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Diwali fires nearly double in Pune, 94 incidents reported during Laxmipujan

India, Nov. 10 -- Pune reported a sharp rise in fire incidents during Diwali this year, with the fire brigade receiving 94 emergency calls between 3 pm on Laxmipujan day and 7 am the following morning... Read More


Six family members killed in fire at grocery store in Dharashiv district

India, Nov. 10 -- Six members of a family, including two teenage girls, died after a fire engulfed their grocery store and residence in Yedshi village of Dharashiv district in the early hours of Monda... Read More


6 of Maha family killed as fire engulfs house

PUNE, Nov. 10 -- Six members of a family died after a fire engulfed their grocery store and residence in Dharashiv district of Maharashtra in the early hours of Monday during Diwali celebrations, offi... Read More


Abetment of suicide case filed in Vaibhav Chavan's death

India, Nov. 9 -- Beed rural police have registered a case of abetment of suicide in connection with the death of Vaibhav Chavan, a youth from Navgan Rajuri village, whose family suspects foul play and... Read More


Abetment case filed over death of youth who exposed police job scam

Pune, Nov. 9 -- Beed rural police have registered a case of abetment of suicide in connection with the death of Vaibhav Chavan, a youth from Navgan Rajuri village, whose family suspects foul play and ... Read More


Whistle-blower who exposed fake sports certificate racket found dead in Beed

India, Nov. 7 -- Vaibhav Chavan, a 26-year-old whistle-blower who exposed a fake Kurash certificate racket within the Maharashtra police recruitment process, was found dead on Thursday in Beed. While ... Read More


Maha sugarcane farmers call off protest after mills agree to revised offer

India, Nov. 7 -- The Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, led by former MP Raju Shetti, late on Friday called off its 62-hour road blockade at the Kini toll plaza on the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway (NH... Read More


Drunk cop drives car into commissioner's residence, creates ruckus at hospital; arrested

India, Nov. 5 -- An inebriated police head constable was arrested for allegedly driving his car at high speed towards the official residence of Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar and attempting to... Read More


rRs.r36-crore SBI robbery: Gang exploited bank's rural reach, CCTV security gaps

India, Nov. 4 -- The latest incident wherein two State Bank of India (SBI) branches were separately targeted by a gang of robbers has exposed glaring lapses at one of the targeted branches where all e... Read More


Pimpri Chinchwad tops India in Dial 112 response time, says CM Fadnavis

India, Nov. 3 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said the Pimpri Chinchwad police had reduced their response time to emergency calls received through Dial 112 to just three minutes, making... Read More