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Pune: Karvenagar resident loses Rs 50,000 in power bill fraud

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The Warje Malwadi police are investigating a case of a retired government officer being duped of Rs50,000 in a power bill fraud on January 11 last year. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-karvenagar-resident-loses-rs-50000-in-power-bill-fraud/articleshow/99158690.cms

Girl ends life after being told not to stay glued to mobile phone

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A college girl allegedly ended her life after she was advised not to stay glued to her mobile phone. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/girl-ends-life-after-being-told-not-to-stay-glued-to-mobile-phone/articleshow/99153627.cms

Reliefs and disposals decline even as human rights violation cases galore in Maharashtra: RTI

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from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/reliefs-and-disposals-decline-even-as-human-rights-violation-cases-galore-in-maharashtra-rti/articleshow/99150076.cms

Leopard kills 4-year-old boy in Saoli range

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The mutilated body of the four-year-old boy, who was attacked by a leopard in the fields near village Bormoda in Saoli taluka on Wednesday night, was recovered on Thursday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/leopard-kills-4-year-old-boy-in-saoli-range/articleshow/99124962.cms

Drive to clean water hyacinth from Godavari river launched

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The municipal body has started removing water hyacinth from the Godavari river since Tuesday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/drive-to-clean-water-hyacinth-from-godavari-river-launched/articleshow/99130808.cms

2 from Haryana killed private firm CEO: Nashik Police

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A 24-year-old youth and a 17-year-old juvenile from Haryana out to make some "quick money" ended up killing a young CEO in Nashik after he resisted the duo's bid to snatch his car. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/2-from-haryana-killed-private-firm-ceo-nashik-police/articleshow/99128411.cms

5 dead, 8 injured in truck-auto collision in Maharashtra's Nanded district

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Five persons were killed and eight were injured in a collision between a truck and an autorickshaw in Maharashtra's Nanded district on Thursday, an official said. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/5-dead-8-injured-in-truck-auto-collision-in-maharashtras-nanded-district/articleshow/99123078.cms

Pregnant doctor saves farmer’s life by driving him to hospital in Nashik

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Dr Priyanka Pawar has been applauded by the Nashik health authorities for driving an ambulance to transport a farmer (27) who needed urgent care. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/pregnant-doc-saves-farmers-life-by-driving-him-to-hospital/articleshow/99104289.cms

Sambhajinagar police raid godown, seize Rs 42 lakh gutka

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Deputy commissioner of police (headquarter) Aparna Gitay, in the early hours of Wednesday ordered a raid on a godown in MIDC Waluj area after receiving a tip off the previous night. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/sambhajinagar-police-raid-godown-seize-42l-gutka/articleshow/99104822.cms

Water helpline flooded with complaints of low pressure

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The new water helpline launched by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is being flooded with calls from citizens, complaining about low-pressure supply. Around 550 of the 750 calls made to the helpline were related to it. According to the PMC, the helpline was started around a month ago and since then they have received many calls from the Peth as well as the 23 recently merged areas. Residents want the supply infrastructure to be improved and the staff to be efficient. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/water-helpline-flooded-with-complaints-of-low-pressure/articleshow/99101505.cms

Belapur-Gateway water taxi service suspended due to financial feasibility issues

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Almost over a year after its inauguration, the 200-passenger capacity water taxi service from Belapur to Gateway appears to have been suspended following the financial feasibility issues. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/belapur-gateway-water-taxi-service-suspended-due-to-financial-feasibility-issues/articleshow/99097806.cms

Maharashtra govt approves project to set up CCTV cameras across Malegaon

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The state government has given its approval to the Malegaon Municipal Corporation (MMC) to install CCTV cameras across the textile city, the civic chief said on Tuesday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/state-govt-approves-project-to-set-up-cctv-cameras-across-malegaon/articleshow/99076446.cms

8 Kolhapur students to perform rare theatre form in London

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Eight students from Kolhapur Public School, a private school in the city, will perform a play at the University of West London in the first week of May. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/8-kolhapur-students-to-perform-rare-theatre-form-in-london/articleshow/99076759.cms

