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MMRDA-like body planned for buying meds, equipment

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The state is planning to set up the Maharashtra Medical Authority, on the lines of MMRDA, to buy drugs and medical and surgical equipment for its medical colleges and hospitals. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/mumbai-metropolitan-region-authority-like-body-planned-for-buying-medicines-equipment/articleshow/96655305.cms

'Humpback dolphins found on east and west coasts closely related'

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Beating the common perception that the humpback dolphins found on the east and west coasts are different, a study by the Konkan Cetacean Research Team finds that two different species are closely related. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/maharashtra-humpback-dolphins-found-on-east-and-west-coasts-closely-related-finds-study/articleshow/96651845.cms

Ride in Nashik city buses to get dearer from Jan 11

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The Nashik Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (NMPML), transport wing of the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC), has decided to increase the ticket fares by around 7% from January 11. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/ride-in-nashik-city-buses-to-get-dearer-from-jan-11/articleshow/96635320.cms

27 students injured in accident near Baramati

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​​Around 27 students, including the bus driver, have been injured in this accident. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/maharashtra-27-students-injured-as-private-bus-carrying-them-meets-with-accident-near-baramati/articleshow/96639925.cms

Covid: Maha continues with free 3rd dose for 18-59

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ligible individuals in the 18-59 age bracket in Maharashtra would continue to get free booster vaccine against Covid-19 at government and civic-run vaccination sites across all districts even after the new allocation of doses from the Union government, senior health officials told TOI on Friday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/covid-19-maharashtra-continues-with-free-third-dose-for-18-59-age-group/articleshow/96633457.cms

Activists question 'erratic' works on Karve Rd

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The smart road works on Karve Road have failed to cut ice with civic activists, who have questioned the rationality behind part widening of the thoroughfare and irregular cycle tracks as planned by the civic authorities. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/activists-question-erratic-smart-works-on-punes-karve-road/articleshow/96632816.cms

Scamster dupes budding actress of Rs 71,000

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A cyber crook allegedly duped a 20-year-old civil engineering student to the tune of Rs71,849 on the pretext of offering her a role in a Hindi movie between August 12 and 28 this year. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/scamster-promises-audition-dupes-budding-actress-of-rs-71000-in-pune/articleshow/96608362.cms

Air connectivity to 20 cities from Kolhapur from Jan

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This summarization is about the upcoming flight connectivity from the Kolhapur airport to 20 major cities in India. The flights will be available starting on January 13th, and passengers will be able to get a boarding pass to their final destination. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/kolhapur-to-get-air-connectivity-with-20-cities-from-january-13/articleshow/96584742.cms

Day temps likely to remain high in Pune: IMD

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The temperatures in Pune are likely to remain high with warm and humid days ahead as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast maximums to stay in the range of 3233 degrees Celsius- nearly 34 degrees Celsius above normal. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/day-temps-likely-to-remain-high-in-pune-imd/articleshow/96584561.cms

Water levels surge, temples around Lonar crater submerged

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Water levels at the Lonar crater in Buldhana, a geo-heritage monument, have increased higher than the average in over a decade, partially submerging some of the nearby historical temples that are at least 1,250 years old. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/water-levels-surge-ancient-temples-around-maharashtras-lonar-crater-submerged/articleshow/96581942.cms

Teenage girl gang-raped in Pune; 6 held

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Six men were arrested in Maharashtra's Pune city for allegedly gang-raping a 15-year-old girl. A case has been registered against the suspects based on the complaint filed by the teen's mother. The accused were arrested on Tuesday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/teenage-girl-gang-raped-in-pune-6-held/articleshow/96570647.cms

Banned strings worth Rs 48k seized from Nashik

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This summarization tells us that the city police are continuing their action against the sale of nylon manja. They have also nabbed a 19-year-old seller from the panchavati area, who was selling 48 reels of the banned manja. The city police have started combing various parts of the city in order to gather information about the sale of banned manja and take necessary action against the sellers. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/banned-strings-worth-48000-seized-from-nashik/articleshow/96558356.cms

Sena MLA booked for slapping cop in Nagpur

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Sadar police on Tuesday booked Shiv Sena MLA from Balapur in Akola district Nitin Deshmukh for allegedly assaulting police sub-inspector Sakharam Kamble outside main gate of Ravi Bhavan at Civil Lines. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/shiv-sena-mla-nitin-deshmukh-booked-for-slapping-assaulting-cop-in-nagpur/articleshow/96565652.cms

