Pune: The Kharadi police on Friday arrested three men and two women from Yerawada for allegedly extorting money from a massage parlour owner by threatening to implicate her in a false prostitution case. The incident took place at a massage parlour operating from a commercial building in Kharadi on Wednesday night. A 36-year-old woman lodged…
Pune: In a statewide shuffle on Friday, joint commissioner of police Ranjan Kumar Sharma has been transferred as special inspector general of police, Kolhapur region. He was replaced by Sanjay Darade, the special IG of Konkan region.Tejaswi Satpute, who is heading the SIT to investigate allegations of rape against astrologer Ashok Kharat, has been promoted…
To accelerate the high-speed rail projects in the state, the Railways informed the govt to provide 93-km land for the Hyderabad-Pune-Mumbai high-speed rail route and 123 kms of land for Hyderabad-Bengaluru and Hyderabad-Chennai corridors. The railway authorities said the detailed project reports (DPRs) have been prepared for the high-speed railway projects in Telangana. Hyderabad: To…
Metal sheets are stacked in an industrial warehouse, highlighting raw steel inventory and manufacturing materials for construction and fabrication Pune: The Khadak police on Thursday registered a case against a 71-year-old man from Bibvewadi for duping four metal sheet and coil manufacturing firms of over Rs 1 crore, collectively between Aug 2024 and April.The accused…
Pune: The IITM, in collaboration with the IMD among others, has developed an artificial intelligence-powered forecast system that can predict the onset of monsoon at the local-level up to four weeks in advance.The Local Monsoon Onset Forecasting System — launched recently — has been designed as a probabilistic forecast platform. It combines artificial intelligence, weather…
HSRP being fixed in a vehicle in Pune Mumbai: Transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Thursday announced that it will be mandatory for all vehicles, registered before April 2019, to install High Security Registration Number (HSRP) plates from July 1.The earlier deadline was Dec 31, 2025. However, after reviewing the progress of HSRP installation across the…
Bengaluru: Udyaan Express will no longer be the only direct train between Mumbai and Bengaluru. Following a series of cancellations and timetable revisions, a new bi-weekly express will operate between the cities from May 23.The ministry of railways has finally approved train no. 16553/16554-SMVT Bengaluru-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Bi-weekly Express. On May 23, the train will…
