Pune Pride will also see the LGBTQI community honouring police officers, allies, parents and others who had supported the cause. (File photo)Pune News Live Updates, March 15, 2023: The 11th edition of Pune Pride, the annual parade for the LGBTQI community, is scheduled for June 4th. The event will focus on social justice and changing gender perspectives. Participants have been asked to only raise or carry slogans regarding the community’s rights and politics will not be allowed at the event.
In other news, thousands of employees of the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) continued to protest for the second day. Seeking implementation of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), protesters continued the strike despite a warning of disciplinary action. Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner Shekhar Singh has issued notices to 1,200 employees, asking them to return to work.
Four people, including three from a family, died of asphyxiation on Wednesday morning after inhaling toxic gases in a biogas tank in a village in Baramati taluka of Pune, Maharashtra, the police said. The police have identified the deceased as Pravin Bhanudas Atole, 28, his father Bhanudas Anandrao Atole, 55, Prakash Sopan Atole, 35, and Bapurao Piraji Gavhane, 55.
For Maharashtra, seven State Level Agencies (SLAs) have been given the task of procurement, which senior central government officials said was the highest reported from any state. (File/Representational)
Presently, there are 59 CCTV cameras at the Pune Railway Station out of which 10 to 12 are defective and the quality of the footage is average, the complainant alleged. (File)
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Thursday sent a notice to family members of Rajan Salvi, the group leader of the Shiv Sena (UBT), asking them to appear before it on March 20 in connection with a disproportionate assets case. In December last year, Salvi had received a notice from ACB in the same case.
Talking to media persons, Salvi, who is an MLA from Rajapur, said, “My wife, elder brother, and sister-in-law have received a notice from ACB today asking them to appear before its Alibaug office on March 20 for questioning. This is unfortunate as we are being targeted since we are supporting Uddhav Thackeray. Whoever switches onto their side is automatically cleared of all charges.” Click Here
The health department of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has started imposing a fine of Rs 500 on citizens feeding pigeons in public places such as footpaths, public squares, or riverbeds.
The civic body wants to check the abnormal growth seen in the pigeon population in the city and the health hazards it poses, especially in spreading respiratory illnesses.
On Thursday morning, a resident of Marigold Society in Kalyani Nagar had to cough up Rs 500 when he reached a known pigeon spot on Central Avenue to feed the birds. Read More
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The Pune city police have formed ‘morning walk squads’ to do ‘foot patrolling’ where people gather in the morning, according to a press release issued Wednesday.
It stated that the police personnel would interact with people, especially senior citizens, who go for morning walks and discuss their problems regarding safety and security.
Between 6 am and 8 am Wednesday, senior police officers, including Joint Commissioner of Police Sandip Karnik, along with zonal deputy commissioners, 28 inspectors, 47 assistant and sub-inspectors and 222 constabularies, carried out morning walks at 85 locations in the jurisdiction of 35 police stations of Pune city police, and interacted with people.
The police said they would carry out similar morning walks and foot patrolling from time to time at places like bus stops, railway stations, and marketplaces where people come in the morning hours to keep a check on the crimes happening at these spots.
The Pune city police have formed ‘morning walk squads’ to do ‘foot patrolling’ where people gather in the morning, according to a press release issued Wednesday.
It stated that the police personnel would interact with people, especially senior citizens, who go for morning walks and discuss their problems regarding safety and security.
Between 6 am and 8 am Wednesday, senior police officers, including Joint Commissioner of Police Sandip Karnik, along with zonal deputy commissioners, 28 inspectors, 47 assistant and sub-inspectors and 222 constabularies, carried out morning walks at 85 locations in the jurisdiction of 35 police stations of Pune city police, and interacted with people.
The police said they would carry out similar morning walks and foot patrolling from time to time at places like bus stops, railway stations, and marketplaces where people come in the morning hours to keep a check on the crimes happening at these spots.
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Even as Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner Shekhar Singh issued notices to 1,200 employees asking them to return to work or face disciplinary action, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Mahanagarpalika Karmachari Mahasangh claimed that the indefinite strike launched by them is successful. The strike has been launched for the implementation of the Old Pension Scheme. Read more
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The Pune city police have launched a probe after three members of a family including a child were found dead in their house in the Aundh area of Pune Wednesday.
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Four people, including three from a family, died of asphyxiation on Wednesday morning after inhaling toxic gases in a biogas tank in a village in Baramati taluka of Pune, Maharashtra, the police said.
The police have identified the deceased as Pravin Bhanudas Atole, 28, his father Bhanudas Anandrao Atole, 55, Prakash Sopan Atole, 35, and Bapurao Piraji Gavhane, 55. Read more
The Pune city police Tuesday launched a probe into a case in which a Lieutenant rank Navy officer posted at the National Defence Academy (NDA) was cheated of Rs 53,000 by cybercriminals on the pretext of sale of a Playstation 5 Gaming Console on an online marketplace.
A First Information Report was filed by the Lieutenant at Uttamnagar police station Tuesday afternoon. Earlier, the officer had approached the Cyber Crime Cell of the Pune city police with an application following which, a preliminary inquiry was conducted by the police. Read more
Standing tall, and witnessing the passage of time through the ages, the forts in Maharashtra are said to be key to understanding the history of the Marathas. Equally important though is the history chronicled on paper, which is painstakingly housed in archives spread across the state.
One such institute, a treasure trove for historical researchers, is the Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal in Pune.
Tucked away in one of the forgotten lanes in Sadashiv Peth near Perugate, you are bound to miss the Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal unless you are looking for it. The beautiful stone structure boasts an archive of approximately 15,000 documents, storing everything from tales of bravery to the property sale of noblemen. Click Here
A day after urging the Union government to explore the tourism potential in the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule expressed concern over pollution in the water bodies supplying drinking water to citizens in her constituency and said that it was having an “adverse impact” on the health of citizens.
Sule represents the Baramati constituency in the Lok Sabha. The water needs of the citizens in the constituency are met mainly through the Khadakwasla and Ujjani dams.
“The water in Khadakwasla dam is used to meet drinking water supply needs of citizens of Pune city. However, it is getting polluted in a big way leading to adverse impact on health of citizens. Also, the pollution of water in Ujjani dam is taking place and there is urgent need of taking necessary measures to stop it,” Sule informed Union Environment Minister Bhupinder Yadav. Read More
The Pune city police Tuesday arrested a man who is allegedly a Pakistani national and has been illegally residing in India since 2015. The police said the accused, identified as Muhammad Aman Ansari, 22, and currently living in Bhavani Peth, also procured an Indian passport by submitting fake documents and used it for travelling from Pune to Dubai.
Police constable Kedar Jadhav of the Pakistani Residents Verification Cell of Pune City Police’s special branch lodged the First Information Report (FIR) in this case at the Khadak police station on Tuesday. The FIR was lodged against Ansari under sections 420 (cheating), 468 (forgery), and 471 of the Indian Penal Code and sections of the Foreigners Act, 1946, and the Passports Act. Read More
A fire was reported in a laboratory at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Pune’s Pashan area Tuesday night. No casualties were reported in the incident as the fire was brought under control within minutes.
Officials from the Pashan station of Pune Municipal Corporation’s fire brigade said the fire was reported at around 9:30 pm inside the room housing the Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) unit of the ‘H-Cross’ physics laboratory of IISER.
“By the time we reached after receiving the call, the authorities had initiated various steps in response to the fire. We brought the fire under control within minutes. The fire had led to an accumulation of a lot of smoke. No casualties were reported because the facility vacated as the fire started,” said an officer from Pashan fire station.