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Four members of a family lost their lives after a fire broke out at an electric hardware shop in Pimpri Chinchwad town of Pune district on Wednesday morning. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/4-of-family-killed-as-fire-breaks-out-at-electric-hardware-shop-in-pimpri-chinchwad/articleshow/103197585.cms

Dispel darkness on streets, ensure proper lights: Citizens to civic body

Puneites have complained about lack of streetlights in the city and have demanded that the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) take immediate measures to rectify the problem, ensuring better commute and safety in the dark. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/dispel-darkness-on-streets-ensure-proper-lights-citizens-to-civic-body/articleshow/103188654.cms

5-yr permission system for Ganesh mandals to continue

The civic body and the city police have decided to issue permissions to Ganesh mandals for five years after the pilot project last year received a good response. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/5-yr-permission-system-for-ganesh-mandals-to-continue/articleshow/103188671.cms

Maharashtra submits 38 ropeway proposals, five from Pune district

The state government has sent 38 ropeway proposals, including the one connecting Sinhagad fort and five others from Pune district, to the central government. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/state-submits-38-ropeway-proposals-five-from-dist/articleshow/103154601.cms

Pune: E-scooter solves issues of last-mile connectivity

Going to crowded shopping centres such as Laxmi Road and Kumthekar Road in a car or even on a two-wheeler is a very daunting task for Warje resident Pranoti Pawar as a lot of time is spent finding parking. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/e-scooter-solves-issues-of-last-mile-connectivity/articleshow/103154495.cms

Retired Pune man loses Rs 2.9 lakh online in job bait

A 60-year-old man, a resident of Dhanori, was duped of Rs 2.98 lakh by cybercrooks in a job bait. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/retired-pune-man-loses-rs-2-9-lakh-online-in-job-bait/articleshow/103150662.cms

Maha: 169 children of ashram school in Sangli fall ill after eating leftovers

As many as 169 students of a government-aided ashram school fell ill after consuming leftover food in the Umadi town of Sangli’s Jat tehsil on Sunday evening. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/169-children-of-ashram-school-in-sangli-fall-ill-after-eating-leftovers/articleshow/103150711.cms

Run Metro in Pune till midnight during Ganesh festival: Ajit Pawar

Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Monday said the Metro should remain operational till 12am during the 10-day long Ganpati festival in the city. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/run-metro-till-midnight-during-ganesh-festival-ajit-pawar/articleshow/103150641.cms

Chhagan Bhujbal's dig at Sharad Pawar: Didn't hear due to faulty sound system, says Ajit Pawar

A day after Maharashtra cabinet minister Chhagan Bhujbal criticised NCP chief Sharad Pawar during a rally in Beed, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Monday took a cautious stand as he claimed he could not hear Bhujbal's speech because of a "faulty sound system" at the venue. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/chhagan-bhujbals-dig-at-sharad-pawar-didnt-hear-due-to-faulty-sound-system-says-ajit-pawar/articleshow/103150587.cms

100 students fall sick due to food poisoning in Maharashtra's Sangli, 20 critical

s many as 100 students of an ashram school for VJNT students from Umadi town of Jat tehsil in Sangli district were hospitalised due to food poisoning. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/100-students-fall-sick-due-to-food-poisoning-in-maharashtras-sangli-20-critical/articleshow/103120600.cms

Mumbai-Nashik highway is reopened, relief for motorists

August 27, 2023

Mumbai, Thane motorists using the Mumbai-Nashik highway can heave a sigh of relief as the two lanes on the Nashik bound Saket bridge have been thrown open. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thane/mumbai-nashik-highway-is-reopened-relief-for-motorists/articleshow/103114452.cms

Maha: 4 Dalit men hung upside down from tree, beaten up over suspicion of theft

August 27, 2023

Four Dalit men were allegedly hanged upside down from a tree and beaten up with sticks by six persons on suspicion of stealing a goat and some pigeons at a village in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, police said on Sunday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/maharashtra-4-dalit-men-hung-upside-down-from-tree-beaten-up-over-suspicion-of-theft-in-ahmednagar/articleshow/103109355.cms

Maharashtra to amend law to check violations in property registrations

August 27, 2023

The state government has proposed amendments to the Registration Act 1908 to give more power to sub-registrars to check documents at the time of registration for any violation of central or state laws. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/maharashtra-to-amend-law-to-check-violations-in-property-registrations/articleshow/103097924.cms

Pune: 11 bridges & flyovers set for repairs; PMC floats tender

The civic administration has shortlisted 11 bridges and flyovers for repairs in the PMC limits in the first phase of maintenance, following the 'periodic' structural audit of 38 elevated throughfares over the one-year period. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-11-bridges-flyovers-set-for-repairs-pmc-floats-tender/articleshow/103096367.cms

