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All you need to know about OCD

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My son, 17 years old, constantly counts things. He takes two steps in front and three steps behind while walking. He has to spend time in counting the number of movements while soaping his hands. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/all-you-need-to-know-about-ocd/

Maha to weigh Std XII & CET scores for seats

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From next academic year (2023-24), entry to undergraduate professional courses in Maharashtra will be based on both Class XII scores and CET marks; they will be given equal weightage. That apart, changes such as a minimum cut-off in CET are in the offing, reports Hemali Chhapia. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/from-2023-maharashtra-cet-set-to-give-50-weightage-to-std-12-marks/articleshow/91928278.cms

MSRTC to ply only e-buses on Pune-Mum route by Nov

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The state transport utility would operate only e-buses on the Pune-Mumbai route within next four to six months, Shekhar Channe, the vice-chairman and the managing director of MSRTC, told TOI. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/msrtc-to-ply-only-e-buses-on-pune-mumbai-route-by-november/articleshow/91928525.cms

Woman offered drug-laced snack, robbed of gold chain

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A 52-year-old woman from Vishrantwadi was robbed of her gold chain worth Rs1.5 lakh after she consumed a sedative-laced biscuit offered by a co-passenger while travelling on a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus from Ahmednagar to Pune on Sunday evening. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/woman-offered-drug-laced-snack-robbed-of-gold-chain/articleshow/91928009.cms

Pune businessman in custody till June 8

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After a remand hearing that took three dates, a special CBI court on Tuesday remanded Pune businessman Avinash Bhosale to CBI custody till June 8. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/pune-businessman-in-custody-till-june-8/articleshow/91929116.cms

Pawar of the 'past' versus Pawar of the 'present'

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Sharad Pawar, undoubtedly, is among those few politicians in India who needs no introduction. These days people have started referring to him as ‘Saheb’ which indeed is a well-deserved title. He has been there, done that and seen it all. His ability to be all things to all people across political spectrum and to twist and turn things as per his convenience is only because he understands the intricacies of politics. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/pawar-of-the-past-versus-pawar-of-the-present/

Maha housing societies ‘lax’ about fire safety

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Housing societies across Maharashtra were neither maintaining the fire-fighting systems installed in their buildings and nor submitting reports regarding their upkeep, the state director of fire services, SS Warick, told TOI from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/maharashtra-housing-societies-lax-about-fire-safety/articleshow/91901612.cms

Truck hits road painting workers; 1 dead, 4 injured

A worker was killed on the spot and four others were injured when a speeding truck hit them on a bridge across Pavana river on the Katraj-Dehu Road bypass in Ravet around 3.30am on Monday while they were painting white lines on the highway. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/truck-hits-road-painting-workers-1-dead-4-injured/articleshow/91901179.cms

80% of pre-monsoon work finished, claims civic body

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With two weeks left for the deadline to complete the pre-monsoon work by June 15, the civic body claimed to have finished 80% of the jobs, including cleaning of stormwater lines, chambers, nullahs and culverts. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-80-of-pre-monsoon-work-finished-claims-civic-body/articleshow/91901685.cms

Petrol pumps to remain open today in Pune

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All petrol pumps in the city will remain open on Tuesday despite a call by petrol dealers to observe a "no purchase day" to protest against the Centre's excise duty cut, which they said resulted in them facing heavy losses. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/petrol-pumps-to-remain-open-today-in-pune/articleshow/91901721.cms

Duo offer lift to techie, rob him on expressway

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Taking a lift from an unknown vehicle at Hinjewadi proved costly for a 32-year-old software engineer from Khopoli on May 27. The driver of the vehicle and his accomplice threatened to kill the techie and robbed him of his cellphone worth Rs3,000, before abandoning him on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway near Talegaon Dabhade. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/duo-offer-lift-to-techie-rob-him-on-pune-mumbai-expressway/articleshow/91901733.cms

Covid-19: Rise in demand for precaution doses in Pune

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Fears of a fourth Covid-19 wave have spurred demand for precaution doses over a few days, city private hospitals said on Saturday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/covid-19-rise-in-demand-for-precaution-doses-in-pune/articleshow/91879539.cms

Giving Gyan: Dear Bachi, I'm more attracted to men

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Help! I’m bisexual. In fact more inclined towards men. However, I did marry a woman two years ago thanks to family pressure, but sadly, we haven’t consummated this union. I can’t put my mind to it, and therefore my body refuses to perform. My past relationship with men haven’t worked out either – that’s the doubly sad part. This is made even worse by the fact that these guys now seem to be happily married, and I am left depressed. I would kill myself, or at least disappear somewhere, but my long-suffering wife is still loving and caring. How do I be a good husband to her? from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/giving-gyan-dear-bachi-im-more-attracted-to-men/