Aurangabad varsity bans kite flying on its premises

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Aurangabad Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University has banned kite flying on its premise, and in a recent circular, the university has warned that criminal proceedings would be initiated if anyone is found violating the order. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/bamu-bans-kite-flying-on-its-premises/articleshow/96558924.cms

97 rescued after fire breaks out in orphanage

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At least 97 students in the age group of 6-18 years were rescued from the first-floor rooms after a fire broke out in the ground-floor office of the Tayabia Orphanage Trust School on East Street in Pune Camp around 12.30am on Tuesday. No one was injured. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/97-rescued-after-fire-breaks-out-in-pune-camp-orphanage/articleshow/96557185.cms

Farmer beheads friend in a bid to pass it off as own death

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The Alandi police on Monday night arrested a 58-year-old farmer, Subhash alias Kerba Chhaban Thorve (58), on the charge of beheading his friend, Ravindra Bhimaji Ghenand (48), with a chopper and putting his clothes on the victim and the body in a tractor rotary tiller to pass the incident off as his own death in a farming accident at Charholi Khurd in Khed taluka. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/farmer-beheads-friend-in-a-bid-to-pass-it-off-as-own-death-held-in-maharashtra/articleshow/96557155.cms

PMC to put Rs 50cr more to fix roads

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The civic body will divert Rs50 crore from various development works to carry out road repairs after the monsoon this year exposed the inferior quality of civic infrastructure in the city. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/civic-body-to-divert-rs-50-crore-from-other-development-works-to-fix-roads-in-pune/articleshow/96530651.cms

NCP MLAs protest against Shinde govt in Nagpur

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MLAs from Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday staged a unique protest by performing Bhajan to criticize chief minister Eknath Shinde and agriculture minister Abdul Sattar in their alleged role in land scam. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/ncp-mlas-chant-bhajans-in-nagpur-to-protest-against-eknath-shindes-govt/articleshow/96534746.cms

Water pipeline to Parvati set for repairs

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A pipeline that has been in use for the last 20 years to fetch water from Khadakwasla dam to Parvati water works is now set to undergo maintenance and inspection. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/water-pipeline-to-parvati-set-for-repairs-in-pune/articleshow/96530310.cms

Pune: Expect temporary blocks in Metro operations

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Daily operations of Metro trains for commuters may witness blocks on a temporary basis in the next few days, in an effort to assist trials of the communication-based train control (CBTC) signaling system and other technical checks. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/maharashtra-expect-temporary-blocks-in-metro-operations-for-some-days-to-assist-trials/articleshow/96506835.cms

Police book principal on charge of abetting suicide

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The Bhosari police have booked the principal of an English medium school located in their jurisdiction for abetting the suicide of a 15-year-old pupil of the same school. They have also started a probe. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/police-book-principal-on-charge-of-abetting-standard-x-students-suicide-in-pune/articleshow/96504475.cms

Kalyaninagar: Residents up in arms against loud music

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A group of residents representing seven gated housing societies in Kalyaninagar and Wadgaon Sheri met and submitted a complaint to the Yerawada and Mundhwa police on Saturday regarding the nuisance created by hotels and restaurants in the area. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-residents-up-in-arms-against-loud-music-in-kalyaninagar/articleshow/96504002.cms

6 held in dacoity case, cops yet to seize booty

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The district rural police have arrested a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) driver on contract and five others from Nashik, Devas and Indore in simultaneous raids on Saturday in the armed dacoity at Belhe in Junnar tehsil on December 19. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/six-held-in-dacoity-case-cops-yet-to-seize-booty/articleshow/96488864.cms

HC stays min's order giving grazing land for pvt use

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The Bombay high court has stayed agriculture minister Abdul Sattar’s order regularising 37 acres of gairan land in Washim for private use. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/bombay-hc-stays-minister-order-giving-grazing-land-for-private-use/articleshow/96487635.cms

2 held for murdering their father in Pune

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The Chakan police have arrested two brothers on the charge of smothering their father, Dhananjay Bansode (43), owner of a snacks manufacturing unit, in their house at Moi near Khed and later burning the body into a furnace at the unit sometime between December 15 and 16. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/two-siblings-held-for-murdering-their-father-in-pune/articleshow/96483983.cms

