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IndianExpress:  Pune owes its traffic problems to lakhs of vehicles on the road, the inadequate public transport system and, in increasing measure, illegally parked tourist buses on several important roads which lead to snarls.

In the absence of designated pick-up points in the city or a bus terminal in the fringes, the 550 buses that start from Pune to five most-sought-after destinations of Mumbai, Solapur, Nashik, Nagpur and Kolhapur park at several vantage points in the city. At present, buses are parked near Pune railway station, opposite Shivajinagar court premises, on Bund Garden and Satara roads.

In view of the rising congestion, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), in accordance with the Bombay High Court directive in 2000, had promised to provide pick-up points and a bus terminal
 

IndianExpress: Jockey Mallesh Narredu, who was arrested on Saturday on charges of rape, was remanded to 14-days’ judicial custody by Judicial Magistrate First Class A A Yadav on Sunday. However, as the initial shock wears off, it is racing as usual at the Pune race course.

While the case involving one of the Royal Western India Turf Club’s (RWITC) leading jockeys has set tongues in the racing fraternity wagging, as far as the club is concerned, the matter is a personal one, and hence, best left uncommented upon.
 

IndianExpress: IN a sensational incident, the Anti Extortion Cell (AEC) of the City Police Crime Branch arrested Saquib Memon (20) on Saturday night, for allegedly kidnapping his fiancee for a ransom of Rs 60 lakhs. The girl was however released after Saquib was interrogated by the police.

AEC officials said that Saquib, who is studying marine engineering at MIT College, Loni Kalbhor had got engaged in 2003. His family including his father, who works as an Engineer with the Royal Airforce, brother and sister stay in Riyadh.

IndianExpress: The Anti Extortion Cell (AEC) arrested Hanumant Bhagawan Shinde in Pimpri on Sunday. According to the AEC, Shinde, a resident of Dehu Road, is a hard core criminal involved in a rape case, thefts and 13 extortion cases registered under Dehu Police Station. Shinde, a convict, had served two years rigorous imprisonment and had attempted suicide when ganja was found on him on July 17 in Yerawada Jail.

According to PI Bhanupratap Barge, head of the AEC, Shinde was brought to Sassoon Hospital for treatment on the same day. ‘‘He however managed to flee, giving a slip to the police,’’ Barge added. Four policemen were suspended for the incident.

IndianExpress:  The department of cooperatives had been keeping a close watch on the operation of the Shree Survana Sahakari Bank (SSSB) for the past four months as it was facing financial problems and heading towards insolvency, said additional commissioner in the cooperatives department B G Yashod on Sunday.

He said the bank had been advised to improve its working in view of its poor loan recovery and inadequate deposits. The bank had been warned of stern action, if the position did not improve, he said. Yashod felt that the sudden decision of the board of directors of the bank on Saturday to merge it into the Cosmos Cooperative Bank was rooted in its delicate financial situation.