Pune: A 58-year-old retail businessman from Mundhwa lost Rs1.22 crore between Oct and Dec last year to cybercrooks in an online share-trading fraud after falling for the high returns bait.Pune cyberpolice registered a case of cheating on Monday after verifying the businessman’s complaint application submitted earlier. According to the FIR, the store owner’s phone number…
Pune: The civic body is contemplating to fund medical expenses of deceased corporators’ family members, even as activists said the administration must be judicious about such expenditure.Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) officials said the standing committee had approved a proposal regarding the same and it will be sent to the general body for a final nod….
Pune: Incomplete work on a pipeline has prevented supply of water to around 15 overhead water storage tanks in the areas of Mohammadwadi, Undri and parts of Kondhwa. While PMC says it has completed laying of the pipeline in maximum stretches, the work is still pending along around 150m on Katraj-Kondhwa Road, for which officials…
Pune: A reprimand against wrong-side driving spiralled into a roadside violence in Punawale on Sunday afternoon when an enraged autorickshaw driver allegedly attacked a 34-year-old real estate consultant near his house with a jack, leaving the latter with a deep gash on his left palm. The Ravet police tracked down and arrested the accused on…
Pune: In a move to strengthen the use of the regional language in administration, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s (PCMC) law committee has passed a resolution granting two additional increments to employees holding a master’s degree (M.A) in Marathi.While the majority of civic work is already conducted in Marathi, officials stated the initiative aims to…
Pune: Hinjewadi residents, who depend on the Mula River for drinking water, have raised concerns over the large-scale dumping of construction debris and obstructions near the Hinjewadi–Wakad bridge. They claimed the situation has affected water quality and triggered serious pollution concerns.Residents explained that water from the Mula River is treated before being supplied and serves…
Pune: Residents of temple town Alandi are paying a hefty cost to survive because irregular and inadequate potable water supply by the civic council has forced them to buy water on a daily basis upping their financial burden.“We spend Rs30 to Rs50 on water every day. It adds up to a huge monthly expense for…
Pune: Water tanker operators in several areas including Undri, Mohammadwadi and NIBM Road have threatened to go on strike from Wednesday, alleging harassment by the police over fines imposed for not having cleaners (assistants) on their vehicles.The move has raised concerns of a severe water crisis because majority of housing societies in these localities depend…
Pune: The Ravet police have registered a case of cheating and forgery against a resident of the area for allegedly duping his relatives and a realtor of Rs 75 lakh.The accused reportedly created a fake acknowledgement receipt for a three-acre plot owned by his relatives in the Ravet area and attempted to sell it to…
Pune: Nearly a year after the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) promised to clear encroachments on nullahs in the Bhosari MIDC area, the issue remains unresolved. With the monsoon approaching, civic chief Vijay Suryawanshi has issued fresh directives to tackle the chronic waterlogging problem.Reviewing the condition of drainage channels in the industrial belt on Monday,…
