Pune Blasts

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday sought to know from the Maharashtra prison authorities how long they plan to keep Himayat Baig, convicted in the 2010 Pune blast case, in solitary confinement.

A gas cylinder blast destroyed a storage site near Symbiosis College in Pune today.

A website about Hinduism, run by man from Pune, has received a comment from a person issuing threats about a bomb blast in India and to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi, police said today.

An explosion was reported in a flat of a housing society in the Bhawani Peth area of Pune, informed police on Sunday.

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 police.

Burglars broke open an automated teller machine (ATM) of a bank using explosives before decamping with cash worth around Rs 17 lakh near Pune city early on Sunday, police said.

One person was killed and seven others were injured when an LPG cylinder exploded in a flat and led to the collapse of a common wall separating two apartments in Pimpri Chinchwad township of Maharashtra's Pune district on Sunday morning, police said.

Sameer Kulkarni, one of the accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, has informed Pune Police that he cannot afford the cost of security provided to him. Mr Kulkarni, who was provided with one-armed police guard on his application seeking security cover, added that he will continue with security cover only if it is provided free of cost.

The Supreme Court today admitted for hearing a Maharashtra government appeal challenging the Bombay High Court order commuting death sentence of Mirza Himayat Baig, the lone convict in the 2010 Pune German Bakery blast.

A worker was killed and another injured in a blast while handling explosive material at a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) laboratory in Pune's Hinjawadi area, an official said today.

Tahir Merchant, one of the convicts in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case who was sentenced to death, died at a hospital in Pune early today, a police officer said. Merchant, who was also known as Tahir Takla, was admitted to Sassoon Hospital at 3 am after he complained of chest pain. He died during treatment, the officer said

An SUV, a sedan and two jeeps, all with military registration numbers, along with two Army trucks pulled up at Mumbai's Taloja jail this morning to escort Lt Col Prasad Srikanth Purohit to Pune, where he will join the last Army unit in which he was posted before his arrest in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts case.

In what could spell fresh trouble for Sanjay Dutt, the Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government to justify its decision to grant the actor early release from prison in the 1993 serial blasts case.

Glenn Maxwell made short work of the 164-run target by blasting 44 off just 20 balls as Kings XI Punjab cruised to victory over Rising Pune Supergiant with six balls to spare.

RPS captain Steve Smith, leading his men for the first time, called correctly at the toss and elected to send the rivals in to bat.

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday sought to know from the Maharashtra prison authorities how long they plan to keep Himayat Baig, convicted in the 2010 Pune blast case, in solitary confinement.

A gas cylinder blast destroyed a storage site near Symbiosis College in Pune today.

A website about Hinduism, run by man from Pune, has received a comment from a person issuing threats about a bomb blast in India and to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi, police said today.

An explosion was reported in a flat of a housing society in the Bhawani Peth area of Pune, informed police on Sunday.

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 police.

Burglars broke open an automated teller machine (ATM) of a bank using explosives before decamping with cash worth around Rs 17 lakh near Pune city early on Sunday, police said.

One person was killed and seven others were injured when an LPG cylinder exploded in a flat and led to the collapse of a common wall separating two apartments in Pimpri Chinchwad township of Maharashtra's Pune district on Sunday morning, police said.

Sameer Kulkarni, one of the accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, has informed Pune Police that he cannot afford the cost of security provided to him. Mr Kulkarni, who was provided with one-armed police guard on his application seeking security cover, added that he will continue with security cover only if it is provided free of cost.

The Supreme Court today admitted for hearing a Maharashtra government appeal challenging the Bombay High Court order commuting death sentence of Mirza Himayat Baig, the lone convict in the 2010 Pune German Bakery blast.

A worker was killed and another injured in a blast while handling explosive material at a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) laboratory in Pune's Hinjawadi area, an official said today.

Tahir Merchant, one of the convicts in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case who was sentenced to death, died at a hospital in Pune early today, a police officer said. Merchant, who was also known as Tahir Takla, was admitted to Sassoon Hospital at 3 am after he complained of chest pain. He died during treatment, the officer said

An SUV, a sedan and two jeeps, all with military registration numbers, along with two Army trucks pulled up at Mumbai's Taloja jail this morning to escort Lt Col Prasad Srikanth Purohit to Pune, where he will join the last Army unit in which he was posted before his arrest in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts case.

In what could spell fresh trouble for Sanjay Dutt, the Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government to justify its decision to grant the actor early release from prison in the 1993 serial blasts case.

Glenn Maxwell made short work of the 164-run target by blasting 44 off just 20 balls as Kings XI Punjab cruised to victory over Rising Pune Supergiant with six balls to spare.

RPS captain Steve Smith, leading his men for the first time, called correctly at the toss and elected to send the rivals in to bat.