Pune

Several roads were inundated, posing challenge to motorists Pune: The active phase of monsoon exposed chinks in the civic administration’s efforts to prevent inundation in waterlogging-prone areas.Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) received around 250 complaints after downpours caused localised flooding and infrastructural disruptions. Residents reported severe waterlogging on roads and inside building basements, largely caused by…

A three-storey administrative building at the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s (PCMC) Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant in Moshi collapsed amid heavy rain on WednesdayImage Credit: TNN PUNE: A three-storey administrative building at the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s (PCMC) Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant in Moshi collapsed amid heavy rain on Wednesday, According to officials, 15 to 16 workers are…

PUNE: One of the three railway lines at the landslide-hit section between Thakurwadi Cabin and Monkey Hill was cleared on Tuesday night by Central Railway officials, allowing the temporary movement of trains between Pune and Mumbai.At 10.50 pm, the middle line was declared fit for train operations with a speed restriction of 30 kmph between…

Pune: The four dams in the Khadakwasla circle added nearly 4 TMC of water in the 24-hour period ending Tuesday evening — enough to meet Pune city’s water requirement for around two months — as their catchment areas continued to receive three-digit rainfall.The collective storage in the four reservoirs — Panshet, Khadakwasla, Varasgaon and Temghar…

A meeting between Jayant Patil (L) and Vinod Tawde (R) sparked speculation about NCP (SP) joining the NDA. PUNE: A meeting between former state president of NCP (SP) Jayant Patil and BJP’s national general secretary Vinod Tawde in Mumbai has led to speculation about Sharad Pawar’s party exploring the option of joining the NDA.The recent…

Traffic movement slows down in Mahabaleshwar due to heavy rain PUNE: Extremely heavy rain continued to batter parts of Maharashtra with several locations in the Sahyadri Ghats logging 500-600mm in the 24 hours ending Tuesday 8. 30am. Mahabaleshwar in Satara district was lashed by cloudburst-like rain, recording 403mm in 24 hours and a staggering 916mm…

Residents faced severe hardships due to the alternate-day water supply in Pune city Pune: The civic administration on Tuesday resumed daily water supply across the city, suspending the alternate-day supply schedule that had been in force since June 15 until the weekend (July 12).The restoration of daily supply is expected to bring relief to citizens…

Mahabaleshwar was lashed by cloudburst-like rain on Tuesday, recording 403mm in 24 hours and a staggering 916mm over the past 48 hours Pune: Extremely heavy rain continued to batter parts of Maharashtra on Tuesday with several locations in the Sahyadri Ghats logging 500-600mm in the past 24 hours. The popular hill station of Mahabaleshwar in…

Pune: Three personnel of the Highway Safety Patrol and three traffic wardens allegedly attempted to extort Rs5 lakh from a tourist by threatening arrest, after falsely claiming drugs had been found in his car.The tourist’s friend filed a complaint with the Kamshet Police. Assistant police inspector Aakash Pawar of the Kamshet police said, “We are…

Police investigating the murder of Pune-based realtor Ketan Agarwal are examining whether his fiancée, Siya Goyal, had secretly married her alleged lover, Chetan Chaudhary PUNE: Police investigating the murder of Pune-based realtor Ketan Agarwal are examining whether his fiancée, Siya Goyal, had secretly married her alleged lover, Chetan Chaudhary, months before Agarwal’s death.Goyal (20) and…