Support for the MPSC Protest Pune continues to grow as SFI Maharashtra, Chandrashekhar Azad ‘Ravan’, CPI(M) leader Adv. Ajit Abhyankar, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, and other civil society leaders extend their backing to the students’ satyagraha at S M Joshi Bridge.
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MPSC aspirants are holding three simultaneous protests across Pune, demanding the resignation of MPSC Chairman Vivek Bhimanwar and immediate recruitment to over 70,000 vacant posts. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has publicly backed the satyagraha.
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Mumbai Police have filed a 700-page chargesheet against a 39-year-old Pune man accused of plotting to poison approximately 15,000 people during a Muharram procession in June. The accused, Fayyaz Premji, allegedly distributed capsules containing zinc phosphide while posing them as painkillers. Police seized 14,900 toxic capsules. The case is currently under trial.
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Three Maharashtra Security Force (MSF) personnel have been arrested for allegedly extorting ₹1,000 from a tourist near the Khandala exit on the Mumbai-Pune highway. The accused threatened the victim with a ₹6,000 fine, licence cancellation, and vehicle seizure. The case has raised questions about oversight and accountability within the MSF.
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The Maharashtra FDA has cancelled the drug sale and distribution licences of Cipla’s Wadki warehouse in Pune over misbranding of Reactin Plus Tablets and multiple storage violations. Stock worth ₹11.19 lakh was seized.
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Customs officials at Pune International Airport arrested a 33-year-old woman arriving from Bangkok after seizing 1.243 kg of hashish worth approximately ₹1 crore. The narcotics were concealed inside cosmetic jars labelled as hair treatment and body scrub.
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A day after eight students from Alandi drowned at Diveagar Beach, the Alandi Municipal Council has sealed Winners Academy for operating without a valid licence. Authorities are now investigating safety lapses, including the lack of lifeguards and warning signs at the beach.
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Pune Water Concerns have reached a critical point as the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has formally written to the Water Resources Department
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Image credit: PMC PUNE Pune: The PMC Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign has officially concluded, wrapping up a week of
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Pune, October 2, 2026 – In a significant joint operation targeting the illegal manufacture of flavoured tobacco and zarda, the
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