Pune Apr 26 PTI Elated with the birth of a granddaughter a farmer in Pune district hired nothing less than a helicopter to bring her home on TuesdayAjit Pandurang Balwadkar a resident of Balewadi area on the outskirts of Pune told reporters that he wanted to accord a grand welcome to Krushika the newest member of the familySo when it was time to bring the baby and her mother home from the maternal grandparents house in nearby Shewal Wadi he booked a chopper he said PTI SPK KRK KRK

Pune Apr 22 PTI Health was as important to man as food clothing and shelter and there was need to ensure every section of society can afford it RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Friday He was speaking after inaugurating a hospital of the Maharashtra Arogya Mandal here Health is an important need of a man like food clothing and shelter and desire to have respectful life in the society Education and health are two things which are needed to fulfil the basic needs of life These should be accessible to and affordable for everyone he said He praised Maharashtra Arogya Mandal for providing excellent holistic treatment in an affordable and accessible manner and said such work was highly needed in society at present PTI SPK BNM BNM

Pune Apr 21 PTI Two burglars triggered a blast at an ATM centre in the Chikhali area of Pimpri-Chinchwad town in Pune district using gelatin sticks but failed to take out any cash from the machine in the early hours of Thursday said policeTeams have been formed to nab the suspects they saidTwo unidentified burglars triggered a blast at an ATM centre using gelatin sticks However the cash box did not break and the burglars could not take away any money and subsequently fled the spot said a police officer from the Chikhali police stationA case was registered and further probe was underway he added PTI SPK RSY RSY

Pune Apr 19 PTI Residents of a housing society in Pune on Tuesday claimed a car was damaged and windowpanes of some flats were shattered due to controlled blasting activity underway at a nearby construction site in Sus village An offence has been registered against the contractor on the complaint of a resident of Bella Casa whose car was damaged a Hinjewadi police station official said The incident took place at 430pm after which the contractor was booked under IPC sections 286 negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance 336 any act done so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or the personal safety of others he said PTI SPK BNM BNM

Pune Apr 18 PTI An eight-year-old boy was found dead in Chikhali area of Pimpri Chinchwad city in Pune district of Maharashtra hours after he went missing police said on Monday The boy the son of a grocer went missing on Sunday afternoon His body was found with a head injury caused by a hard object in the evening an official said The boys father lodged a complaint with the police stating that his son went missing on Sunday afternoon During the search police found the boy lying unconscious at a deserted spot in Chikhali Prima facie the boy was hit with some hard object in the head said a senior official of Chikhali police station He was taken to a hospital where he was declared brought dead he said Further investigation is on he added PTI SPK NSK NSK

Pune Mar 26 PTI Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said there was need for heavy investment in the health and education sectors in the country Speaking at the inauguration of Ushakal Abhinav Institute of Medical Sciences in Sangli in the presence of Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Jayant Patil Gadkari hailed the latters move to create five-star government clinics and model public schools in the district Large-scale public-private investment is needed in the social sector especially in health and education It is needed as the government has limited resources he said He added that there is less economic viability in setting up a hospital but along with the hospital if a medical and paramedical college is set up the economic viability and the internal rate of return increase India is lagging in the insurance pension investment and shares economies whereas almost everyone has health insurance in the US and Europe with the insurance firm having direct contact with the hospital My department is working on building 350 heliports along the national highways because in the coming days drones and helicopters will be used for various purposes including transporting patients to hospitals he said Speaking about organ donation Gadkari said Every year five lakh road accidents take place in India Around 15 lakh people die and 3 lakh people receive injuries Some 65 per cent people in the deceased category are in the 18-45 age group There is great need for organ donation PTI SPK BNM BNM

Pune Mar 25 PTI A 16-year-old speech-impaired boy was allegedly sexually abused and strangled to death by a man in Maharashtras Pune city police said on Friday The police have arrested a 21-year-old man who allegedly killed the boy and dumped his body in a gunny bag in Kothrud area on Thursday evening an official said We have arrested a man who lives in a dwelling next to the victims house in Kothrud senior inspector Mahendra Jagtap of Kothrud police station said The accused has been arrested under sections 302 murder 201 causing disappearance of evidence 364 kidnapping and relevant provisions of the Protection for Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act he said The accused first sexually abused the boy and strangled him to death before dumping the body in a gunny bag the official added PTI SPK ARU ARU

Pune Mar 25 PTI A man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting his 11-year-old daughter in Maharashtras Pune city police said on Friday The police on Thursday arrested the 35-year-old accused based on a complaint lodged by the girls grandmother an official said The victim was allegedly sexually assaulted by her father at their home in Susgaon area of the city on March 13 and 14 he said The victims mother stays at her parents house while the victim and her brother live with their father in Susgaon The alleged incident took place on March 13 and March 14 Following the assault the girl went to her grandmothers house and narrated the incident to her the official said A case under sections 376 AB punishment for rape on woman under 12 years of age 377 unnatural offences and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act POCSO has been registered against the accused he added PTI SPK ARU ARU

Pune Mar 24 PTI A man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl on the premises of a private school here police saidThe incident had taken place on WednesdayAn unidentified person approached the girl on the school premises around 1130 am on Wednesday He took her to the toilet block where he allegedly sexually abused her and then fled said senior inspector Anita More of Shivajinagar police stationPolice then registered a case against the unidentified culprit under Indian Penal Code sections 376 rape 341 wrongful restraint and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO ActA 36-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident on Thursday police commissioner Amitabh Gupta said late at nightInspector Shailesh Sankhe of the Crime Branch said they zeroed in on the culprit with the help of CCTV footage and technical analysisHe has confessed to the crime He was briefly acquainted with the girls father the official said adding that further probe was underway PTI SPK GK KRK KRK

Pune Mar 24 PTI An 11-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by an unidentified man at a private school here police said on ThursdayThe incident took place on Wednesday afternoon said an officialAn unidentified person approached the girl around 1130 am on Wednesday He took her to the toilet block where he allegedly sexually abused her and then fled The girl later narrated the incident to her friends said senior inspector Anita More of Shivajinagar police stationA case was registered against the unidentified culprit under Indian Penal Code sections 376 rape 341 wrongful restraint and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act the official saidWe have formed multiple teams to track down the culprit CCTV footage of the school premises will be examined inspector More saidMukund Kirdat an education activist said security of students on school premises is of paramount importance and schools must ensure that adequate security measures are in place to avoid such incidents PTI SPK GK KRK KRK