Almost 22 years after she was adopted by a Spanish couple, a 23-year-old woman returned to meet her biological mother. On Saturday, she had an emotional meeting with her mother in Pune, who cried and hugged her, gave her gifts, and even apologised for being unable to care for her. Zeenat alias Mireia, was adopted by Antich Marti Raman, 56, […]
» Read moreThe Oshiwara police on Saturday booked TV actor Siddharth Shukla for rash driving after his BMW crashed into three other vehicles and perched itself on the divider near the police station. Police said Shukla, who was driving a BMW X5, rammed his car into an Innova and then onto an Alto and Mahindra Kwid after he lost control of his […]
» Read moreA leopard, which had suffered critical injuries in an attack by cows in Gautala wildlife sanctuary in Aurangabad recently, died on Friday morning, a forest official said. The feline was being treated at the Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre, near Junnar, in Pune district. “After the leopard killed a calf at Bhambarwadi Shivar in Gautala on Monday morning, a herd of […]
» Read morethe Gokhale over-bridge at Andheri railway station in Mumbai collapsed today, prompting the Railway Ministry to order a probe into it. Railway minister Piyush Goyal has asked the Commissioner of Railway Safety, Western Circle, to conduct an inquiry into the incident and submit his report within 15 days. A part of the 47-year-old over- bridge collapsed during heavy rains, disrupting […]
» Read moreHeavy rainfall lashed Mumbai and its suburbs throughout the night leading to a portion of a wall collapsing in Wadala. The compound wall of a building called Lloyd Estate near Dosti acres collapsed around 4 am, leading to at least five cars being caved in. No casualty has been reported. The building’s compound wall and internal road caved-in allegedly due […]
» Read moreA contract worker was killed in a fire while handling explosive material at the High Energy Material Research Laboratory (HEMRL) in the city’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Pashan. Police sources said that another worker suffered grievous injuries in the fire which occurred on Tuesday. The deceased had been identified as Laxmikant Sonawane, 26, a resident of Pune’s […]
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