Maharashtra: Homebuyers can access all project details with QR code

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Homebuyers will soon be able to access all relevant project details by just scanning a QR code on the project registration certificates. The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has started assigning QR codes to the registration certificates of developers across the state. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/maharashtra-homebuyers-can-access-all-project-details-with-qr-code/articleshow/99074728.cms

Panvel man collapses & dies while trekking to Lingana fort

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A 62-year-old Panvel resident, Ajay Kale, who was part of a trekkers' group, collapsed and died while crossing a remote stretch between Singapur village and Lingana fort on Monday morning. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/panvel-man-collapses-dies-while-trekking-to-lingana-fort/articleshow/99073934.cms

Former Maharashtra minister and senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal tests positive for Covid-19

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Former Maharashtra minister and senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal took to Twitter on Tuesday to reveal that he had tested for Covid-19. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/former-maharashtra-minister-and-senior-ncp-leader-chhagan-bhujbal-tests-positive-for-covid-19/articleshow/99068039.cms

Angered by power cut, man makes hoax call about bomb at Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis's residence in Nagpur

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A 23-year-old man allegedly made a hoax call late Monday night claiming that a bomb was planted at Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis's home in Nagpur after he experienced a power outage at his residence, police said on Tuesday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/angered-by-power-cut-man-makes-hoax-call-about-bomb-at-maharashtra-deputy-cm-devendra-fadnaviss-residence-in-nagpur/articleshow/99061874.cms

Four attack, rob fitness hub staffer in Pune

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The Bund Garden police arrested four men, including two criminals on police record, on charge of assaulting and robbing a 27-year-old man of valuables at Maldhakka Chowk on March 22. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/four-attack-rob-fitness-hub-staffer-in-pune/articleshow/99046306.cms

6.7 lakh file say on renaming Aurangabad district

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As many as 6.7 lakh suggestions and objections were submitted for the proposal to change name of Aurangabad taluka, district, sub-division and division. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/6-7-lakh-file-say-on-renaming-aurangabad-district/articleshow/99047424.cms

Two demand Rs 3 crore from builder through phone spoofing; held in Pune

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A jobless man and a temple helper were arrested on Saturday night for trying to swindle a Karvenagar builder out of Rs3 crore. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/two-demand-rs-3-crore-from-builder-through-phone-spoofing-held-in-pune/articleshow/99046301.cms

Two criminals among 4 held for robbing man of his high-end bike & valuables

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The Bundgarden police arrested four men, including two criminals on police records, on the charge of assaulting and robbing an employee of an international fitness center of his high-end bike, costly cell phone and iPad around 11.20pm on March 22 at Maldhakka chowk. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/two-criminals-among-4-held-for-robbing-man-of-his-high-end-bike-valuables/articleshow/99042243.cms

Four members of family killed as car falls off bridge in Latur district of Maharashtra

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The family was returning to Nilanga town in Latur district from Pune after attending a wedding when the accident occurred on the Latur-Gulbarga national highway at around 7 AM, a police official said. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/four-members-of-family-killed-as-car-falls-off-bridge-in-latur-district-of-maharashtra/articleshow/99033413.cms

Parents insist sons held in temple theft cases be kept in jail

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Parents of the youngsters detained for thefts from temples have urged the Nagpur crime branch sleuths to keep the accused behind bars, and said they would not apply for bail. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/parents-insist-sons-held-in-temple-theft-cases-be-kept-in-jail/articleshow/99017112.cms

In Nashik, only 1 of 115 active Covid patients hospitalised

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Only one patient out of the 115 confirmed Covid-19 active cases in Nashik circle comprising five districts — Nashik, Ahmednagar, Dhule, Jalgaon, and Nandurbar — has been hospitalised . from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/in-nashik-only-1-of-115-active-covid-patients-hospitalised/articleshow/99021811.cms

Leopard cub found in cane field reunited with mother in Pune

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A group of farmers recently helped forest officials and a non-governmental organization reunite a leopard cub with its mother at Tejewadi village in Junnar taluka. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/leopard-cub-found-in-cane-field-reunited-with-mother-in-pune/articleshow/99019656.cms

