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SPPU's online platform offers 300 global courses

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That Harvard Business School online course which was out of your reach over its prohibitive fee structure can now be taken up if you are a student or alumni of Savitribai Phule Pune University. It has tied up with the business school to make available various online courses at subsidized rates. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/savitribai-phule-pune-universitys-online-platform-offers-300-global-courses/articleshow/94572970.cms

Festive fun from phuchka contests to folk dances

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Durga Puja pandals across the city are gearing up for five days of festive fun from Saturday, with cultural events, live performances, competitions, contests and other exciting activities. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-festive-fun-from-phuchka-contests-to-folk-dances/articleshow/94545308.cms

Power snag at pumping unit disrupts water supply

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Areas such as Kothrud, Chandni Chowk, Karvenagar, Pashan-Baner and parts of Bavdhan and Shivajinagar faced disruptions in water supply on Thursday after pumping was hampered at the civic body's Warje water unit owing to a technical snag in power supply. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-power-snag-at-warje-pumping-unit-disrupts-water-supply-to-many-areas/articleshow/94545644.cms

Pune: Societies get chance to fix trash issues

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After strong objections by the Chikhali-Moshi Housing Societies Federation about non-lifting of wet garbage from their premises, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has said a drive for the same will start in a phased manner. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-societies-get-chance-to-fix-trash-issues/articleshow/94545663.cms

1 dead, 3 injured in Pune accident

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A cement bulker swerved to avoid hitting a motorcyclist but rammed into a scooterist and then a tree at Hadapsar on Thursday. The tree fell on an autorickshaw, killing its driver. The scooterist and the bulker's driver and cleaner were injured. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/1-dead-3-injured-in-pune-accident/articleshow/94545037.cms

Portion of bridge caves in in Nandurbar town

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A portion of a 40-year-old bridge over Ranka river caved in on Thursday morning. The incident happened about 22km from Nandurbar district at around 9am. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/maharashtra-portion-of-bridge-caves-in-in-nandurbar-town-no-casualties/articleshow/94535109.cms

Agniveer recruitment budget is Rs 15/candidate

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The first recruitment rally at Nagpur under the Agniveer scheme is estimated to have seen 60,000 candidates turning up to try their luck for a job in the army. The state government, which foots the bill for the rallies, has a sanctioned budget of Rs15 per candidate for the event. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/agniveer-recruitment-budget-is-rs15-per-candidate/articleshow/94518495.cms

Sex after 50: All you need to know

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One of the common myths across the countries, cultures and societies is that ‘sex life ends after one turns Fifty’… and that, one has to resign oneself to a sexless destiny for the rest of one’s life. This gets further fuelled by jokes and folklore. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/sex-after-50-all-you-need-to-know/

4 air quality monitoring stns installed in Nashik

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Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has installed four mobile continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations at key locations in Nashik city. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/mpcb-installs-four-air-quality-monitoring-stations-in-nashik/articleshow/94522450.cms

Contractor files cheating case against financier

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A 43-year-old civic contractor from Katraj, released recently on bail in a case of giving a bogus bank guarantee to bag a Rs7 crore road and nullah cleaning works contract from the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), has filed a complaint accusing a financier of cheating him in the matter. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-contractor-files-cheating-case-against-financier/articleshow/94519739.cms

Rare eco-fragile caves discovered in Maha

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​​They have found four caves, some of them watery, on the rocky islands along the vengurla coast in Sindhudurg district. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/maharashtra-explorations-at-vengurlas-rock-islands-discover-rare-eco-fragile-caves/articleshow/94513585.cms

Different communities bring diversity to devotion

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Navaratra is observed across the country, and each state and community has its own customs and traditions to celebrate the festival. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/maharashtra-different-communities-bring-diversity-to-devotion/articleshow/94492038.cms

Man kills wife, 2 children in Kolhapur

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A 40-year-old man murdered his wife, daughter and physically challenged son at Kagal in Kolhapur district on Tuesday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/after-heated-argument-with-wife-man-kills-her-and-2-children-in-kolhapur/articleshow/94495730.cms

