Pune: Thousands of passengers arrive at the Pune railway station every day. Tricked by thieves operating on crowded trains and platforms, many among them lose their cellphones and the hopes to ever find it.Over the last few years, 410 people lodged complaints about their lost phones with the Government Railway Police (GRP)’s Pune railway police…
Pune: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Thursday reiterated that he would go on an indefinite hunger strike in Antarwali Sarati village from Saturday, even as chairman of the cabinet sub-committee formed to oversee the issue Radhakrisha Vikhe Patil said he would meet the activist on Friday to convince him to not start an agitation…
Extreme heat can affect the body in multiple ways, ranging from dehydration and exhaustion to severe heatstroke, which can be life-threatening Pune: The state health department has reported 270 heatstroke cases and 17 deaths across Maharashtra between March 1 and May 26 this year, with Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar emerging as the worst-affected district, recording 50 cases…
Jay Pawar, Ajit Pawar’s son, pays homage Pune: Nephews of late deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and NCP (SP) members Rohit Pawar and Yugendra Pawar on Thursday claimed that justice has eluded their uncle as the plane accident in which he and four others died was now four months old without any progress on finding…
A rescue team rappels down the gorge in Lonavla Pune: A 49-year-old Subedar posted at INS Shivaji in Lonavla died after falling into a 400ft-deep valley at Lion’s Point, about 70km from Pune, on Thursday afternoon.Members of rescue teams Shivdurga Mitra, Lonavla and Wanyajeev Rakshak, Maval, retrieved the body from the valley in the evening.Inspector…
Construction work of Pune outer ring road is progressing across Khadakwasla backwaters near Sangrun and Davaje villages Pune: The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) last month issued notices to two of the five contractors appointed for the Rs 55,000-crore Pune ring road project after their progress remained below 10%, raising concerns over delays in…
Thane Municipal Corporation Pune: The Maharashtra State Information Commission (SIC) has imposed a compensation of Rs10 lakh on the Thane Municipal Corporation for an “inexcusable delay” in providing information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. The commission noted that the civic body’s failure to produce documents had severely diluted the appellant’s property rights.The…
Pune: As many as 116 schools of the 285 run by Pune Municipal Corporation have no principals. Retirement and non-availability of teachers who have cleared the Supreme Court-mandated Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) to take on the responsibility have kept these posts vacant.Such schools amount to 40% of the total number, data given in a reply…
Pune: In a move towards self-regulation, the Pune Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) Association has issued a stern advisory to all manufacturers in the district to strictly adhere to operational timings, environmental norms, and traffic regulations.The association has also formally requested the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), traffic police, and district administration…
Pune: The PMC recorded 48 maternal deaths in 2025–26, with fatalities split equally between public and private hospitals (24 each). The data highlights a major success for public hospitals: maternal deaths in govt facilities have dropped by more than 50% in just three years, falling from 50 in 2023–24 to 24 this past year.Health officials…