Breakthroughs with BA.4, BA.5 mild, jabs work: NTAGI chief

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Breakthrough infections from BA.4 and BA.5 - the Omicron subvariants that have been detected in Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Maharashtra - all led to mild Covid and are unlikely to cause waves or burden hospitals, central officials have said. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/covid-19-breakthroughs-with-ba-4-ba-5-mild-jabs-work-ntagi-chief/articleshow/91877348.cms

Study finds mixed vax boosters work; final decision with Centre

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A study by Christian Medical College, Vellore, on the effectiveness of mixed booster doses has yielded positive results and is currently being evaluated by central agencies, officials from the institute have said. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/covid-19-study-finds-mixed-vaccination-boosters-work-final-decision-with-centre/articleshow/91877375.cms

Son drowns, but family cremates two 16-yr-olds

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Utter confusion prevails over the identities of two 16-year-old boys who drowned in the Mutha right bank canal on Tuesday, one in Swargate and the other in Dhayari. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/son-drowns-but-family-cremates-two-16-year-olds/articleshow/91877392.cms

Pricey vegetables scale up menu rates in city eateries

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Surging vegetable prices are forcing city restaurants, cafes, catering and mess services to increase the rates of their own vegetarian dishes now. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pricey-vegetables-scale-up-menu-rates-in-pune-eateries/articleshow/91877403.cms

Fire in building parking lot, 13 vehicles gutted

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Twelve two-wheelers and a sports utility vehicle (SUV) were gutted in a fire that broke out in the parking lot of Sai Prasad, a residential building, at Jambhulwadi, off Katraj-Dehu Road bypass, on Saturday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/fire-in-building-parking-lot-13-vehicles-gutted/articleshow/91877071.cms

Pune: PMC to procure power from open access system

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The civic body will form a company to promote the use of solar energy. , which will procure electricity from the open access system. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-municipal-corporation-to-procure-electricity-from-open-access-system/articleshow/91864406.cms

Covid-19: 1.7 crore yet to take second jab in Maha

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Mumbai, Pune and Thane are the districts with the most number of people overdue for the second dose of the Covid vaccine, health department data has shown. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/covid-19-1-7-crore-yet-to-take-second-jab-door-to-door-drives-soon-in-maharashtra/articleshow/91862625.cms

Pune: Convict on Covid parole doesn't return to jail; booked

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The Lonikand police on Friday booked a 27-year-old murder convict on the charge of not returning to the jail to serve his remaining sentence almost a year (360 days) after he was released on emergency parole because of the Covid-19 outbreak. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-convict-on-covid-parole-doesnt-return-to-jail-booked/articleshow/91862617.cms

2 new Omicron variants seen in 7 Pune patients

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State health officials on Saturday, citing genome surveillance data, said seven Covid patients have been found infected with Omicron sublineages BA.4 (four patients) and BA.5 (three patients). All are from Pune city. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-reports-maharashtras-first-ba-4-ba-5-cases-all-7-recover-after-mild-covid/articleshow/91862567.cms

Now, buy craft wine & beer in Maha in packs of 5 litres

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Now, one can buy craft wine or craft beer from microbreweries or wineries in bulk. In yet another move to make selling and buying of craft wine and beer more liberal and earn more revenue for the state, the excise department has allowed sale of naturally fermented craft wine and craft beer in cans or growlers up to the size of 5 litres. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/now-buy-craft-wine-beer-in-maharashtra-in-packs-of-5-litres/articleshow/91862865.cms

In Pune, joint property ownership goes up to 88%

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The district leads the tally of joint property card ownership in Maharashtra with nearly 88% of households co-owned by men and women, government records revealed. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/in-pune-joint-property-ownership-goes-up-to-88-maximum-in-maharashtra/articleshow/91862516.cms

More than 1,600 on wait list for kidney donation in Pune

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Over 1,600 individuals are on the waiting list for kidney donation in the Pune region, while around 700 are in the line for liver, 55 for heart and around 80 for multivisceral transplantations, Pune Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre (ZTCC) officials said. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/more-than-1600-on-wait-list-for-kidney-donation-in-pune/articleshow/91862499.cms

Bike ambulances a lifesaver for Nandurbar village residents

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Dilwarsinh Padvi received a call on his cellphone a few days ago from an Asha worker of Varphali, a remote village in Nandurbar district, asking him to immediately rush in with his bike ambulance and shift to a hospital an ice cream vendor severely injured in a road accident. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/maharashtra-bike-ambulances-a-lifesaver-for-residents-of-nandurbar-villages/articleshow/91862547.cms

