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TOI : PUNE: That genetically inherited dimple on the cheek is no more restricted to a select few. And it’s not only aspiring models or young girls eyeing the hospitality industry who are willing to go under the knife for that prominent hollow on the face. A rising number of women aged between 35 and 45 years in the city have joined the ranks for the surgical creation of the dimple.

“Among the total number of dimple creation surgeries performed in the city, 70 per cent are working women in the age group of 35 years to 45 years. This may be because they have become more conscious about maintaining their looks,” cosmetic surgeon Parag Sahasrabudhe, associate professor of plastic surgery at the B J Medical College and Sassoon hospital told TOI.

“What was earlier considered nature’s gift is now easily achievable through a simple surgical procedure,” adds Sahasrabudhe. Cosmetic surgeon Ashish Davalbhakta agrees: “Surgical dimple creation procedures are on the upswing. Along with routine surgeries done for ageing of the face and body, more and more working women are opting for beautification procedures for the face, like dimple creation. There is a marked increased in the number.”
Elaborating on how the demand has increased over the years, Sahasrabudhe says, “The facility to achieve surgical dimples has been available in the city since 2005. Earlier, only girls, between the age group of 20 to 25 years vying for careers in modelling and hospitality industry would go for the surgery. The demand among working women started finding roots since 2007. More Stories from this section 10 new suspected cases of swine flu from Kolhapur Swine flu overshadows Navratri festivities Improvement plan for one-ways Spurt in H1N1 deaths p…More

TOI : PUNE: Netizens in Pimpri-Chinchwad would soon be able to check if the garbage bins in their locality have been cleared or not.

The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has created a web based ‘waste carrier truck management solution’ system on its official website (pcmcindia.gov.in) which helps identify if garbage from bins in the township has been lifted by the trucks. With this citizens as well as the civic authorities will be able to monitor all the 1,700 garbage bins located in the twin township.

On the system monitor, a garbage bin, shown on the map of the locality, is indicated in red colour if it is “unserved’’ in last 24 hours, and the same is shown in green if the bin is “served’’ in the last 24 hours.

Citizens can select any area of the city, divided into four zones. In each of the four zones, the status of any garbage bin located at a particular site description can be checked. The status is updated every five minutes.

Speaking to TOI, PCMC’s medical and health department chief said the trial runs of the system are being conducted at present. “We are hoping to make it fully functional within a months’ time,” he said.

The system works on GPS (geographical positioning system) devices installed for all the 28 compactors which lift garbage everyday. This helps track the movement of all the vehicles during the day. Civic officials can track the time taken for travel, and the duration for stoppage of trucks at every garbage bin. Information can also be sought about the trucks at the central garbage transfer station.

“At present the system is about 75 per cent success. There are some problems where the results are not indicated properly. At some places, there are two garbage bins. These smaller issues are being sorted out,’’ said Nagkumar.

Incidentally, PCMC’s system for monitoring garbage trucks comes…More

TOI : PUNE: The Bund Garden police have arrested two former employees of Suzlon Infrastructures Limited for allegedly cheating the firm of Rs 32 crore between March 2006 and October 2008.
The police have identified the suspects as Rajgopalan Shridhar (48) of Kumar City, Kalyaninagar, and Sanjeev Bangad (41) of Magarpatta City.

The suspects were arrested following a complaint registered by a Suzlon official Nilesh Dhanani (35) with the Bundgarden police on Friday.

Speaking to TOI, senior police inspector Suhas Nadgouda, in-charge of the Bundgarden police station, said that the suspects, Rajgopalan and Bangad, were head of the supply management and chief manufacturing officer, and general manager, logistics, respectively at Synefra Engineering and Construction Limited (SECL) — sister concern of Suzlon infrastructures limited.”

“Suzlon manufactures and exports windmills to several countries through its sister concern SECL. The SECL would hire ships and send windmills, along with several other products. The SECL had appointed Rajgopalan and Bangad for this job,” Nadgouda said.

However, Rajgopalan and Bangad along with four other suspects started exporting goods of another manufactures along with the Suzlon’s shipments. “After the delivery, the ships would return empty. The suspects took advantage of this and started importing goods to India using Suzlon’s name. ” Nadgouda stated.

He added that the suspects opened fictitious companies with the names S S Oceanwinds and Blue Wind.

“By using Suzlon’s name as the guarantor, the suspects would ask the exporters to deposit the rent for the shipment in the name of these companies. From March 2006 till October 2008, the suspects used Suzlon’s name for their own business,” he said.

“They also used the ships hired by SECL for their benefit and duped the company to the tune of Rs 32 crore.”
The fraud came to light in the company’s audit report. A probe conducted with the help of a chartered accountant revealed that the…More

TOI : PUNE: A software engineer with a company in Hinjewadi died on the spot and three others, including his two colleagues, sustained severe injuries after the car he was driving went out of control due to tyre burst and rammed into another car after crossing the divider on Pune- Mumbai expressway. The incident took place at Tajegaon near Kamshet on Saturday around 11.45 am.

