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Pune rural SP Karnik seeks transfer by Asseem Shaikh

Superintendent of police (Pune rural) Sandeep Karnik, who was in charge of security during the Maval agitation on August 9 in which three farmers died in police firing, has written to director general of police Ajit Parasnis seeking a transfer, according to reliable sources. Karnik sent the letter on Tuesday, the sources said, adding that the officer wants to be moved out as he believes people may misread his continuance...

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New twist to police firing incident near Pune

-The Hindu   Adding a new twist to the farmers' protest in which three persons were killed on Tuesday near Pune, Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil told the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday that first there was private firing from an Indigo or Indica car and that person fled after injuring a local. The injured person filed a police complaint and pieces of the bullet were found and sent for examination, he...

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Noted economist Suresh Tendulkar passes away in Pune by Ashish Jadhav

One of India’s most distinguished economists, Suresh Tendulkar (70), passed away at a private hospital in the city on Tuesday morning. He was former chairman of the Prime Minister’s economic advisory council and also a former part-time chief of the National Statistical Commission. Tendulkar, who was admitted to Prayag Hospital in Deccan Gymkhana following cardiac arrest on June 2, breathed his last around 11 am. Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan and deputy chief minister...

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Factories refuse pay revised prices to sugarcane farmers by Nikhil Deshmukh

Despite the decision taken at a meeting of representatives of farmers, co-op sugar factories and the government, some factories in Ahmednagar district are not paying the revised advances to sugarcane farmers. At the meeting held in Pune on December 19, it was a decision was taken to revise the advances to Rs 1,800 per tonne in Pune region and Rs 1,750 in Marathwada, Khandesh and Vidarbha. However, the payment of...

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Call to punish erring doctors to curb female foeticide

Urgent and sustained efforts needed to curb female foeticide were discussed at a two-day workshop on “female foeticide: rights of the girl child, problems and solutions,” held at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) here on Friday and Saturday. The workshop was organised to mark the National Girl Child Week from January 24 to 31. “The sex ratio in the country is decreasing at an alarming rate. The educated, upper classes,...

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