Leaders who joined the BJP before the elections will return to the NCP in the next three to four months, Senior Deputy Minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar said on Saturday. “Before, during assembly elections, the BJP imported leaders and workers from the NCP and Congress on a large scale. …
Read More »Indian Bison Pune: the Indian bison moves towards a residential area in Pune; dies after rescue | Pune News
PUNE: A gaur (Indian bison) was lost to a residential area in the Maharashtra city of Pune on Wednesday morning, causing panic among residents, and died after being captured by a forestry team, authorities said. Divisional Forest Conservator Rahul Patil said the animal may have died due to stress or …
Read More »Skeletal remains dating to the Peshwa era found at the Pune subway site near Mandai
Written by Anjali Marar | Pune | November 26, 2020 11:26:14 pm In all, six skeletal elements, two of which belong to the elephant, needed to be scientifically examined, said Pankaj Goel, an archaeologist at Deccan College. WORKERS digging at the Pune metro site near Mandai have accidentally discovered skeletal …
Read More »Dinner service closed for 6 months, desperate restaurant owners urge Uddhav Thackeray to allow it
Written by Atikh Rashid | Pune | Updated: September 24, 2020 9:46:24 am On Wednesday, Shivajinagar constituency BJP MLA Siddharth Shirole, who is also a restaurateur, wrote to Thackeray, urging him to lift “unfair restrictions” on restaurants. WITH continuing restrictions on their businesses, restaurant owners in Maharashtra have started running …
Read More »‘Controversial’ IPS officer Amitabh Gupta is Pune’s new police commissioner
By: Express News Service | Pune | Updated: September 18, 2020 8:16:14 am Outgoing Pune Police Commissioner K Venkatesham has been transferred to Mumbai as Additional Director General of Police (Special Operations). Enmeshed in controversy over granting Wadhaw residents written permission to travel during a nationwide shutdown in April, IPS …
Read More »Heavy rains over Pune next week: IMD
By: Express News Service | Pune | Updated: September 13, 2020 11:01:54 am After heavy rains, an overflowing Katraj lake in Pune. (Photo by Pavan Khengre) After a short hiatus, the city is likely to experience heavy rain next week, with the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting an intense spell …
Read More »Pune: 80 doctors and nurses left giant CoEP facilities
Written by Manoj Dattatrye More | Pune | Updated: September 5, 2020 9:20:17 am After medical staff raised concerns for their safety, the hospital administration appointed gorillas to protect the doctors. Up to 80 medical staff members, including 40 doctors and 40 nurses, have left the recently opened giant Covid …
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