The Pune rural police have identified the deceased as Rajat Sukhdev Dhage (30) of Laxminagar, Pokhran road, Thane. His colleagues, Navam Mehendiratta (26), who hails from Faridabad and Shaurya Anand Shinde (25), who hails from Satara and Anil Vishwnath Khandelwal (35) of Boat club road, who was travelling on the other car sustained injuries in the accident. The injured have been admitted to the Yashwantrao Chavan hospital in Pimpri. Traffic on the expressway was thrown out of gear for about half-an-hour after the accident.

According to investigating officer of the Kamshet police station B B Kadam, Dhage was on his way to Mumbai along with his colleagues. When they reached near Tajegaon, the tyre of their car burst, due to which Dhage lost control over the vehicle and the car skidded on the right. It crossed the divider on the e-way and rammed into another car heading towards Pune, Kadam said.

He added: “The impact of the accident was such that Dhage died on the spot. His two colleagues Mehendiratta and Shinde sustained severe injuries. Khandewal also sustained injuries.”

Dhage’s body was handed over to his family after the post-mortem. More Stories from this section 10 new suspected cases of swine flu from Kolhapur Swine flu overshadows Navratri festivities Improvement plan for one-ways Spurt in H1N1 deaths p…More

TOI : PUNE: A police constable died on the spot after his two-wheeler was hit by a speeding two-wheeler at Athwale Chowk on Law College road around 1.30 am on Saturday.

The police constable has been identified as Ajit Ramkant Kale (34), attached to the detection branch of the Dattawadi police station.

The motorcyclist who hit Kale, Dharmendra Mohan Ghodke (24) of Sinhgad road, also sustained sever injuries in the accident and is undergoing treatment at a private hospital. Ghodke has been booked for rash driving.

According to the police, Kale was returning home on Thursday night when a speeding motorcycle collided head-on with Kale’ two-wheeler near Athawale chowk. The impact of the accident was such that Kale died on the spot and Ghodke sustained severe injuries, police said. Sub-inspector C L Ware of the Deccan Gymkhana police station is investigating the case.

Kale, the son of retired police inspector Ramakant Kale, had joined the city police force in the year 1993. He had a good network of informers and helped the crime branch nab the Rahul Kandhare gang and also played a key role in solving many cases of vehicle thefts and chain-snatching.

Kale is survived by his father, mother, wife and two children. More Stories from this section 10 new suspected cases of swine flu from Kolhapur Swine flu overshadows Navratri festivities Improvement plan for one-ways Spurt in H1N1 deaths p…More

TOI : PUNE: That genetically inherited dimple on the cheek is no more restricted to a select few. And it’s not only aspiring models or young girls eyeing the hospitality industry who are willing to go under the knife for that prominent hollow on the face. A rising number of women aged between 35 and 45 years in the city have joined the ranks for the surgical creation of the dimple.

“Among the total number of dimple creation surgeries performed in the city, 70 per cent are working women in the age group of 35 years to 45 years. This may be because they have become more conscious about maintaining their looks,” cosmetic surgeon Parag Sahasrabudhe, associate professor of plastic surgery at the B J Medical College and Sassoon hospital told TOI.

“What was earlier considered nature’s gift is now easily achievable through a simple surgical procedure,” adds Sahasrabudhe. Cosmetic surgeon Ashish Davalbhakta agrees: “Surgical dimple creation procedures are on the upswing. Along with routine surgeries done for ageing of the face and body, more and more working women are opting for beautification procedures for the face, like dimple creation. There is a marked increased in the number.”
Elaborating on how the demand has increased over the years, Sahasrabudhe says, “The facility to achieve surgical dimples has been available in the city since 2005. Earlier, only girls, between the age group of 20 to 25 years vying for careers in modelling and hospitality industry would go for the surgery. The demand among working women started finding roots since 2007. More Stories from this section 10 new suspected cases of swine flu from Kolhapur Swine flu overshadows Navratri festivities Improvement plan for one-ways Spurt in H1N1 deaths p…More

TOI : PUNE: Netizens in Pimpri-Chinchwad would soon be able to check if the garbage bins in their locality have been cleared or not.

The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has created a web based ‘waste carrier truck management solution’ system on its official website (pcmcindia.gov.in) which helps identify if garbage from bins in the township has been lifted by the trucks. With this citizens as well as the civic authorities will be able to monitor all the 1,700 garbage bins located in the twin township.

On the system monitor, a garbage bin, shown on the map of the locality, is indicated in red colour if it is “unserved’’ in last 24 hours, and the same is shown in green if the bin is “served’’ in the last 24 hours.

Citizens can select any area of the city, divided into four zones. In each of the four zones, the status of any garbage bin located at a particular site description can be checked. The status is updated every five minutes.

Speaking to TOI, PCMC’s medical and health department chief said the trial runs of the system are being conducted at present. “We are hoping to make it fully functional within a months’ time,” he said.

