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Fighting for sports quota, wrestlers grapple with Kurash

India, Sept. 30 -- Rising competition for government jobs under the sports quota is prompting some athletes from traditional wrestling backgrounds to explore disciplines such as Kurash, Judo, Ju-Jutsu... Read More


Festival din: 251 loudspeaker calls a day to city police

India, Sept. 30 -- Pune City Police received an average of 251 loudspeaker-related calls every day during the 12-day Ganeshotsav period, with a total of 3,267 calls registered on the Dial-112 emergenc... Read More


Double murder, sickle attack in Baramati

India, Sept. 30 -- Two elderly women were allegedly murdered by an unidentified person while they were sleeping in the verandahs outside their homes at Sherewadi village, Baramati taluka, in the early... Read More


Jejuri temple trustee arrested in PMC recruitment fraud case

India, Sept. 30 -- Shivajinagar police on Tuesday arrested Rajendra Babanrao Khedekar, a trustee of the Martand Dev Sansthan in Jejuri, in connection with an alleged fraud involving recruitment to the... Read More


Solapur bans fodder transport outside district as water scarcity worsens

India, Sept. 29 -- With fodder stocks in Solapur expected to last only till December, the district administration has banned the transportation and sale outside the district of all types of fodder and... Read More


5 held for thefts during Ganesh festival, 22 cases detected

India, Sept. 29 -- The Vishrambaug police have arrested five suspected members of a gang allegedly involved in stealing gold ornaments, mangalsutras, purses and mobile phones by taking advantage of cr... Read More


Pune police record 1,224 loud-noise readings during Ganesh immersion processions; action initiated in 391 complaints

India, Sept. 28 -- The Pune city police recorded 1,224 loud-noise readings during Ganesh immersion processions and have initiated proceedings in 391 complaint cases, highlighting the scale of noise po... Read More


Pune's Ganpati immersion concludes after 33 hours, an hour longer than last year

India, Sept. 27 -- City's Ganpati immersion procession concluded on Saturday evening after continuing for more than 33 hours, over an hour longer than last year, as hundreds of mandals took part in th... Read More


91 noise pollution cases registered in Pimpri-Chinchwad during Ganeshotsav

India, Sept. 27 -- The Pimpri-Chinchwad police registered 91 cases of noise pollution during the Ganeshotsav celebrations between September 14 and September 26, according to police data. The cases we... Read More


Beed administration asks Ganesh mandals to avoid immersion in drinking water sources

India, Sept. 24 -- With Beed facing a drought-like situation and limited water availability, the district administration has appealed to Ganesh mandals and devotees to avoid immersing idols in water b... Read More