Pune: Techie, 8 others duped of Rs 25.6 lakh in task frauds

Online fraudsters cheated a woman software engineer (36) and eight others collectively to the tune of Rs25.65 lakh by promising them handsome returns for performing several online tasks. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-techie-8-others-duped-of-rs-25-6-lakh-in-task-frauds/articleshow/103096406.cms

Coriander down to Re 1 a bunch in Pune

A farmer from Pargaon, Tanaji Tambe, planted coriander on an acre of land hoping for good returns. With the drastic fall in prices of his produce in the wholesale market, he flattened the entire harvest using a tractor. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-after-fluctuating-prices-of-tomato-onion-coriander-down-to-re-1-a-bunch/articleshow/103096434.cms

Pune: Shared auto ride for feeder service fails to interest drivers

Arun Shelar, who took the Metro earlier this week and got down at the Deccan Gymkhana station, couldn't find any shared autorickshaw to take him to Fergusson College Road. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-shared-auto-ride-for-feeder-service-fails-to-interest-drivers/articleshow/103096467.cms

In Maharashtra, September likely to start on below-normal rainfall note

September is expected to start on a below-normal rainfall note, as the monsoon is unlikely to regain strength in Maharashtra until the first week of next month. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/in-maharashtra-september-likely-to-start-on-below-normal-rainfall-note/articleshow/103096383.cms

NCP, BJP held govt formation talks 5 times since 2014: Hasan Mushrif

State medical education minister Hasan Mushrif said on Saturday that the seniors in the NCP and BJP had discussed joining hands to form a government in Maharashtra on five occasions since 2014. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/ncp-bjp-held-govt-formation-talks-5-times-since-2014-hasan-mushrif/articleshow/103096355.cms

Shivajinagar's rain deficit at 183mm this monsoon so far

Shivajinagar is grappling with a substantial rain deficit with just over a month left for the monsoon season to officially end. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/shivajinagars-rain-deficit-at-183mm-this-monsoon-so-far/articleshow/103076340.cms

Pune: Kharadi techie duped of Rs 2.7 lakh in air ticket fraud

A 34-year-old software engineer employed with an IT firm in Kharadi was allegedly duped of Rs2.7 lakh by fraudsters, who promised to get him an air ticket to Canada at a discounted rate. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-kharadi-techie-duped-of-rs-2-7-lakh-in-air-ticket-fraud/articleshow/103077986.cms

Pune: Man gets out of car, assaults PMPML bus driver for honking

A car driver allegedly abused and assaulted a PMPML driver after the latter honked to get the car out of the way and halt the bus at the Sanket Vihar stop in Hadapsar around 6 pm on Wednesday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-man-gets-out-of-car-assaults-pmpml-bus-driver-for-honking/articleshow/103078274.cms

Sharad Pawar’s U-turn: ‘Ajit is our neta’ to ‘no more chances

In a U-turn within a few hours, NCP chief Sharad Pawar told mediapersons in Satara on Friday afternoon that no more chances will be given to Ajit Pawar to “correct his mistake of going against the party's policies” by joining hands with BJP. This was in sharp contrast to the NCP patriarch’s remarks in the morning in Baramati, where he had denied any split in the party and had acknowledged that his nephew was a leader of the party. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/sharad-pawars-u-turn-ajit-is-our-neta-to-no-more-chances/articleshow/103075883.cms

Protesting Manchar farmers halt auction of onion in APMC

Protesting farmers on Friday halted onion auction at the Manchar APMC in Ambegaon tehsil, demanding a Nafed procurement centre in the town on the lines of the facilities operating in Nashik and Ahmednagar. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/protesting-manchar-farmers-halt-auction-of-onion-in-apmc/articleshow/103076165.cms

Nagpur man held for circulating ex-girlfriend's intimate photographs through social media

A man who allegedly circulated intimate photographs of his ex-girlfriend on social media was arrested in Nagpur, a police official said on Friday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/nagpur-man-held-for-circulating-ex-girlfriends-intimate-photographs-through-social-media/articleshow/103071636.cms

PMPML chief warns drivers jumping signals of sacking

from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pmpml-chief-warns-drivers-jumping-signals-of-sacking/articleshow/103041768.cms

2 Marathi movies bag National Film Awards

Two Marathi films shone bright at the 69th National Film Awards announced on Thursday by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for films made in 2021. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/2-marathi-movies-bag-national-film-awards-swarna-kamal-for-godavari/articleshow/103037629.cms

Man held in Nagpur for raping woman he befriended on social media

A 21-year-old man from Maharashtra's Nagpur city was arrested for allegedly raping a woman under the pretext of marriage after they became friends on a social media platform, an official said on Thursday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/man-held-in-nagpur-for-raping-woman-he-befriended-on-social-media/articleshow/103024580.cms

