Mumbai: Incessant rains have lashed many parts of Maharashtra. Mumbai, Pune and Satara have witnessed heavy downpour in the last few days.
In Mumbai, apart from routine water-logging due to 10-12 mm of rainfall at Hindmata, Versova and Sion, residents also witnessed choked drains and potholes on the roads. Train services could be delayed later in the day. However, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's disaster management has claimed traffic is in a workable condition as of now.
Meanwhile, incidents of flooding were reported from Lonalavala and Khed in Ratnagiri district. Rivers Jabudi and Indrayani are also overflowing owing to the heavy rainfall in the region. Electricity supply to Pimpri-Chinchwad railway stations was suspended due to a tree fall.
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10:59 AM, Jun 16, 2013
Pune: The national camp at the Army Sports Institute in Pune was rocked by yet another controversy when two recurve archers were suspended after being caught in a compromising position. According to a camper, Pawan Xalxo and Gunjan Kumari were found in a compromising position on inside the hostel on June 1 afternoon and it was immediately reported to the Army. "They were immediately given marching orders as per the...
11:57 PM, Jun 07, 2013
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police detained one of the important bookies in the Pune circle at the Mumbai airport on Monday. Bookie Kesu Pune alias Kishore Badlani is believed to be one of the links to the Dawood Ibrahim gang betting syndicate. He was detained around 8.00 am and will be brought to the Crime Branch office in an hour. Kesu Pune had reportedly flown to Europe (the exact destination is...
10:35 AM, Jun 03, 2013
New Delhi: The Asian Athletics Championships have been switched to the city of Pune in July after Chennai refused to host any Sri Lankans. New Delhi was considered as an alternative but the logistics for the July 3-7 event worked better for Pune, Athletics Federation of India president Adille Sumariwala told The Associated Press by telephone on Thursday. Chennai, the capital of the southern state of Tamil Nadu, was ruled...
06:18 PM, May 30, 2013
Cricketnext caught up with India, Bengal and Pune Warriors India pace bowler Ashok Dinda to get his thoughts on his and the franchise's performance in IPL 6, his axing form the national team for the ICC Champions Trophy and working with South African great Allan Donald. Excerpts from the interview: Not a good tournament for the team, but how do you rate your IPL 6? The tournament was not that...
06:27 PM, May 29, 2013
Birmingham: Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews is confident his side can impress during the upcoming Champions Trophy tournament in the United Kingdom. Sri Lankan players taking part in the latest edition of the 20-overs per side Indian Premier League tournament have largely struggled for form, with Mathews himself even giving up the captaincy of Pune Warriors India. Now they must adjust quickly to the very different conditions that will greet...
08:23 PM, May 28, 2013
Pune: Yerwada Central Jail authorities have declined permission to give actor and 1993 Bombay blasts accused Sanjay Dutt home cooked food. Prison authorities have sought clarity from TADA court on whether Dutt can be given home cooked food since jail manual does not allow for it. Prison manual states only undertrials, on medical grounds, can get home cooked food. "Sanjay Dutt is a convict and cannot be given the privilege,"...
03:57 PM, May 27, 2013
New Delhi: The Sahara Group on Wednesday accused the BCCI of "betrayal of trust" while rejecting claims of the Board that the IPL team was to be blamed for the controversy surrounding the franchise fee, leading to Pune Warriors pulling out of the Twenty20 tournament. A day after Sahara Group pulled out its team Pune Warriors from IPL, citing BCCI's decision to encash its bank guarantee following a prolonged financial...
11:55 PM, May 22, 2013
Pune: The new identity for Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt from Wednesday is prisoner number 16656 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune where he was shifted from Mumbai's Arthur Road Prison following his surrender before a TADA court. Dutt, whose conviction in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case was upheld by the Supreme Court in March 2013, was brought to Yerwada Jail at the crack of dawn on Wednesday. He is lodged...