Over 220 e-way drivers fined for violating seat belt

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In a special drive on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, 224 drivers have been fined in a week till September 21 as their passengers were not wearing seat belts. As many as 198 passengers were not wearing seat belts in the rear seats. A fine of Rs 200 was imposed by the highway safety patrol's Pune unit, which described it as an awareness drive. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/maharashtra-over-220-expressway-drivers-fined-for-violating-seat-belt-rules/articleshow/94492050.cms

44 students hurt as school bus slides off road

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​Block Development Officer, Jalinder Pathare, said the school bus belonged to Muktai Prashala in Pimpalgaon. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-44-students-hurt-as-school-bus-slides-off-road-lands-into-gorge/articleshow/94485895.cms

Pune: Intense rain spells in store from Sept 30

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One or two moderate to intense rain spells in the city from September 30 to October 4 could hamper Navaratra celebrations, Met department officials told TOI of Monday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-intense-rain-spells-in-store-from-september-30/articleshow/94465619.cms

Girders for FOB at Nashik Road rail stn installed

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The girders for extension of foot over bridge (FOB) near the parcel office at Nashik Road railway station were finally installed after a wait of around three months, paving way for additional and easier connectivity between platform No. 2/3 and platform No. 4 when the bridge gets ready. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/girders-for-fob-at-nashik-rd-rail-stn-finally-installed/articleshow/94466853.cms

MIDC to clear 630 industry proposals over 500 acres

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The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) is set to clear 630 proposals for industries spread over 500 acres in the state by October 10. The MIDC's move comes in the wake of Vendanta-Foxconn shifting its multi-billion dollar project from Maharashtra to Gujarat, reports Nisha Nambiar. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/maharashtra-industrial-development-corporation-to-clear-630-industry-proposals-over-500-acres-soon/articleshow/94464627.cms

Pune: Autorickshaw driver bludgeoned to death

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from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/autorickshaw-driver-bludgeoned-to-death-in-pune/articleshow/94461080.cms

Youth held, two minors detained for robbery

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A magisterial court on Monday sent the suspect Nitin Chavan from Hadapsar in custodial remand till September 29. Two minor boys aged 17 years were sent to an observation home in Yerawada. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-youth-held-two-minor-boys-detained-on-charge-of-robbing-truck-driver-of-cash-cell-phone/articleshow/94460952.cms

Pune: Biker collides with horse, fractures leg

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A 51-year-old motorcyclist fractured his left leg after colliding with a horse coming from the opposite direction around 1.30pm on Friday at Dandekar Bridge, off Sinhagad Road. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-biker-collides-with-horse-fractures-leg/articleshow/94442413.cms

Pune: Man bludgeons teen to death at Vadgaon Budruk

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A 17-year-old boy died after a man smashed a beer bottle on his head before hitting him with a bamboo stick and a flower pot in front of his 15-year-old girlfriend at an open plot at Ghulenagar in Vadgaon Budruk around 12.30pm on Sunday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-man-bludgeons-teen-to-death-at-vadgaon-budruk/articleshow/94441482.cms

Kargil war veteran Col Naikawade passes away in Pune

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Kargil war veteran Col Dinesh Naikawade, a Yudh Seva Awardee, took his last breath on September 23 in Pune while undergoing treatment for a long-run ailment. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/col-dinesh-naikawade-kargil-war-veteran-passes-away-in-pune/articleshow/94426351.cms

'MVA should answer on stalled plans first'

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Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) partners should 'answer' for delayed or stalled projects like the Nanar refinery before criticizing the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government over the Vedanta-Foxconn semiconductor unit moving to Gujarat from Pune's Talegaon. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/maharashtra-vikas-aghadi-should-answer-on-stalled-plans-first-says-union-finance-minister-nirmala-sitharaman/articleshow/94426108.cms

Pune: Caller uses e-vehicle bait, dupes youth of Rs 97k

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The Kothrud police have filed a case of cheating against a telecaller for allegedly duping a 21-year-old man of Rs97,740 on the pretext of selling him e-scooter at a discounted rate on September 18 and 19. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-caller-uses-e-vehicle-bait-dupes-youth-of-over-rs-97000/articleshow/94426271.cms

Maha: Ajit Pawar flip flops on home portfolio claim

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Former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said in a gathering of NCP that he was denied the home ministry portfolio twice by the "party seniors" only to clarify later to the media that he had made the remark in a "lighter vein" to re-energise the demotivated workers. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/maharashtra-ajit-pawar-flip-flops-on-home-portfolio-claim/articleshow/94426375.cms