Nagpur: Three held for duping people in ponzi scheme

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from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/three-held-for-duping-people-of-rs-65-8-lakh-in-ponzi-scheme-in-maharashtra/articleshow/99014811.cms

PCMC to launch mobile app for pay and park

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The civic body is preparing to implement the pay and park system again with the help of a mobile application, after two failed attempts since 2021. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pcmc-to-launch-mobile-app-for-pay-and-park/articleshow/99003350.cms

60-year-old killed as wild boar hits rickshaw near Panshet dam in Pune

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A 60-year-old man was killed and two others were seriously injured after a wild boar rammed the autorickshaw they were travelling in. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/60-year-old-killed-as-wild-boar-hits-rickshaw-near-panshet-dam-in-pune/articleshow/99003061.cms

Bishop John Rodrigues to take charge of Pune diocese

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Bishop John Rodrigues, who was the titular bishop of Deulto and Auxiliary of Bombay, was on Saturday appointed as the Bishop of the Diocese of Poona, after the resignation of Bishop Thomas Dabre. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/bishop-john-rodrigues-to-take-charge-of-pune-diocese/articleshow/99003038.cms

Man arrested for cheating woman of Rs 2 crore in Pune

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The crime branch officials arrested a man and are searching for his cousin for cheating a Pune-based real estate businessman's wife (36) of Rs 2 crore under the pretext of handsome returns on her investment in the shares/equity markets. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/man-arrested-for-cheating-woman-of-rs-2-crore-in-pune/articleshow/98999495.cms

Rajya Sabha to decide on breach of privilege motion against Sanjay Raut

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State legislative assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar on Saturday referred the case of breach of privilege motion moved against Rajya Sabha MP and UBT Sena leader Sanjay Raut in the Maharashtra assembly to the Rajya Sabha chairman and vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/rajya-sabha-to-decide-on-breach-of-privilege-motion-against-sanjay-raut-maharashtra-assembly-speaker-refers-case-to-vice-president-jagdeep-dhankhar/articleshow/98998819.cms

Not wearing helmet, speeding most common violations in Pune: RTO

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The local Regional Transport Office (RTO) has caught 752 people between March 1 and March 23 this year in different parts of the city for riding without helmets. As many as 580 offenders have also been challaned for speeding. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/not-wearing-helmet-speeding-most-common-violations-rto/articleshow/98984227.cms

Focus on citizens' well-being via Healthy Pune initiative

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The Pune Municipal Corporation has put more focus on health in its 2023-24 budget. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/focus-on-citizens-well-being-via-healthy-pune-initiative/articleshow/98983404.cms

40,000 connections snapped in Pune to recover Rs 100 crore power dues

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The MSEDCL has cut around 40,000 connections in the Pune zone in a bid to recover pending dues of over Rs100 crore. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/40000-connections-snapped-in-pune-to-recover-rs-100-crore-power-dues/articleshow/98982302.cms

Bombay HC upholds conviction of five out of six accused in Anna Lashkare murder case

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from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/bombay-hc-upholds-conviction-of-five-out-of-six-accused-in-anna-lashkare-murder-case/articleshow/98978365.cms

Maharashtra bans cruel confinement of mother pigs in small crates, activists cheer

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from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/maharashtra-bans-cruel-confinement-of-mother-pigs-in-small-crates-activists-cheer/articleshow/98976443.cms

Taiwanese food festival at Koji in Pune

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from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/taiwanese-food-festival-at-koji-in-pune/articleshow/98975635.cms

Techie from Wakad falls for clickbait, loses 22 lakh to crooks

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A 29-year-old software engineer from Wakad was duped of Rs22 lakh by cybercrooks. They lured her by claiming that she could earn Rs5,000 in a few hours by completing some easy tasks. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/techie-from-wakad-falls-for-clickbait-loses-22-lakh-to-crooks/articleshow/98954626.cms

