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Seven, including BJP worker, booked for blackening face of Sambhaji Brigade leader

July 15, 2025 5:35 am

In January this year, 28 live rounds & two magazines were found in Deepak Kate’s bag by airport security

Police release sketch of suspect in Pune Solapur highway sexual assault, robbery

July 02, 2025 9:50 pm

Brandishing sharp weapons, the duo robbed three women of gold ornaments worth Rs 1.5 lakh.

'Two more minutes and all four of us would have died': Solapur fire chief on rescue operation after MIDC factory blaze

May 20, 2025 3:53 pm

Chief Fire Officer Rakesh Salunkhe has been admitted to Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Sarvopchar Rugnalaya Civil Hospital in Solapur, as he and two other fire brigade officials sustained burns in the operation.

8 killed in Solapur fire: Factory residence likely illegal, no fire NOC, says MIDC officials

May 20, 2025 8:31 am

"The plot has changed names but they have not filed any application with MIDC, they were running the factory on the older obtained certificates" said the engineer in-charge at MIDC Solapur

8 killed in Solapur factory fire: Fire brigade was inadequately equipped, lives could have been saved, say victims' kin

May 20, 2025 8:31 am

Officials said that the residence, built on the first floor of a textile factory in an industrial area was illegal

Dawn of hope: How Solapur police are transforming lives through compassion

February 23, 2025 9:31 pm

The Pahat initiative has established a unique adoption system in which police officers personally mentor and support former offenders on their path to rehabilitation.

With cane flowering too soon, sugar production in Maharashtra takes a hit

January 30, 2025 11:07 am

Flowering of the cane crop even before the start of the crushing season, reducing both yields and sugar recovery, is being blamed on climate change.

The two buses, one going from Pune to the temple town of Tuljapur in Dharashiv district and another coming from Jamkhed in Ahmednagar district to Pune, met with an accident after the Pune-bound bus crossed over to the other side of the highway.

2 killed, 64 hurt as 2 MSRTC buses collide on Pune-Solapur highway

October 29, 2024 10:23 am

The accident took place in Daund taluka of Pune district on Monday. Of the 64 injured passengers, 15 were hospitalised. The others were released after administering first aid, the police said.

Motorists allege that they are being extorted, twice within a distance of 25-30 km, at the defunct toll plazas at Kavadi Pat and Kasurdi road. (Representational Photo)

Motorists on Pune-Solapur highway allege extortion at defunct toll plazas of Kavadi Pat, Kasurdi, seek action

August 21, 2024 11:49 am

NHAI denies extortion claims, says there is a possibility of resuming the operation of Kavadi Pat, Kasurdi toll plazas.

The court perused an affidavit filed through executive engineer of the department concerned referring to measures ensuring security of warkaris and stated that the Kumbhar ghat has been barricaded by the Irrigation department and sign boards cautioning pilgrims have also been put up. Ekadashi

‘Remain vigilant during Ashadi Ekadashi at Pandharpur’: Bombay HC tells Solapur district collector, other authorities

July 16, 2024 2:47 pm

Warkaris gather in large numbers twice a year — on Ashadhi and Kartiki Ekadashi — and take part in the festivals held at the Vitthal Rukmini temple.

‘Don’t give a sh*t’: JD Vance defends US airstrike on Venezuelan drug boat that killed 11

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Vice President JD Vance stands by the recent US airstrike against a Venezuelan drug-smuggling boat, dismissing legalistic arguments. President Trump also supports the strike and warns others against bringing drugs into the US. The administration has designated Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang, as a foreign terrorist organization and plans to use military force against them.

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