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Man-eater leopard should be shot at sight, says Maharashtra Forest Minister

November 13, 2025 admin

According to government data, there are 1,300-1,500 leopards in the Pune district. Image for representation purposes. | Photo Credit: ANI Following the rise in the leopard attacks in Pune and Ahilyanagar districts, Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik on Wednesday (November 12, 2025) said that “a man-eater leopard should be shot at sight”. Since the three deaths…

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Maharashtra Reports 1st Death Due To Guillain-Barre Syndrome

January 26, 2025 admin

Mumbai: Maharashtra has reported its first death due to Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) after a Pune-based Chartered Accountant succumbed to the disease. The man was living in Pune’s DSK Vishwa area and was suffering from diarrhoea for a few days. He had gone to his native village in Solapur district for a private visit. After feeling…

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Girl’s Father, 2 Brothers Beat Minor To Death Over Suspicion Of Affair In Pune: Cops

January 2, 2025 admin

Further investigation is underway, police said. (Representational) Pune: Three members of a girl’s family including her father were arrested here on Thursday for allegedly killing a 17-year-old youth as they suspected him of having an affair with her, police said. Ganesh Tande (17) was beaten up severely in the early hours of Thursday in Wagholi…

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Pune Pub Sends Condoms With New Year Party Invite, Congress Files Complaint

December 30, 2024 admin

A senior police officer confirmed receiving the complaint on Sunday. Pune: A row has erupted over a pub in Pune allegedly sending condoms and ORS to invitees of the New Year’s Eve bash, prompting police to record statements of invitees. Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress complained to Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar demanding strict action against…

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Pune-Hubballi Vande Bharat Express will halt at Ghataprabha

December 30, 2024 admin

The Pune-Hubballi Vande Bharat Express has seven stops in its 558 km journey. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena The Vande Bharat Express train between Pune and Hubballi will stop at Ghataprabha railway station from January 3, Iranna Kadadi, Rajya Sabha member, said on December 29. “The Indian Railways has decided to provide a stop for…

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Boy, 9, ” Influenced By Social Media”, Allegedly Sexually Assaulted Girl, 3

December 18, 2024 admin

Pune: A nine-year-old boy has been detained for allegedly sexually assaulting a three-year-old girl in Pune’s Kondhwa Sunday. The boy – produced before the Juvenile Justice Board, which permitted bail and gave custody to his parents, for now – claimed to have been influenced by social media. According to the police, the children’s families know…

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Diljit Dosanjh’s Pune Concert Goes Dry After Row Over Alcohol Songs

November 25, 2024 admin

The concert was held on Sunday evening. Pune: The Maharashtra excise department on Sunday cancelled the permit for serving alcohol at actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh’s concert in the Kothrud area of Pune later in the evening, an official said. The department cancelled the permit after people from different quarters, including Kothrud’s newly elected BJP MLA Chandrakant…

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5-Year-Old Attacked, Injured By Pack Of Stray Dogs In Pune

September 16, 2024 admin

New Delhi: A five-year-old child was severely injured after being attacked by a pack of dogs in Chakan in Pune district in Maharashtra. In a shocking video (the incident was captured by a nearby CCTV camera), the young boy can be seen standing by the side of a partly-flooded dirt road and waving away at…

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Denied Food, Drunk Driver Rams Truck Into Hotel In Pune

September 7, 2024 admin

The driver also rammed his truck into a car that was parked outside the hotel. Pune: A drunk driver left a trail of wreckage at a hotel in Pune after he was allegedly denied food on Friday night. In a video recorded by a few men standing near Hotel Gokul in Hingangaon, he can be…

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Man Arrested For Raping, Impregnating 14-Year-Old Girl In Pune: Police

August 23, 2024 admin

“She got pregnant after he raped her,” police said (Representational) Pune: A man was arrested in Pimpri Chinchwad in Pune for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl repeatedly and impregnating her, a police official said on Friday. The 23-year-old accused, Kartik Kamble, befriended the girl on a social media site and then raped her several times…

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