The system works on GPS (geographical positioning system) devices installed for all the 28 compactors which lift garbage everyday. This helps track the movement of all the vehicles during the day. Civic officials can track the time taken for travel, and the duration for stoppage of trucks at every garbage bin. Information can also be sought about the trucks at the central garbage transfer station.

“At present the system is about 75 per cent success. There are some problems where the results are not indicated properly. At some places, there are two garbage bins. These smaller issues are being sorted out,’’ said Nagkumar.

Incidentally, PCMC’s system for monitoring garbage trucks comes…More

TOI : PUNE: The Bund Garden police have arrested two former employees of Suzlon Infrastructures Limited for allegedly cheating the firm of Rs 32 crore between March 2006 and October 2008.
The police have identified the suspects as Rajgopalan Shridhar (48) of Kumar City, Kalyaninagar, and Sanjeev Bangad (41) of Magarpatta City.

The suspects were arrested following a complaint registered by a Suzlon official Nilesh Dhanani (35) with the Bundgarden police on Friday.

Speaking to TOI, senior police inspector Suhas Nadgouda, in-charge of the Bundgarden police station, said that the suspects, Rajgopalan and Bangad, were head of the supply management and chief manufacturing officer, and general manager, logistics, respectively at Synefra Engineering and Construction Limited (SECL) — sister concern of Suzlon infrastructures limited.”

“Suzlon manufactures and exports windmills to several countries through its sister concern SECL. The SECL would hire ships and send windmills, along with several other products. The SECL had appointed Rajgopalan and Bangad for this job,” Nadgouda said.

However, Rajgopalan and Bangad along with four other suspects started exporting goods of another manufactures along with the Suzlon’s shipments. “After the delivery, the ships would return empty. The suspects took advantage of this and started importing goods to India using Suzlon’s name. ” Nadgouda stated.

He added that the suspects opened fictitious companies with the names S S Oceanwinds and Blue Wind.

“By using Suzlon’s name as the guarantor, the suspects would ask the exporters to deposit the rent for the shipment in the name of these companies. From March 2006 till October 2008, the suspects used Suzlon’s name for their own business,” he said.

“They also used the ships hired by SECL for their benefit and duped the company to the tune of Rs 32 crore.”
The fraud came to light in the company’s audit report. A probe conducted with the help of a chartered accountant revealed that the…More

TOI : PUNE: A software engineer with a company in Hinjewadi died on the spot and three others, including his two colleagues, sustained severe injuries after the car he was driving went out of control due to tyre burst and rammed into another car after crossing the divider on Pune- Mumbai expressway. The incident took place at Tajegaon near Kamshet on Saturday around 11.45 am.

The Pune rural police have identified the deceased as Rajat Sukhdev Dhage (30) of Laxminagar, Pokhran road, Thane. His colleagues, Navam Mehendiratta (26), who hails from Faridabad and Shaurya Anand Shinde (25), who hails from Satara and Anil Vishwnath Khandelwal (35) of Boat club road, who was travelling on the other car sustained injuries in the accident. The injured have been admitted to the Yashwantrao Chavan hospital in Pimpri. Traffic on the expressway was thrown out of gear for about half-an-hour after the accident.

According to investigating officer of the Kamshet police station B B Kadam, Dhage was on his way to Mumbai along with his colleagues. When they reached near Tajegaon, the tyre of their car burst, due to which Dhage lost control over the vehicle and the car skidded on the right. It crossed the divider on the e-way and rammed into another car heading towards Pune, Kadam said.

He added: “The impact of the accident was such that Dhage died on the spot. His two colleagues Mehendiratta and Shinde sustained severe injuries. Khandewal also sustained injuries.”

Dhage’s body was handed over to his family after the post-mortem. More Stories from this section 10 new suspected cases of swine flu from Kolhapur Swine flu overshadows Navratri festivities Improvement plan for one-ways Spurt in H1N1 deaths p…More

TOI : PUNE: A police constable died on the spot after his two-wheeler was hit by a speeding two-wheeler at Athwale Chowk on Law College road around 1.30 am on Saturday.

The police constable has been identified as Ajit Ramkant Kale (34), attached to the detection branch of the Dattawadi police station.

The motorcyclist who hit Kale, Dharmendra Mohan Ghodke (24) of Sinhgad road, also sustained sever injuries in the accident and is undergoing treatment at a private hospital. Ghodke has been booked for rash driving.

According to the police, Kale was returning home on Thursday night when a speeding motorcycle collided head-on with Kale’ two-wheeler near Athawale chowk. The impact of the accident was such that Kale died on the spot and Ghodke sustained severe injuries, police said. Sub-inspector C L Ware of the Deccan Gymkhana police station is investigating the case.

Kale, the son of retired police inspector Ramakant Kale, had joined the city police force in the year 1993. He had a good network of informers and helped the crime branch nab the Rahul Kandhare gang and also played a key role in solving many cases of vehicle thefts and chain-snatching.

Kale is survived by his father, mother, wife and two children. More Stories from this section 10 new suspected cases of swine flu from Kolhapur Swine flu overshadows Navratri festivities Improvement plan for one-ways Spurt in H1N1 deaths p…More