Khadse says not rejoining BJP after call to Shah

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NCP MLC and senior politician Eknath Khadse on Saturday dismissed talks of him rejoining BJP. Khadse claimed that he had called up Union home minister Amit Shah about a month ago, seeking an appointment to discuss a personal matter. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/maharashtra-eknath-khadse-says-not-rejoining-bjp-after-call-to-amit-shah/articleshow/94426389.cms

Kamala Nehru Hospital referred 3,000 patients to Sassoon

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In the last three years, the Pune Municipal Corporation-run Kamala Nehru General Hospital referred more than 3,600 patients to Sassoon General Hospital (SGH), due to a lack of doctors and equipment capable of performing high-level surgical procedures. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-kamala-nehru-hospital-referred-3000-patients-to-sassoon-general-hospital-in-3-years/articleshow/94426323.cms

Nagpur police start 24x7 child helpline

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City police chief Amitesh Kumar on Sunday has launched an emergency 'Child Helpline' (WhatsApp 9823300100) to diffuse tension spreading in the city triggered by the fake kidnapping rumours doing the rounds in the city and the outskirts, especially, in the social media. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/kidnapping-rumours-nagpur-police-start-24-x-7-child-helpline-to-alley-fears/articleshow/94428762.cms

CM Shinde appoints guardian ministers of districts

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Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday appointed guardian ministers of districts in the state, with his deputy and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis getting charge of several areas of Vidarbha. Fadnavis will be guardian minister of Nagpur, Wardha, Amravati, Akola, Bhandara and Gadchiroli. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/maha-cm-appoints-guardian-ministers-of-districts-dy-cm-fadnavis-to-be-in-charge-of-several-vidarbha-areas/articleshow/94424633.cms

Maharashtra sees 619 new Covid cases, 3 deaths

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Maharashtra on Saturday reported 619 Covid-19 cases and three fatalities, taking the tally to 81,18,804 and the toll to 1,48,327, the health department said. A day before, the state had logged 611 infections and two deaths. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/maharashtra-sees-619-new-covid-19-cases-3-deaths/articleshow/94422358.cms

'Electricity costs can fall 40% if India gives up coal'

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India can cut its electricity costs by about 40% with a rapid phase out of coal from its power sector as early as 2040, reveals a latest study. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/electricity-costs-can-fall-40-if-india-gives-up-coal-by-2040/articleshow/94406000.cms

1 Covid death in Chandrapur; 45 new cases in Vidarbha

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One Covid casualty took place in Chandrapur on Friday, even as 45 new patients and 41 recoveries were reported from the region in the last 24 hours. Nearly 3,000 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, which means the test positivity is around 1.6%, which is considerably low. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/1-covid-death-in-chanda-45-new-cases-in-vidarbha-region/articleshow/94406026.cms

Kolhapur: KMC asked to pay Rs 2.3cr

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The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has been ordered by the western zone of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to deposit an environmental compensation of Rs 2. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/kmc-asked-to-pay-2-3-crore-as-environmental-compensation/articleshow/94409309.cms

Nagpur: Cab driver’s death spurs colleagues into action

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A delegation of aap-based cab drivers’ association met the city police chief Amitesh Kumar last week urging him to act against the cab company for the death of one of their drivers, Pradeep Mutafale (54) while on duty on September 19. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/cab-drivers-death-spurs-colleagues-into-action/articleshow/94405976.cms

Pune: Man held; wife faces case for abusing cop

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The Pimpri Chinchwad police on Thursday arrested a 36-year-old autorickshaw driver from Pimpri and lodged a case against his wife on the charge of abusing and beating up a traffic constable when the latter challaned him for no-parking. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/maharashtra-auto-driver-arrested-wife-faces-case-for-abusing-cop/articleshow/94407384.cms

Woman, lover held for killing man in Nagpur

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A woman and her lover have been arrested for allegedly strangling to death another man she was having an affair with in Maharashtra's Nagpur district, police said on Friday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/maharashtra-woman-lover-held-for-killing-man-in-nagpur/articleshow/94404081.cms

Maharashtra: Coach arrested for stalking 15-year-old

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The Nanded police have arrested a 40-year-old gymnastics coach on charges of stalking and sexually harassing a 15-year-old girl. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/maharashtra-coach-arrested-for-stalking-15-year-old/articleshow/94386248.cms