Pune man injured in leopard attack

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A 36-year-old man was attacked by an injured leopard resting under a tree after he ventured too close to click its photo at Kolwadi in Junnar tehsil, about 75km from here, on Wednesday morning. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-man-injured-in-leopard-attack-in-bid-to-click-photograph-from-too-close/articleshow/96468709.cms

Aurangabad man held for killing sister-in-law

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A 38-year-old man has been arrested on charges of murdering his sister-in-law, 28-year-old Maya Aglawe, and dumping her body in a sewage tank in the backyard of their home. The police believe that the woman was killed because she was having an extramarital affair with the man, and that her husband and mother-in-law were not responsible for her death. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/man-held-on-charge-of-killing-sister-in-law/articleshow/96470327.cms

TDR use in merged areas to boost projects in Pune

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he execution of big-ticket projects like 24x7 water supply, sewage treatment plants and storm water management in the villages merged in the Pune civic limits would be accelerated following the state government's recent decision on TDR utilisation. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/tdr-use-in-merged-areas-to-boost-big-ticket-projects-in-pune/articleshow/96467715.cms

Maha resolution on border row on Monday: Min

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A day after the Karnataka assembly passed a resolution to "protect" the state's interests in connection with the border row with Maharashtra, state excise minister Shambhuraj Desai said on Friday that a resolution on Maharashtra's stand on the issue would be tabled in the legislative assembly on Monday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/maharashtra-resolution-on-border-row-on-monday-says-shambhuraj-desai/articleshow/96467455.cms

Cable cut disrupts check-in process at airport

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Flyers at the Pune airport again faced long check-in queues after a cable fault resulted in the disruption of the electronic check-in system of all airlines on Friday for around four and half hours. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/cable-cut-disrupts-check-in-process-at-pune-airport-leading-to-heavy-crowding/articleshow/96461569.cms

4 assault & rob eatery manager of Rs 20,000 in Pune

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Four men late on Tuesday night assaulted and robbed a 52-year-old manager of an eatery in Ravet of his cellphone and cash, totally worth Rs20,000, along the service road of Katraj-Dehu Road bypass in Hinjewadi. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/4-assault-rob-eatery-manager-of-rs-20000-in-pune/articleshow/96439445.cms

Pune RTA rejects Rapido's bike taxi licence plea

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The Pune Regional Transport Authority (RTA), headed by the district collector, on Thursday rejected Roppen Transportation Services Private Limited's application for licence to operate its Rapido bike taxi and autorickshaw services in the city and Pimpri Chinchwad, reports Joy Sengupta. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-rta-rejects-rapidos-bike-taxi-auto-licence-plea/articleshow/96438443.cms

Pune airport to have addl security check-in area

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A part of the international departure area of the Pune airport will be carved out and a new security check-in area for domestic flyers will be created by setting up two additional baggage scanning machines and other equipment within two to three days to take care of the crowd at the airport, senior officials have said. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-airport-to-have-additional-security-check-in-area-for-better-crowd-control/articleshow/96432593.cms

Rashmi Shukla case to be tried by state panel

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from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/rashmi-shukla-phone-tapping-case-to-be-tried-by-state-legislature-committee/articleshow/96426851.cms

'Penalty on 97k illegal structures in PCMC limits repealed'

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Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announced repealing of penalty imposed on over 96,000 illegal structures in the Pimpri Chinchwad civic limits at the Nagpur assembly session on Wednesday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/pune-pluses/penalty-on-97000-illegal-structures-in-pcmc-limits-repealed-maharashtra-deputy-cm-devendra-fadnavis/articleshow/96412748.cms

6 men assault cab driver before robbing him in Pune

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Two men forced a cab driver waiting for a pick-up near Navale Bridge to drive them to Hingne crematorium ground early on Tuesday morning, where they were joined by four other men. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/six-men-assault-cab-driver-before-robbing-him-in-pune/articleshow/96411348.cms

Maharashtra task force to study Covid threat

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The state government plans to set up a task force to study Covid's threat after its resurgence in countries like China, Japan, Korea and the US. Also, international flyers would be screened and isolated if found positive. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/maharashtra-task-force-to-study-covid-threat-screening-for-international-flyers/articleshow/96411355.cms

10-year-old killed in leopard attack in Kolhapur

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from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/10-year-old-killed-in-leopard-attack-in-maharashtras-kolhapur/articleshow/96404874.cms

