A city court has ordered 80 primary school teachers to rejoin Pune Zilla Parishad (ZP) schools.

The ZP had earlier relieved a group of 150 teachers so that they may join the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) schools.

These teachers worked in villages located in the fringe areas which were earlier under the zilla parishad. After they were merged with the Pune Municipal Corporation, they expressed a desire to join PMC–run schools. The order to send the group of 80 back to ZP schools was passed by civil judge (senior division) GK Rathod on February 13.

Defence counsel KR Shah, who represented the teachers, however said that an appeal before the sessions court will be made challenging the civil judge's order.

After creating history on March 13, 2006, when 34-year-old Wahida Prizm from the militancy-ridden state of J&K became the first commissioned lady officer to command a parade in the armed forces in the country, the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) is all set to repeat the feat.

This time, a lady medical cadet, Harleen Chopra, hailing from Ludhiana, will command the parade on Thursday at the premier military institution in Pune.

AFMC spokesperson Lt Col Abhijit Rudra confirmed that Harleen is all set to become the first lady cadet ever to command a passing out parade (PoP) in the history of the Indian Armed Forces. Harleen joined the AFMC in 2004.

Judicial magistrate (first class) Rakesh Wanwadi on Tuesday remanded independent corporator Shankar Beldare-Patil's wife and aunt in police custody till February 5.

Beldare-Patil's daughter in-law Varsha (22) committed suicide on Monday morning at their Ambegaon–Pathar residence.

The suspect have been identified as Beldare-Patil's wife Alka and his aunt Lata Todkar for allegedly abetting Varsha's suicide.

Public prosecutor SG Narkar argued in the court that before succumbing to her 95% burn injuries, Varsha in her dying declaration said that Alka and Lata allegedly used to harass her physically and mentally.

The Pune rural police on Monday afternoon busted a racket involving processing and packing of spurious liquor in Narayangaon. The police recovered a vehicle and spurious liquor worth Rs6 lakh.

The Yerawada police on Tuesday arrested two employees of House Full International shopping mall located in Kharadi for allegedly stealing cash and valuables worth Rs8.50 lakh on Sunday night.

A police team headed by assistant police commissioner Rambhau Thorat and senior police inspector Prasad Hasabnis made the arrest under the guidance of deputy commissioner of police (Zone IV) Jallindar Supekar. The suspects have been identified as Sandeep Rokade (25) of Keshavnagar in Mundhwa and Rajan Pote (28) of Satavwadi in Hadapsar.

A 22-year-old youth was beaten to death by his elder brother following a heated argument between them at their Malwadi residence in Hadapsar on Tuesday.

Senior police inspector Vasant Sonawane of Hadapsar police station told DNA that Ashok Genuba Ubhe (22) was killed by his alcoholic brother Prashant alias Parshuram (27).

Acting on a complaint lodged by the victim's eldest brother Somnath, police arrested the suspect.

Sonawane said that Ashok was the youngest of the four siblings. Prashant was arrested by the police in a theft case and was released from the Yerawada central prison some six months ago.

"Ashok and Somnath used to urge him to work and earn money instead of drinking alcohol," Sonawane said.