Pune: A 46-year-old farmer from Phursungi was allegedly duped of Rs40 lakh by paying ‘insurance premium’ to a man posing as an insurance agent.Phursungi police registered a case on Thursday. The farmer had two insurance policies, one worth Rs15 lakh in his name and another worth Rs10 lakh in the name of his 12-year-old sonAn…
Pune: A 28-year-old software engineer from Bhekrainagar in Phursungi who is expecting lost Rs90,000 after downloading an APK file. The app was purportedly meant for booking a hospital appointment.An officer from Phursungi police said, “The complainant hails from Nagpur. She had registered at a maternity hospital in Nagpur and was scheduled to travel there for…
A contempt petition was filed against the Pune police commissioner for failing to control noise pollution PUNE: Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat and five others on Thursday filed a contempt petition in the high court (HC) accusing Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar of “willful and deliberate failure to comply” with the HC’s binding directions to curtail…
The students said these assurances are necessary before they can begin negotiations regarding their broader demands Pune: Students at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune continued their protest for the second day on Friday. The protesters have submitted three immediate demands to the administration, including a written assurance that no action…
Politicians in the govt and the opposition demanded justice for Shilpa Gaware Pune: MVA and Mahayuti politicians on Friday raised their voice demanding justice for 42-year-old Shilpa Gaware, a day after she died by suicide in the Wakad area more than seven years after her marriage.Shiv Sena senior member Neelam Gorhe on Friday said the…
Ongoing rescue operation in Nepal Pune: A senior disaster management official told TOI on Friday that 395 people from Maharashtra had travelled to the Nepal-Tibet region when the floods struck. Around 60 people were untraceable, while several others were in contact with authorities and some groups were on their way back.The official said teams from…
Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer S Chockalingam Pune: The publication of the draft roll next week and the hearings that will follow under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will be conducted by 7,100 AEROs appointed across Maharashtra. Chief electoral officer S Chockalingam told TOI that hearings would deal with unmapped electors and those…
An area covered in mud and silt washed along the devastating flash flood, near Trishuli Dam, in Nuwakot district Pune: A 43-year-old IT professional from Rahatani in Pimpri Chinchwad is among the Indian tourists reported missing after flash floods struck the Nepal-Tibet border region on Wednesday.Jitendra Patil was part of a group of 60 Indian…
Pune: Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat and five others on Thursday filed a contempt petition in the high court (HC) accusing Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar of “willful and deliberate failure to comply” with the HC’s binding directions to curtail noise pollution caused by various events in the city over the past three years.To buttress their…
Collector Jitendra Dudi directed officials to review cases pending at different levels and take immediate action Pune: The land acquisition process for the proposed inner ring road has been placed on a time-bound schedule. The district administration has directed officials to submit all acquisition cases by Aug 31 and commence land measurement by Sept 10.Collector…
