File photo: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, addressing the gathering during ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme in Dehradun PUNE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s August 22 ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ event in Pune has received police permission with 30 conditions, including a ban on “objectionable” images, pictures and banners and a direction to ensure that…
Pune: A 25-year-old man from Junnar taluka was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly raping his neighbour’s nine-and-half-year-old daughter and strangling her to death on Tuesday.Pune Rural police made the arrest and said the accused dumped the girl’s body near a stream in a sugar cane field about one-and-half km from their area. Thereafter, he joined…
Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Metro Line 3 Pune: Opposition party members in the state and IT professionals’ forums have demanded the govt begin operations of the Shivajinagar-Hinjewadi Metro route at the earliest without waiting for a formal launch function, after CM Devendra Fadnavis said he had invited the Prime Minister Narendra to inaugurate the line.IT professionals working in…
Pune: Tourist entry to Sinhagad Fort will be regulated to manage crowds, traffic congestion and safety concerns, particularly during the monsoon, weekends and govt holidays, the forest department said.The fort attracts large numbers of visitors from Pune and neighbouring areas as well as other parts of the state, leading to heavy traffic and delays on…
Motorists are increasingly driving on the wrong side of the road to avoid congestion after a diversion was introduced at Shastrinagar Chowk on Nagar Road Motorists are increasingly driving on the wrong side of the road to avoid congestion after a diversion was introduced at Shastrinagar Chowk on Nagar Road Motorists are increasingly driving on…
Pune: Two unidentified men attacked and assaulted a 29-year-old commercial-cum-ticket clerk (CCTC) of the Indian Railways with a knife in the early hours of Tuesday and robbed him of Rs26,685 in ticket counter collections, two mobile phones and a gold chain, collectively worth Rs4.91 lakh.The robbery occurred around 1am when the victim was about to…
Pune: The Parvati police on Tuesday registered a cheating case against two men on the charge of duping at least eight people of Rs 24 lakh on the promise of securing them jobs in different state govt departments.A 45-year-old woman from Laxminagar in Parvati lodged the police complaint.An officer said the complainant came into contact…
Pune: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will interact with girl students on women’s safety, examination paper leak and lack of employment opportunities during his visit to the city on Saturday as a part of Congress party’s “Chhatron ki Goonj” initiative.Senior members of the state Congress have been camping in the city…
Pic for representational purpose Pune: The city will witness a three-day film festival, to be hosted jointly by NFDC-National Film Archive of India, FIPRESCI-India and Pune International Centre, from Aug 21 to 23 at the NFDC-NFAI Auditorium on Law College Road. Curated by film critic and writer Premendra Mazumdar, the festival will screen 10 contemporary…
The operators say state transport department has yet to notify National Informatics Centre, which manages the software used for certificate generation Pune: PUC centres across Maharashtra are forced to charge the old fees for issuing the certificate because the revised rates, effective Aug 17, have not yet been updated in the online system.The operators blamed…
