Pune: The PMPML has been directed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) to pay within two months Rs85.4 lakh compensation to the husband and two daughters of a senior lab technician killed in an accident on Aug 21, 2023.The accident had occurred at the Navratna hotel square on Katraj-Swargate Road. The PMPML bus had…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation has announced a water cut on Thursday to conduct urgent electrical, pumping and civil maintenance at major water treatment facilities, including Parvati, Wadgaon, Lashkar, Warje and Bhama Askhed.“Water supply is expected to resume on Friday, with delays and lower pressure throughout the morning,” a press release issued by Nandkishor Jagtap,…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation on Monday ruled out any plans to impose immediate water cuts in the city, despite mounting pressure from the state irrigation department, bringing major relief for several neighbourhoods already grappling with low pressure and patchy supply.The reassurance comes even as the irrigation department, flagging fears of El Niño and below-normal…
Pune: Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty will be conferred upon DLitt in recognition of her contribution to society, literature and public service during the 27th convocation ceremony of Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) on Thursday, in the presence of Prataprao Jadhav, Union minister of state (independent charge) for the ministry of Ayush as the…
Pune: A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Pune has flagged the “planting” of a motorcycle in a fatal accident claim and directed the Pune district superintendent of police (SP) to consider initiating action against police personnel and the vehicle owner for such an act, while dismissing the claim.MACT member Hanmant M Bhosale in an…
Pune: A motor accident claims tribunal (MACT) has directed the driver, owner and insurer of a tempo to jointly and severally pay Rs30.4 lakh as compensation to the family of a man who died after his motorcycle was hit by the said vehicle on May 9, 2017. The tribunal took an exception to what it…
Pune: The Bhosari MIDC police are looking for a travel agent who allegedly duped a private company employee by taking Rs1.7 lakh from him in Jan to book three flight tickets to London on May 7 and using the money for himself instead.The man checked with the airline only to find the tickets had not…
Pune: India’s forests may store far more carbon in the coming decades, but scientists have warned the trend comes with a catch — the country’s most important forest ecosystems could become more vulnerable.A new study by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), BITS Pilani, Goa, and Lund University, Sweden among others, projected that carbon…
Pune: Corporators from Lohegaon, Wagholi and Nagar Road trained their guns on the civic administration during the general body meeting on Monday, saying the intensified crackdown against unauthorised constructions had turned “haphazard”, particularly targeting small homeowners.The elected representatives even claimed that owners of small houses and standalone buildings were facing action without prior notices, while…
Pune: The state directorate of higher education has directed city-based ILS Law College to refund Rs1.04 lakh to a student with 6% interest, stating that the amount was collected “illegally and in a non-transparent manner” under unapproved fee heads.In a letter issued on April 13 to the college, the directorate said the amount collected from…
