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One drowns, two rescued from Pavana River

India, June 1 -- A 21-year-old man drowned in the Pavana River on Saturday near the Bebadohal-Parandwadi bridge in Maval taluka, while two of his friends were rescued by local residents and members of... Read More


Pune hooch tragedy: Crackdown on illegal liquor trade continues, 9 booked in Pimpri-Chinchwad

India, May 31 -- In the aftermath of the deadly hooch tragedy that claimed seventeen lives, the Pimpri-Chinchwad police on Saturday launched an intensive crackdown and registered nine cases against in... Read More


Pune hooch tragedy: Accused bought land, plots in Solapur village; police probe possible liquor trade links

India, May 31 -- Investigators probing the Pune hooch tragedy are examining property purchases allegedly made by prime accused Yogesh Wankhede, suspecting that some assets may have been acquired using... Read More


22 officials suspended after Pune hooch tragedy

India, May 31 -- A day after the hooch tragedy claimed 16 lives, as many as 22 officials from the Pune city police, Pimpri-Chinchwad police and state excise department were suspended for alleged negli... Read More


22 policemen, excise officials suspended over hooch deaths

Pune, May 31 -- A day after the hooch tragedy claimed 16 lives, as many as 22 officials from the Pune city police, Pimpri-Chinchwad police and state excise department were suspended for alleged neglig... Read More


'Methanol, ethanol slip behind hooch deaths'

PUNE, May 31 -- Investigators probing Pune's hooch tragedy suspect that a fatal mix-up between methanol and ethanol may have triggered one of the region's deadliest incidents of illicit liquor poisoni... Read More


Kingpin Yogesh Wankhede mixed methanol in liquor

India, May 30 -- The alleged kingpin in the liquor tragedy is notorious bootlegger Yogesh Wankhede, investigators said on Thursday. Police have arrested Yogesh Wankhede and are now interrogating him t... Read More


NEET paper leak case: Pune coaching institute APMA defends faculty member

India, May 28 -- As the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has intensified its probe into the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case in Maharashtra, Pune-based Dr Abhang Prabhu Medical Academy (APMA)... Read More


Amid row, Gokul clsrifies Halal certification obtained in 2018

India, May 28 -- A fresh political controversy has erupted after it emerged that the Kolhapur District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union, popularly known as Gokul, obtained Halal certification for som... Read More


Student killed, two friends injured after speeding bike hits speedbreaker

India, May 28 -- A 20-year-old engineering student was killed, and his two friends were seriously injured after a speeding motorcycle allegedly lost control on Sus Road in Pune, police said on Wednesd... Read More