Police said Dhavre's wife Anita had lodged a first information report (FIR) at Dehu Road police station alleging that Dhavre had threatened to set her afire on Monday evening. Dhavre was arrested by the sub inspector in-charge of Dehu Road police station Shirish Sasne later in the night.

WWICS seminar
Worldwide Immigration Consultancy Services Ltd (WWICS), a firm specialising in immigration to and settlement in Canada, will host a seminar on job opportunities for Indian professionals in North America, especially Canada on October 14 at Erandawane.

The seminar will be addressed by Curtis Panke, director of Global Placement Services Inc., Canada, and Col B S Sandhu (retd) Chairman and Managing Director of WWICS.

Further details can be obtained on phone numbers 609575.

Heavy rains lash city
The city and neighboring areas were lashed by heavy rains this evening affecting normal life. The city received 40.6 mm rainfall within just three hours after 5.30 pm.

Water gushed into several low lying areas and there were incidents of uprooting of trees. People returning to their homes from the offices were left stranded, while power supply and normal traffic was also disrupted. People out for shopping for the festive season were taken aback by the heavy rains which started at around 5.30 pm and lasted for about one hour. Light drizzles also continued later. In Pimpri-Chinchwad too heavy rains affected normal life.

MIT cyber centre
A 24-hour Internet Centre for the teachers and students of the Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT) Pune, and its website www.wpcpune.com were launched today.

Equipped with 30 Pentium III computers, conference room, server room with printing facility and full-time qualified staff, this centralised internet browsing facility may be open for the public also, on the basis of a week-end membership. Established at a cost of Rs 40 lakh in technical collaboration with the Education To Home (ETH) Research Laboratory, Pune, the Centre will be inaugurated on October 14, 11 am, at the hands of Prof K V Nori, executive vice-president, Tata Consultancy Services, Pune, and Dr Vijay Bhatkar, chairman ETH, will preside over the function, which will take place at the Sant Dnyaneshwar Hall, MIT campus.

PCMC water cut today
Water supply to the following areas in Pimpri-Chinchwad will remain closed on Thursday evening as the water supply department of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) is to undertake urgent repair works at Bhosari and sector number 20.

The areas are sector 21 Yamunanagar, Rupinagar, sectors 18, 19, 20 and 22, G block, Shaunagar, Kharalwadi, Pimpri Station, Bhosari, Ramnagar, Vidyanagar, Dattanagar, Mohannagar, Chinchwad station, Anantnagar slums, Kalbhornagar, Kasarwadi, Phugewadi, Ajmera, Masulkar colony, Sant Tukaramnagar and Nehrunagar. Water supply to these areas will be at low pressure on Friday morning, according to a PCMC press release.

Durga puja celebrations
The Bengalee Association, Pune will conduct its 19th Durga Puja celebrations at the Modern College grounds, Shivajinagar. The association representing about 400 members, play host to more than 1500 visitors daily during the Durga Puja. The six days of celebrations involve not only religious ceremonies, but cultural programmes as well.