune: A car driver ran over a casual worker sleeping along a road at Mamta Chowk in Balewadi at around 5.30am on Friday. He then took the man to a hospital and claimed that he found the man unconscious on the road.The deceased has been identified as Baba Baburao…
Pune: As airports across the country, including Pune, continue to hold events under the “Yatri Seva Abhiyan” until Oct 10, aviation experts have urged Union minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol to convene a meeting of Pune Airport Advisory Committee (AAC), which has been pending for nearly a year.The last AAC meeting was…
Water hyacinth covers the entire Pavana river near Wakad chowk Pune: Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has identified four industrial units along Pavana River for allegedly discharging untreated effluent and calculated environmental damage compensation (EDC) of more than Rs 2.56 crore against them.The findings were submitted before National Green Tribunal (NGT) in an ongoing case…
Pune: The Camp area in the cantonment limits is known for its unique cultural and architectural character. A stroll here reveals decades-old traditional markets, bakeries, Iranian eateries and distinctive old homes. Several properties retain wooden structures and aesthetic features dating back to the British era.These charming localities could now be headed for a major construction…
An AI-generated illustration of a motorcycle crashing into a pole Pune: A 19-year-old college student was killed and his friend suffered severe injuries after their motorcycle hit a pole on the footpath near Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering in Akurdi on Friday afternoon.Ravet police identified the deceased as Shashank Landge of Maske Vasti in Ravet….
Hundreds of mandals will queue up along the four main routes to immerse their idols on Friday Pune: At least 150 Ganapati mandals received letters from Pune police on Saturday stating that they were denied permission to participate in the main immersion processions on Laxmi Road, Kumthekar Road, Kelkar Road, and Tilak Road on Friday.These…
