Pune: An unidentified man on Thursday evening assaulted a 70-year-old woman and robbed her of earrings and a gold chain collectively worth Rs 90,000 in Wagholi.It happened around 6 pm when the woman was grazing cattle on her farm. She sustained injuries to her head and face. Her 46-year-old son lodged a complaint with the…
Pune: The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) is working to complete the remaining four stations — Sakalnagar, University, RBI and District Court — and obtain approval from the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS), with the first 12 stations of Pune Metro Line 3 ready for inauguration.Sources said on Saturday that the safety clearance…
Rahul Gandhi addressed women students, criticizing a patriarchal mindset and Prime Minister Modi’s reaction PUNE: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at what he described as a patriarchal mindset, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “culturally shocked” when girls used cuss words during a protest, while having no…
Pune: Four passengers travelling in an MSRTC bus sustained injuries after the bus rammed into a stationary private bus at Chakan on Friday morning.Chakan North police registered a case lodged by the bus conductor against the MSRTC bus driver for negligent driving.An officer from Chakan North police said, “Three women passengers and a male passenger…
A pothole-ridden road in Chakan Pune: As many as 152 commuters, mostly employees travelling to and from the Chakan industrial belt, have died in fatal road accidents since 2024, according to an internal report prepared by the traffic department of the Pimpri Chinchwad police commissionerate.The highest number of fatal crashes have been reported on the…
Pune: A 17 year old and his mother (41) were found dead at their house in Tandulwadi village in Baramati taluka, about 102km from Pune, on Friday morning.The minor was found hanging from the ceiling of a room, while his mother was found lying motionless near a window. Prima facie, it appeared to be a…
Pune: They came in large numbers from different parts of Maharashtra to hear him speak. They listened to him carefully when he spoke about the violence against women and unequal opportunities in society. When Rahul Gandhi said “smash patriarchy”, they — thousands of girl students and women — applauded in approval.“Some may say economy or…
A civil rights group argued that demolition of a voter’s house should not become a ground for exclusion from the electoral rolls Pune: A civil rights group sent a letter to the chief electoral officer, Maharashtra, seeking relief under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls for voters temporarily displaced after their homes were…
Pune: Over 40% SIR enumeration forms in 25 assembly constituencies in Maharashtra were tagged “uncollectable”, triggering fear of large-scale deletion of names from draft electoral rolls and demand for a detailed, booth-wise breakdown of the exercise from civil society organisations as well as political parties.Of the total 9.78 crore electors in the state, as many…
A worker removes parts of the vertical parking lot on Pune’s JM Road Pune: The PMC has finally started the demolition of multi-storeyed parking located at JM road near Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj garden. The facility was not been in use for the last many years.The proposal to demolish the entire structure was sanctioned last month…