Uddhav faction members detained in Kolhapur

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Members of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction were detained in Kolhapur following a scuffle with the police while they were heading towards Vishalgad fort to remove encroachments. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/shiv-senas-uddhav-faction-members-detained-in-kolhapur-while-heading-towards-vishalgad-fort/articleshow/96398992.cms

Maharashtra to set up task force on Covid

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Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, while replying to the issue raised by leader of opposition Ajit Pawar, announced in the state assembly on Wednesday that a “task force would study the current situation and suggest measures to be taken to prevent the entry of deadly viruses in the state”. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/maharashtra-to-set-up-task-force-to-study-new-covid-threat/articleshow/96397180.cms

15 safety tips for winter driving

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At least nine people lost their lives on Tuesday due to the thick fog that covered much of north and central India and caused problems on the roads. The fog caused disruptions and hazardous driving conditions leading to the deaths. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/15-points-to-keep-in-mind-when-you-drive-in-fog/articleshow/96385877.cms

Maha: BJP claims big win in gram panchayats

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BJP claimed to have won 32% of the 7,682 gram panchayats across the state that went to polls on Sunday. It said BJP-Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena alliance won nearly 43% of gram panchayats. On the other hand, opposition MVA, too, claimed to have most gram panchayats. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/bjp-claims-big-win-in-maharashtra-gram-panchayats-polls-mva-says-it-will-be-clear-today/articleshow/96382380.cms

Oppn seeks Shinde’s ouster leasing land in Nagpur

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The opposition on Tuesday demanded resignation of chief minister Eknath Shinde for ordering the Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) to lease and allot land meant for housing for the poor to 16 persons in Nagpur during his tenure as urban development minister in the then Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/opposition-seeks-eknath-shindes-ouster-for-allotting-rs-83-crore-nagpur-land-for-rs-2-crore/articleshow/96380420.cms

'Should stand behind Marathi-speakers in K'taka'

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Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde on Monday said in the assembly the state should stand firmly behind people in the Marathispeaking areas of neighbouring Karnataka and appealed to political parties not to behave in a way that would hurt them. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/should-stand-behind-marathi-speakers-in-karnataka-maharashtra-cm-eknath-shinde/articleshow/96359110.cms

Baby gets early lessons in politics with MLA MOM in Nagpur

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MLA Saroj Ahire's special guest at Vidhan Bhavan, her nearly three month-old baby, was the cynosure of all eyes on the first day of the winter assembly session in Nagpur. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/baby-gets-early-lessons-in-politics-with-mla-mom-in-nagpur/articleshow/96358585.cms

Crooks use gift bait to trick 5 elderly women

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A man decamped with a 70-year-old woman's gold ornaments and cash using a gift bait in Rahatani around 1pm on Sunday, in the fifth such incident in the Pimpri Chinchwad limits in the past fortnight, reports Mihir Tanksale. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/crooks-use-gift-bait-to-trick-5-elderly-women-in-a-fortnight-in-pune/articleshow/96356673.cms

Border row: MVA leaders stopped from entering K'taka

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At least 50 Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders from Kolhapur district, including NCP MLA and former minister Hasan Mushrif, were stopped by the Karnataka police from entering the southern state for a convention at the Kognoli border checkpost along the National Highway 48 on Monday afternoon. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/mva-leaders-stopped-from-entering-karnataka-tension-up/articleshow/96356478.cms

Kolhapur youths to maintain vigil on forts on NY Eve

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A team of youths in Kolhapur have pledged to maintain a vigil on the forts in the district to stop people from partying there on December 31 and January 1. There are a total of 11 forts in the district. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/kolhapur-youths-to-maintain-vigil-on-forts-on-new-years-eve/articleshow/96331618.cms

'If you don't pay power bill...': She lost Rs 43k

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A 56-year-old woman from Bavdhan recently lost Rs 43,000 to cyber crooks in a power bill update fraud.An officer from the Hinjewadi police told TOI that the woman was working with a private company and lives in Bavdhan. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/bavdhan-woman-loses-43k-to-power-bill-update-fraud/articleshow/96331481.cms

Border row to hot up Maharashtra winter session

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The Maharashtra opposition demanded a three-week assembly winter session, beginning in Nagpur Monday, to discuss backward regions of Vidarbha and Marathwada, and also boycotted the customary tea party hosted by chief minister Eknath Shinde at his official residence in the city on Sunday evening. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/border-row-to-hot-up-maharashtra-winter-session/articleshow/96330391.cms