Pune airport to see two new domestic flights in summer schedule

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“Out of 218 movements approved by IAF from Monday to Friday, airlines have been allotted 195 movements. On Saturday 164 movements out of 218 have been approved. On Sunday out of 247 movements approved by IAF, 208 have been allocated,” Pune airport director Santosh Dhoke said. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-airport-to-see-two-new-domestic-flights-in-summer-schedule/articleshow/98950544.cms

Maharashtra govt moves Go Seva Aayog bill: Panel to bring all existing institutions on cattle under its umbrella

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Preventing cruelty to cattle, inquiring into the complaints related to functioning or day-to-day affairs of bodies that are into managing cattle and penalising (up to Rs 10,000) those breaching rules and regulations framed by it would be the powers of the Go Seva Aayog, a new commission proposed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Sena (Eknath Shinde) government in Maharashtra. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/maharashtra-govt-moves-go-seva-aayog-bill-panel-to-bring-all-existing-institutions-on-cattle-under-its-umbrella/articleshow/98949525.cms

Fire bill passed in Maharashtra assembly

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from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/fire-bill-passed-in-maharashtra-assembly/articleshow/98949145.cms

8% ZP school pupils improve their language, maths skills in Pune

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A survey to assess students' capabilities conducted by Pune zilla parishad at the end of eight weeks of the quality improvement programme taken up between December 2022 and February 2023 has shown an 8% improvement as compared to the pre-programme study. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/8-zp-school-pupils-improve-their-language-maths-skills-in-pune/articleshow/98929370.cms

School bus driver arrested on charge of sexually assaulting 8-year-old student in Pune

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The Pimpri Chinchwad police on Tuesday arrested a school bus driver on the charge of sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl student on Monday afternoon. The 34-year-old driver had been hired on contract by a private English-medium school in Khed taluka. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/school-bus-driver-arrested-on-charge-of-sexually-assaulting-8-year-old-student-in-pune/articleshow/98926517.cms

Pune residents mark Gudi Padwa with new vehicles, houses and traditional attire

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An aura of celebration enveloped the city on the occasion of Gudi Padwa, as people celebrated with food, vibrant traditional attires and big purchases on Wednesday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-citizens-mark-gudi-padwa-with-new-vehicles-houses-and-traditional-attire/articleshow/98926567.cms

Man arrested for damaging vehicles, CCTV cameras in Nashik

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A friend of an accused in the recent rival gang firing late on Monday damaged three vehicles and four CCTV cameras in the Malhar Khan area of the city, barely 150 metres from the officer of the police commissioner. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/man-arrested-for-damaging-vehicles-cctv-cameras-in-nashik/articleshow/98887302.cms

3-month-old killed by slitting throat in Nashik

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A three-month-old baby was found dead, with her throat slit, in the Dhruvnagar area of Gangapur Road in Nashik on Monday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/3-month-old-killed-by-slitting-throat-in-nashik/articleshow/98887150.cms

Tata Group to set up 200MW solar project for MSEDCL in Maharashtra's Solapur

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Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) secures ‘letter of award’ to set up a 200MW solar photovoltaic project for MSEDCL in Solapur, an official announced on Tuesday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/tata-group-to-set-up-200mw-solar-project-for-msedcl-in-maharashtras-solapur/articleshow/98877579.cms

Ahmednagar Police cracks road robbery case, recovers Rs 7.10 lakh

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Ahmednagar Police recently arrested three people involved in a case of robbing a farmer from Sonegaon in Jamkhed taluka of Maharashtra's Ahmednagar. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/ahmednagar-police-cracks-road-robbery-case-recovers-rs-7-10-lakh/articleshow/98876411.cms

250 e-buses to be added to Nagpur fleet: Devendra Fadnavis

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Maharashtra deputy chief minister and guardian minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday assured to increase the fleet of electric-run city buses by 250, taking the total number to 480. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/250-e-buses-to-be-added-to-nagpur-fleet-devendra-fadnavis/articleshow/98870880.cms

Maharashtra to frame labour policy for migrant workers

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The state labour department has said that a detailed policy would be drawn up for migrant workers, offering them social security as well as other benefits. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/maha-to-frame-labour-policy-for-migrant-workers/articleshow/98847540.cms