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Malegaon sugar factory chairman election deferred after observer falls ill

India, March 2 -- The election to appoint the new chairman of the Malegaon Cooperative Sugar Factory was postponed on Sunday after the designated election observer suddenly fell ill just before the vo... Read More


82-yr-old retiree cheated of rRs.r10.74cr by cyber criminals, 2 arrested

India, March 2 -- Pune city police's cyber cell arrested two persons on for allegedly duping a senior citizen of Rs.10.74 crore by placing him under 'digital arrest' and threatening legal action, offi... Read More


Tatkare reiterates demand for probe into Ajit Pawar plane crash

India, March 1 -- On the first monthly death anniversary of the then deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) state president Sunil Tatkare on Saturday visited the memorial s... Read More


Statue disputes pose law and order test for admin across Maharashtra

PUNE, Feb. 26 -- A growing trend across Maharashtra has seen statues of revered historical figures erected first, with permissions sought afterwards, putting local administrations in a difficult posit... Read More


Man stages his own kidnapping to fund gaming habit; arrested

India, Feb. 24 -- Pune city police have arrested a man for allegedly staging his own kidnapping and demanding a ransom of Rs.2 lakh from his family only to fund his online gaming habit. The accused h... Read More


1 dead, 6 injured in truck-bus collision on Pune-Bengaluru highway

India, Feb. 24 -- A truck driver was killed and at least six passengers were injured in a major road accident early Tuesday near the Katraj ghat stretch on the Pune-Bengaluru highway. The accident oc... Read More


Install first, seek permission later: Statue disputes pose law and order test

India, Feb. 24 -- A growing trend across Maharashtra has seen statues of revered historical figures erected first, with permissions sought afterwards, putting local administrations in a difficult posi... Read More


Woman dies after jumping from Viman Nagar spa during police raid; manager injured

India, Feb. 24 -- A woman died and a spa manager sustained injuries after allegedly jumping from a window during a police raid at a spa in Viman Nagar, police said on Monday. The incident reportedly ... Read More


Gas tanker hits guardrail on Pune-Mum E-way

PUNE, Feb. 24 -- Traffic movement on the Pune-Mumbai expressway was briefly disrupted on Monday morning after a propylene gas tanker rammed into a crash barrier near the Amrutanjan Bridge. No injuries... Read More


Propylene gas tanker hits crash barrier near Amrutanjan bridge on Pune-Mum highway

India, Feb. 23 -- Traffic movement on the Pune-Mumbai highway was briefly disrupted on Monday morning after a propylene gas tanker rammed into a crash barrier near the Amrutanjan Bridge. According to... Read More