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Smuggled drugs worth ₹10 lakh seized in city

SAMBHAJINAGAR | Key distributor nabbed from Gwalior

Security heightened in Antarwali Sarati

Security was tightened in Antarwali Sarati in Maharashtra's Jalna district on Thursday after a death threat was issued to Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange through social media.

4 arrested for kidnapping

A man was rescued within 10 hours of his abduction in Maharashtra's Latur, leading to the arrest of four persons, a police official said on Thursday.

Bengal man held with ₹7.50 lakh cash

The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) implementation squad on Wednesday night held a man for his suspicious activities at Cidco Bus Stand and seized ₹7.50 lakh cash and jewellery from him.

TUPE VS JAGTAP

The Sharad Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has nominated the party's Pune City Chief Prashant Jagtap from the Hadapsar Assembly constituency.

TINGRE VS PATHARE

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) renominated incumbent MLA Sunil Tingre from the Wadgaon Sheri Assembly constituency in Pune on Friday. He will face off against Bapusaheb Pathare of the Sharad Pawar faction of the NCP.

Fire at godown storing crackers

A fire broke out on Friday morning in Pune's Vishrantwadi area at a godown storing firecrackers ahead of Diwali, officials said.

Man with epilepsy tries to 'kidnap' girl at hosp

Sharad Shetty, a health activist, has claimed that on Thursday, a man tried to abduct a girl at the Aundh District Hospital (ADH).

Young speakers shine at TED-Ed

Virendra Nirmalkar, founder of VSPEAK, provided a unique platform for students aged 8 to 16 years to express their thoughts, research and real-life topics on TED-Ed, an educational platform, at the Symbiosis Auditorium in Viman Nagar.

MPCB calls for eco-friendly festival

Diwali 2024

MSRDC awards ₹4.7k cr LOA to Pune's RSIIL

Roadway Solutions India Infra Ltd (RSIIL), a leading infrastructure company based in Pune, has announced that it has received the Letter of Acceptance (LOA) from MSRDC for two major infrastructure projects: the Pune Ring Road and the Jalna-Nanded Expressway.

'MVA will cross 145 seats'

FPJ EXCLUSIVE | Jayant Patil stays silent on CM aspirations

PCMC launches initiative to boost voter turnout

A comprehensive scheme has been designed to boost voter turnout in the Pimpri, Chinchwad and Bhosari Assembly constituencies. Additional Commissioner Vijay Kumar Khorate announced that an effective public awareness programme is being implemented to enhance the voting percentage in the city.

Release seized paintings: HC tells Customs

Not every nude painting can be described as obscene, the Bombay High Court (HC) said on Friday while ordering the Customs to release works by renowned artists F N Souza and Akbar Padamsee seized last year on the ground of being \"obscene\".

Jemimah's father finally breaks silence

The Mumbai police have launched a probe into the alleged religious conversion controversy involving Khar Gymkhana and Ivan Rodrigues, father of cricketer Jemimah. Meanwhile, Ivan has issued a statement refuting the allegations. The gymkhana revoked Jemimah's honorary membership after her father was accused of conducting unauthorised religious activities on the club premises.

TOUR OF A GREEN LUNG AT GODREJ MANGROVES

Organised by Youth Equine Leadership, 28 students were given a lecture and walk-through of this lush expanse by Godrej's Wetland Management team

Rewriting Mulund real estate story

BACHCHANS' DEAL | Megastar along with his son recently bought 10 flats worth ₹24.95cr

3 killed as car crashes into dumper on Vashi bridge

In two other incidents, security guard mowed down by school bus, speeding car hits elderly woman

Man falls for postal dept job for son, loses ₹3L

The police have registered a case against a man who allegedly duped a 61-year-old friend of Rs 3 lakh on the pretext of providing his son a job in the postal department.

Lured into video chat, man loses ₹29.28 lakh in sextortion

During the call, the woman appeared nude and encouraged the complainant to do the same; interaction was recorded by her

Activists urge politicians to prioritise environs

urban challenges

Organ donations give new life to 147

Surge in bone, tissue donations; over 8,200 patients registered and waiting for organ transplants in Maharashtra

Five pistols brought to Mumbai to shoot Baba Siddique

All three firearms used in the murder were foreign-made, one Turkish-made Tisas and two Australian Glocks

Fake cigarette factory busted in Karjat, 15 held

Readymade cigarettes seized during the raid are worth ₹2.31 crore, raw materials ₹15.86 lakh and machinery worth ₹2.47 crore

Bank fraud: ED searches Mumbai, Haryana locations

The Mumbai Zonal Office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seized assets worth Rs 14.53 crore in search operations under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) as part of an ongoing probe in a bank fraud case, at eight locations in Mumbai and Yamuna Nagar, Haryana.

Now, Mumbai to Kandla flight gets hoax threat

The series of hoax bomb threats to flights operated by Indian carriers continued unabated on Friday, throwing security officials into a tizzy. In the latest such security scare, a Mumbai-Kandla SpiceJet flight received a bomb threat, prompting the Kandla officials to alert the police. No bomb was found in the flight after a detailed check.

Pvt school teachers rue govt's poll-duty order

Hundreds of them receive notice for allegedly skipping training session; say election work disrupts academics

'Illegal dargah' near new airport to go, says CIDCO

VEXING ISSUE | Several right-wing outfits dub structure as threat to national security; allege few stones became an acre

Fadnavis' poll call with band, baaja and bugle

NAGPUR SOUTH WEST | Devendra Fadnavis files nomination, seeks blessings from Nitin Gadkari, points to state devpt

SP bares its fangs, demands five seats

Irked by the tiresome delays in finalising the seat-sharing, the Maharashtra Samajwadi Party (SP) has served a day's ultimatum to the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) to take a decision, failing which it would go solo in the state Assembly elections.