Pune: Store manager assaulted for refusing liquor on credit

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The Samarth police are on the lookout for a criminal on police records and his two aides after they assaulted Parshuram Chinchole (23), the manager of a liquor shop in Mangalwar Peth, on Wednesday night after he refused them liquor on credit. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-store-manager-assaulted-for-refusing-liquor-on-credit/articleshow/91845009.cms

Below normal rain in Maharashtra till June 8

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The state is headed for below normal rainfall, at least till June 8, IMD's latest extended range forecast has revealed. Agriculture department officials said this could delay kharif sowing in parts of south Konkan and south Maharashtra. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/maharashtra-may-get-below-normal-rain-till-june-8-delaying-kharif-sowing/articleshow/91844565.cms

Maha: Less than 1% Covid patients under hospital care

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The hospitalisation rate of Covid-19 patients is still very low in the state despite a slight uptick in cases, especially in Mumbai and Pune. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/less-than-1-covid-patients-under-hospital-care-in-maharashtra/articleshow/91844585.cms

Man drowns after car falls into river in Talegaon Dabhade

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A 44-year-old private company employee from Talegaon Dabhade drowned after his car plunged into the Indrayani river at Indori village along the Talegaon-Chakan Road, about 40km from the city, early Friday morning. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/maharashtra-man-drowns-after-car-falls-into-river-in-talegaon-dabhade/articleshow/91844598.cms

MSEDCL to ready its EV charger network app ‘in just a few weeks’

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The director of projects at the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL), Prasad Reshme, said during an electric vehicle and allied infrastructure summit in the city on Friday that the state power distribution utility's EV charger grid mapping app is close to rollout. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/msedcl-to-ready-its-ev-charger-network-app-in-just-a-few-weeks/articleshow/91844305.cms

Trio rob elderly woman of gold chain worth Rs 1.2 lakh

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The Chandan Nagar police are probing a 65-year-old woman's complaint that three men, travelling in a car, snatched her gold chain worth Rs1.20 lakh. She stated that they robbed her after stopping her alongside Kharadi bypass around 7.15pm on Thursday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-trio-rob-elderly-woman-of-gold-chain-worth-rs-1-2-lakh/articleshow/91844608.cms

Tomato prices drop to Rs 80 per kg in Kolhapur

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Price of tomatoes in the retail market of Kolhapur city has come down from Rs 100 per kg to around Rs 80 per kg providing some relief to the people.The cost of tomatoes had breached the Rs100-mark few days ago after supply of the produce was affected due to unseasonal showers. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/tomato-prices-drop-to-80/kg-in-kolhapur/articleshow/91825134.cms

Man held in Pune on charge of raping daughter

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A man (68) was arrested on Wednesday on the charge of repeatedly raping his 14-year-old daughter between February 18 and March 3.Sub-inspector Digamber Sontakke of the Hadapsar police on Thursday said, “The man had threatened his daughter into submission against disclosing his acts to anybody. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/man-held-on-charge-of-raping-daughter/articleshow/91825012.cms

Maharashtra: Dealers to not buy, sell fuel on May 31

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The Federation of All Maharashtra Petroleum Dealers’ Association (FAMPEDA) has decided to opt for ‘No Purchase No Sale' of fuel on Tuesday (May 31). from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/dealers-to-not-buy-sell-fuel-on-may-31/articleshow/91822502.cms

High-profile Pune builder held in Yes Bank fraud case

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The CBI suspects that construction companies associated with prominent Pune-based businessman Avinash Bhosale, Vinod Goenka, Shahid Balwa, Rajkumar Kandaswami and Satyan Tondon had helped DHFL promoters Kapil Wadhawan and his brother Dheeraj Wadhawan in siphoning off Yes Bank loan money. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/bhosale-cos-may-have-role-in-siphoning-funds/articleshow/91822062.cms

Monsoon misses Skymet's onset forecast over Kerala

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Monsoon on Thursday missed Skymet's May 26 onset date over Kerala and is most unlikely to arrive over the coastal state even on May 27 (Friday), as suggested by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its forecast earlier this month. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/monsoon-misses-skymets-onset-forecast-over-kerala/articleshow/91822965.cms

250 MSRTC buses will exit from Pune-Satara Rd side as first step

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The exit route for 250 Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) buses from the Swargate depot has been changed to reduce pressure on the busy Shankarsheth Road where huge traffic jams are the order of the day. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/250-maharashtra-state-road-transport-corporation-buses-will-exit-from-pune-satara-road-side-as-first-step/articleshow/91822995.cms

