Pune: The account executive at a Bavdhan-based automobile dealership was conned out of Rs2.2 crore between Aug 13 and 14 in a phishing attack. This form of fraud, called whaling or ‘CEO fraud’, involves cybercriminals impersonating senior executives to trick employees into transferring money.The dealer (54) lodged a complaint against the crooks who posed as…
Local MLA Shankar Mandekar (L; Photo credit: Facebook/@Shankar Mandekar) stated accidents happen when roads exist, drawing anger PUNE: While the opposition blamed state government’s inaction for the pothole-ridden roads that claimed the life of an 11-year-old boy in Pune’s Mahalunge area on Monday, the local MLA from NCP, Shankar Mandekar, made a controversial statement in…
NDA commandant Vice Admiral Anil Jaggi delivered a speech at a seminar organised by the Maritime Research Centre Pune: China’s expanding underwater activities in the Indian Ocean, including the deployment of research vessels, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and underwater gliders, highlight the urgent need for India to strengthen its Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA), Vice Admiral…
Cheng² Duo will perform at Mazda Hall on Tuesday, August 18, at 7 pm, in a concert organised by the Poona Music Society. Pune: Music, for siblings Bryan and Silvie Cheng, is as much about connection as about performance. The cello-piano duo’s band Cheng² Duo will perform in Pune on Tuesday, Aug 18, at a…
The complainant alleged that the social media post on PM Modi had the potential to disturb public peace Pune: A court has granted anticipatory bail to advocate Amol Ankush Gavhane in a case registered over a social media post that allegedly featured a photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with an objectionable caption.The case stems…
The survey comes in response to waterlogging during spells of rain between July 1 and 8 that impacted several residential areas, society entrances, parking spaces and vehicles Pune: Citizens’ group ChaloPMC has launched a citywide survey to document flooding and identify vulnerable locations across Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad.The decision comes in response to waterlogging during…
An 11-year-old boy tragically died after falling under a truck’s wheels in Pune PUNE: An 11-year-old boy died after coming under the wheels of a truck while travelling on a motorcycle with his father and sister in Maharashtra’s Pune.The accident took place in Hinjewadi on Monday, news agency PTI reported.CCTV footage showed the motorcycle skidding…
To avoid one project obstructing the other, civic and Metro authorities have decided that the Metro viaduct will generally pass above the HCMTR road at these points. (Representational image) PUNE: Pune is attempting a complex piece of urban infrastructure planning as its Metro network and the proposed 36-km High Capacity Mass Transit Route (HCMTR) will…
PCMC Building at Pimpri Colony in Pimpri Chinchwad Pune: Developers undertaking projects on land parcels of 10,000 square meters or less will now be allowed to pay Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) for mandatory amenity space instead of surrendering land in exchange for transferable development rights (TDR) or floor space index (FSI).Under the Unified Development…
Gadkari said he was the public works department (PWD) minister in the state govt when the Pune-Mumbai expressway was constructed. PUNE: Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday mentioned how he was trolled on social media for damages on the connecting link recently, even though it was the state govt that…