Revellers fine-tune dandiya moves ahead of Navaratra

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With Navaratra just days away, many residents have started brushing up on their dandiya skills by participating in workshops and crash courses. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/revellers-fine-tune-their-dandiya-moves-ahead-of-navaratra-festival/articleshow/94385755.cms

Pune: Citizens seek regular garbage collection

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he members of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Housing Societies Federation (PCCHSF) have demanded that the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) ensure better discipline and regularity in waste collection. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/citizens-seek-regular-garbage-collection/articleshow/94385761.cms

Maha ATS, NIA arrest 20 PFI men, 2 from Pune

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The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Thursday arrested 20 Popular Front of India (PFI) activists from various parts of the state, including two from the city, during a multi-nodal agency operation on the charges of indulging in unlawful activities promoting enmity among communities and waging a war against the country. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/maharashtra-ats-nia-arrest-20-pfi-men-2-from-pune/articleshow/94385276.cms

Pune University flyover by end of Jan 2024

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from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pumta-meeting-pune-university-flyover-to-be-completed-by-end-of-january-2024/articleshow/94382032.cms

Rs 2L siphoned off from Pune woman’s bank a/cs

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The Chatushrungi police have initiated a probe into a complaint of a 34-year-old resident of Senapati Bapat Road, saying that some unidentified persons had siphoned off Rs2.11 lakh from her bank accounts on August 28.The woman had submitted a complaint application to the police. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/over-2-lakh-siphoned-off-from-womans-bank-accounts/articleshow/94363550.cms

Nashik: 3 held for possession of leopard skin

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The Nashik forest department arrested three people, two of them college students, for possession of a leopard skin with the intention of selling it. The trio was produced before a local court on Wednesday, which remanded them in the custody of the forest department till till September 24. As per preliminary information, one of the students is pursuing pharmacy and the other law. The third suspect runs a small-time business. Under the Wildlife Act, an illegal act like this can fetch to a jail term of 3 to 7 years if proven in court. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/nahik-2-students-among-3-held-for-possession-of-leopard-skin/articleshow/94362515.cms

No helmets & seatbelts rife on Pune highways

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If lane-cutting is the most common violation on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway, speeding and not wearing seatbelts are the most common offences on other highways, such as the Pune-Ahmednagar Road, Pune-Satara Road, Pune-Solapur Road and the Mumbai-Bengaluru Highway. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/no-helmets-and-seatbelts-rife-on-pune-highways/articleshow/94361621.cms

Techie held for stabbing cabbie, assaulting cops

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A techie was arrested on Friday on charges of stabbing a cab driver on Baner road around 3.30am on Friday and assaulting a sub-inspector and a constable when a police team went to the spot to verify the incident. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/maharashtra-techie-held-for-stabbing-cabbie-assaulting-cops/articleshow/94362457.cms

Trains to Kol, other eastern cities cancelled

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The railways on Wednesday announced the cancellation of several trains on the east-west corridor, including Pune-Howrah-Pune Azad Hind Express and Pune-Howrah Duronto Express from Wednesday to September 28, posing a big challenge to those who planned to visit their families and friends in the eastern states during Navaratra. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/trains-to-kolkata-other-eastern-cities-cancelled-before-festivals/articleshow/94361329.cms

Aadhaar-voter ID linking: Stalemate continues

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from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/maharashtra-stalemate-continues-over-aadhaar-voter-id-linking/articleshow/94357604.cms

Testing times for travellers to east till Puja

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The travel time on the east-west corridor has virtually turned into a guessing game because of inordinate delay of trains for the past 20 days on Pune/Mumbai-Howrah route due to non-interlocking in the Bilaspur division of the South East Central Railway, testing passengers’ patience. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/testing-times-for-travellers-to-east-till-durga-puja-and-even-beyond/articleshow/94339760.cms

Man nabbed for abusing cop in Pune

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Police on Monday arrested a 34-year-old man on the charge of abusing a traffic constable and damaging a vehicle of the department parked outside the Bhosari traffic division.After smashing the vehicle’s windscreen around 2.30am on Monday, Ram Shinde tried to flee. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/man-nabbed-for-abusing-cop-damaging-police-vehicle/articleshow/94339776.cms