Cops find 6 more transplants with false relationship claims

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Additional commissioner of Pune police Ramnath Pokale on Thursday said six more cases of kidney transplant surgeries based on false relationship claims by the donors and the recipients had come to the fore during the city crime branch's ongoing investigation into the kidney transplant row at the Ruby Hall Clinic. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-cops-find-6-more-transplants-with-false-relationship-claims/articleshow/91823040.cms

Guided by teachers, 4 Maha dists perform better than rest in NAS

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The National Achievement Survey 2021 data shows that some districts in the state have consistently performed better than the others in all four standards (III, V, VIII, and X) that were assessed. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/guided-by-teachers-4-maharashtra-districts-perform-better-than-rest-in-national-achievement-survey/articleshow/91823056.cms

47 new patients in PMR on Thursday

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The Pune Metropolitan Region recorded 47 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday. There were no deaths. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/covid-19-47-new-patients-in-pune-metropolitan-region-on-thursday/articleshow/91823086.cms

Pedestrian protests rash driving, beaten to death

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A pedestrian succumbed to severe head injury when a man assaulted him with a stone during a quarrel after the motorcycle he was riding on with another person hit the victim along Magarpatta-Mundhwa road around 7.30pm on Tuesday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pedestrian-protests-rash-driving-beaten-to-death-in-pune/articleshow/91799587.cms

Leave politics & go cook, BJP tells Supriya Sule

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The BJP protest on the OBC quota issue on Wednesday took a controversial turn with state party president Chandrakant Patil lashing out at three-term NCP MP Supriya Sule, saying she should leave politics and head for the kitchen. "Why are you in politics? You should go home and cook. It's time for you to go home," he said in response to comments made by her earlier in the day. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/obc-quota-leave-politics-go-cook-maharashtra-bjp-chief-tells-supriya-sule/articleshow/91799399.cms

Jailor's son found murdered near Hadapsar gliding centre

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A 20-year-old student was found brutally stabbed to death near the Hadapsar gliding centre around 10.45pm on Tuesday, barely an hour after he left home in Manjari. He had told his elder brother that he was going to resolve a matter involving a young woman. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-jailors-son-found-murdered-near-hadapsar-gliding-centre/articleshow/91799578.cms

Heatwave conditions unlikely over next few days, says IMD

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Major parts of Maharashtra are unlikely to experience any heatwave conditions over the next couple of days amid a very light to light rain forecast for parts of Konkan-Goa in the next five days, and a similar prediction for Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada during the next 72 hours, IMD officials said on Wednesday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/maharashtra-heatwave-conditions-unlikely-over-next-few-days-says-imd/articleshow/91799681.cms

Stock in many state dams below last year levels; over 2 TMC less storage in Pune

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Live or usable water stock in some major dams in revenue regions like Nagpur, Pune and Nashik has now dropped below last year's levels amid increased water requirement in view of scant or no pre-monsoon rainfall and summer heat. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/stock-in-many-maharashtra-dams-below-last-year-levels-over-2-tmc-less-storage-in-pune/articleshow/91799663.cms

Mumbai to Pune in 90 minutes: All about the future route

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The Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL), an upcoming sea bridge between Sewri and Nhava Sheva (JNPT), is likely to be ready by 2024-end. More than cutting travel time between SoBo and Navi Mumbai, it will be a boon for those heading from the metropolis for Pune and Goa. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/soon-mumbai-to-pune-in-90-minutes-all-about-the-future-route/articleshow/91779251.cms

Wait for property cards for flats nears end: Official

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The Maharashtra government was in the final stages of discussion and approval of the draft to issue property cards to flat owners for projects registered under MahaRERA, a senior revenue department official said on Tuesday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/wait-for-property-cards-for-flats-nears-end-official/articleshow/91775960.cms

State govt allots Rs 109cr for Jejuri temple upkeep

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The state government on Monday allocated Rs109.57crore for conservation and development of Shri Kshetra Jejuri Gadh Trithshetra. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/state-govt-allots-109cr-for-jejuri-temple-upkeep/articleshow/91775956.cms

Ways to spice up your sex life with foreplay

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Foreplay is the ‘foremost’ and one of the most vital aspects of a sexual relationship between a man and a woman. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/ways-to-spice-up-your-sex-life-with-foreplay/

11 Maha dists see deficient pre-monsoon showers

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At least 66 districts (9%) in India, a majority from Gujarat (25), UP (14) and Maharashtra (11), have still not received any pre-monsoon showers (from March till May 23) despite a good rain forecast for May. This, experts said, could effect pre-sowing activities ahead of kharif season in these areas. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/nearly-3-months-on-60-dists-see-deficient-pre-monsoon-showers/articleshow/91753245.cms