Contaminated water supply in parts of the Wadgaonsheri constituency has residents on the edge Pune: Corporators from the Nagar Road area held a protest at the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) headquarters on Monday, raising concerns over the alleged yellowish and foul-smelling water supply in various localities under the Wadgaonsheri constituency for nearly a month, despite…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation is set to implement precautionary water cuts across the city from June 15, with officials indicating alternate-day supply as the likely measure in view of El Nino’s potential impact on monsoon rainfall and slightly lower dam storage, which was expected to last only till Aug 20.Pune mayor Manjusha Nagpure announced…
The volunteers will be recruited from certified fire brigade personnel, civil defence volunteers and Aapda Mitras (community-based volunteers) Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) is set to deploy 50 volunteers during the monsoon to strengthen its disaster response system, with a proposed budget of Rs 56 lakh for the five-month initiative. A proposal for…
The anti encroachment drive carried out by the Alandi Municipal Corporation Pune: The Alandi Municipal Council (AMC) recently launched a special anti-encroachment drive along the busy Pune–Alandi Road aimed at easing traffic congestion.The drive was carried out from Dehu Phata to Kale Colony, targeting unauthorized structures that had occupied public spaces and obstructed traffic movement.According…
In Pune city, the price of a domestic LPG cylinder now stands at Rs944.50 Pune: Handewadi resident Pratik Mungekar and his wife have barely used their lone LPG cylinder for nearly a month, hoping to rein in household expenses amid rising fuel and cooking gas costs. Instead, the move has only added to their financial…
Pune: Online fraudsters, who posed as officials of a piped gas company, cheated a city builder of Rs 2.55 lakhs stating that the builder has not paid the pending dues of the piped gas.The cheating, according to the Cantonment police, took place on May 8. After verifying the complaint application, the police registered the case…
The Moi Phata area is around 2.5km from the spot in Chikhali (in pic) where PCMC demolished 36 unauthorized bungalows, built within the flood line of the Indrayani River, in May 2025 Pune: Nearly a year after the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation demolished 36 illegal bungalows in Chikhali over flood-line violations, another 20 residential structures…
Pune: Aam Aadmi Party members on Monday demanded that the state govt review its decision to shift the irrigation department’s headquarters from Pune to Kolhapur and Solapur.The party members said moving the office out of Pune would adversely impact water supply management.“Attempts are being made to reduce Pune’s administrative significance. Without any discussion in the…
Fares of autorickshaws in Pune expected to increase Pune: Autorickshaw fares in Pune are set to rise, with unions pressing for an immediate revision, citing soaring CNG price and mounting financial pressure on drivers.On Monday, a delegation from Rickshaw Panchayat, the city’s largest autorickshaw union, met Pune RTO officials and demanded a fare hike in…
A farmer sprays fertiliser in his field Pune: As farmers gear up for the kharif sowing season, one of the state’s largest enforcement drives against fertiliser irregularities has uncovered a troubling reality: a parallel economy built around black marketing. Hoarding and diversion of farm inputs continue to thrive despite repeated govt warnings and regulatory mechanisms.As…