Sana Khan murder case: Drama after mother reaches DCP office

from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/sana-khan-murder-case-drama-after-mother-reaches-dcp-office/articleshow/103019988.cms

Ophthalmology society flags illegal sale of eye drops by doctors

The Poona Ophthalmological Society (POS) has urged citizens to avoid self-medication with eye drops amid the rising cases of conjunctivitis. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/ophthalmology-soc-flags-illegal-sale-of-eye-drops-by-docs/articleshow/103002944.cms

Woman dies as PMPML bus jumps red signal

August 23, 2023

A senior lab technician (38) with a private hospital in Erandwane died of serious injuries after a PMPML bus jumped the red signal at Dugad junction near Pushpamangal marriage hall on Pune-Satara road and hit her scooter around 7.50pm on Tuesday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/woman-dies-as-pmpml-bus-jumps-red-signal/articleshow/102999388.cms

Dug up road in Wakad leaves residents hassled

August 23, 2023

The digging up of the key Datta Mandir road that connects Wakad Chowk with Dange Chowk is causing heavy traffic congestion during peak hours of the day . from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/dug-up-road-in-wakad-leaves-residents-hassled/articleshow/102999458.cms

Nagpur: 19-year-old dies by suicide after mother scolds her for spending too much time on mobile

August 23, 2023

A 19-year-old college student, identified as Renuka Pramod Kale, allegedly died by suicide following a scolding from her mother regarding excessive mobile phone usage, according to an official statement on Wednesday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/nagpur-19-year-old-ends-life-after-mother-scolds-her-for-spending-too-much-time-on-mobile/articleshow/102984241.cms

Maha drought-prone villages' forum wants public boards in Kannada

Pani Sangharsh Samiti, a forum of 65 villages in the drought-prone Jat tehsil of Maharashtra's Sangli district bordering Karnataka, has urged villagers to change writings on public display boards from Marathi to Kannada in protest against water scarcity and also participate in the 'Dandavat Andolan' at Umadi along the boundary of the two states on Friday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/maha-drought-prone-villages-forum-wants-public-boards-in-kannada/articleshow/102959960.cms

Leaking roof at Civil Court Metro stn after light rain surprises commuters

Leakages developed on the roof of Maha Metro's Civil Court interchange station after a slight spell of rain on Tuesday, leaving citizens wondering what the condition would be during a heavy downpour. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/leaking-roof-at-civil-court-metro-stn-after-light-rain-surprises-commuters/articleshow/102959936.cms

'Amphetamine-type substance' worth Rs 24 crore seized from passenger at Nagpur airport; 2 held

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 3.07 kg of "amphetamine-type substance" worth Rs 24 crore at Nagpur airport. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/amphetamine-type-substance-worth-rs-24-crore-seized-from-passenger-at-nagpur-airport-2-held/articleshow/102950626.cms

No auction of onions at 13 Nashik APMCs to protest duty

The Nashik district onion traders' association on Monday started an indefinite strike in protest against the Centre's decision to impose 40% export duty on onions. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/no-onion-auction-at-13-apmcs-in-nashik-traders-refuse-bulk-orders/articleshow/102921533.cms

Bribery cases with ACB in Maharashtra up 13%

The number of bribery cases in Maharashtra recorded with the anti-corruption bureau this year has increased almost 13% when compared to the number of such cases last year. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/bribery-cases-with-acb-in-state-up-13-nashik-tops-list-pune-second/articleshow/102921530.cms

Woman booked for sexual assault on boy in Pune's Kondhwa

Kondhwa police are probing a case of sexual assault and criminal intimidation against a 28-year-old woman after she threatened and sexually assaulted a 17-year-old boy at Kondhwa between May 2021 and November 2022. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/woman-booked-for-sexual-assault-on-boy/articleshow/102921425.cms

Mumbai constable among two held on charge of ex-cop's murder in Solapur

The Solapur police have arrested a constable and his relative for allegedly murdering a former policeman. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/mumbai-constable-among-two-held-on-charge-of-ex-cops-murder/articleshow/102921445.cms

WhatsApp groups to better women's safety on trains in Pune division

From setting up quick response booths to creating WhatsApp groups, the GRP's Pune unit has taken a slew of measures to check crime against women on board local and inter-city trains. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/whatsapp-groups-response-booths-to-better-womens-safety-on-trains/articleshow/102921432.cms

Dilip Walse-Patil apologises for remarks against Sharad Pawar

State cooperation minister Dilip Walse-Patil, once a Sharad Pawar loyalist, on Monday apologised for his statement that the NCP patriarch could not form a government on his own in the state during his political career and said that his statement was "misconstrued". from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/walse-patil-apologizes-as-pawar-supporters-rain-flak/articleshow/102921369.cms

MNC staffer in Pune loses Rs 4.8 lakh in PAN card link fraud