11:01 PM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: The Indian cricket board (BCCI) has claimed that it has not received any intimation from Sahara India, owners of IPL franchise Pune Warriors India, about its decision to withdraw from the IPL and discontinue its sponsorship of the Indian cricket team at the end it its existing agreement in December 2013. A media release from BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale on Wednesday said: "The BCCI has read in media...
05:55 PM, May 22, 2013
Mumbai: Actor Sanjay Dutt, who had surrendered in a TADA court in Mumbai on May 16 in the 1993 Bombay blasts case, was shifted to Pune's Yerwada Jail on Wednesday. The 53-year-old Bollywood star was lodged in the 'anda' cell in the Arthur Road jail after Dutt surrendered before the expiry of the Supreme Court-set deadline to serve his remaining sentence in the 1993 Bombay serial blasts case. Dutt had...
08:05 AM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: Sahara India, the owner of Pune Warriors India, has pulled out of the Indian Premier League, having failed to pay the full franchise fee for the current year which resulted in BCCI encashing the bank guarantee on Tuesday. Sahara bought Pune franchise for a record Rs 1702 crore for 10 years. But they had a dispute regarding the reduction of the franchise fee as initially there were 94...
06:47 PM, May 21, 2013
New Delhi: The troubles regarding Indian Premier League doesn't seem to end as Sahara Pune Warriors failed to pay the full franchise fee for the current year which resulted in BCCI encashing the bank guarantee casting a shadow on its future in the cash-rich league in coming years. "Yes, the BCCI has initiated procedure to encash the bank guarantee that has been deposited in order to procure Pune Warriors' franchise...
05:41 PM, May 21, 2013
New Delhi: 6:41 pm: Sahara franchise pulls out from IPL. Sahara owns the Pune Warriors franchise in the Indian Premier League. Pune Warriors is the costliest franchise in IPL. A Sahara statement said: Sahara bought Pune franchise for a record Rs 1702 crore for 10 years. But they currently have dispute regarding the reduction of the franchise fee as initially there were 94 matches which was later reduced to 74...
11:05 AM, May 21, 2013
Mumbai: Actor Sanjay Dutt will remain in the 'anda' (egg-shaped) cell in the high-security block at the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai for some time, a top police officer said on Monday, as authorities in Maharashtra debate whether to shift him out of Mumbai. "We will take some more time to take a call on whether to shift Dutt or not. He will not be shifted anywhere in the near...
05:16 PM, May 20, 2013
Pune: Before their home fans - who turned out in good numbers at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium on Sunday afternoon - Pune Warriors prevailed in the battle of the basement-dwellers, leaving Delhi Daredevils to hold the IPL 6 wooden spoon. In a match of no real significance, Pune pipped their visitors by 38 runs but the win will overall ring hollow because as in 2011 and 2012, the team...
07:25 PM, May 19, 2013
Live updates from Game 71 between Pune Warriors India and Delhi Daredevils at Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium. Pune Warriors India host Delhi Daredevils in a match which will decide who takes the last spot in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League. Both teams have a tournament to forget, each picking up just three wins in 15 matches and it's hard to say who is the favourite going into...
03:15 PM, May 19, 2013
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02:30 PM, May 18, 2013
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt spent his first night after returning to prison reading spiritual books even as Maharashtra Government authorities are yet to decide on keeping him at Arthur Road Central Jail in Mumbai or shifting him elsewhere. The 53-year-old filmstar surrendered before TADA Court on Thursday and was later shifted to the high-security jail in central Mumbai. He has to serve 42 more months in jail after his...
05:33 PM, May 17, 2013
Mumbai: Actor Sanjay Dutt spent his first night in jail in Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail on Thursday. He is awaiting an order which decides as to which jail will he be permanently shifted to. He is most likely to be taken to Pune's Yerwada Jail in a day or two, where he will serve his three-and-a-half-year sentence. He has been allowed home-cooked meals and medicines from home for a month....
09:43 AM, May 17, 2013
