Pune district

Pune family got travel permit; official denies giving it

11:26 pm April 10, 2020

Pune: Close on the heels of lockdown violation by DHFL promoters Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan and their family, another case of a family obtaining safe passage through an official letter has come to light in Pune district. As per a letter purportedly signed by Mulshi Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) Sandesh Shirke, which is making rounds […]

Nine new coronavirus cases found in Pune district

10:46 pm April 4, 2020

Pune: Nine new coronavirus patients were detected in the Pune district on Saturday, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 83, a health official said. Eight cases were found in Pune city while one was reported in neighbouring Pimpri Chinchwad, said Dr Bhagwan Pawar, district health officer. “The number of COVID-19 cases has reached […]

Two held for abducting and raping woman near Pune

5:14 pm March 15, 2020

Pune: Two persons have been arrested for allegedly abducting and raping a woman inside a vehicle near Alandi town in Pune district, police said on Sunday. The incident took place on Tuesday and the duo was arrested the next day from Pimpri Chichwad township, they said. “The woman was on her way to her residence […]

MVA govt like unbreakable wall, says Ajit Pawar

Ajit Pawar hitches horse to different wagon, raises eyebrows

6:19 pm November 23, 2019

Mumbai: When Ajit Pawar decided to quit politics last month citing the Enforcement Directorate move against his uncle and NCP chief Sharad Pawar, some within his party said he may have been looking to get out of the veteran Maratha leader’s shadow. This theory was back in circulation on Saturday as in a move few […]

Lord Ganesh gets grand send-off across Maharashtra

7:42 pm September 12, 2019

Mumbai/Pune: Devotees bid a grand farewell to their beloved Lord Ganesh as the immersion of idols began across Maharashtra on Thursday, marking the end of the 10-day-long mega festival. The immersion processions of idols of various mandals in Mumbai, which witnesses maximum festive grandeur, and Pune, the state’s cultural capital which hosts one of the […]