Pune: Residents from different areas of the city have raised serious concerns over repeated instances of open garbage burning in their vicinity, while demanding that the civic administration intensify its vigil against this activity and initiate strong action against offenders.Meanwhile, on paper, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has recorded only one case of illegal garbage burning…
Ketan Vishal Agarwal plunged 400 feet into a deep valley and died while attempting to capture photographs PUNE: What was meant to be a birthday celebration for his fiance ended in tragedy when a 26-year-old groom-to-be fell nearly 400 feet to his death while posing for photographs at Lohagad Fort in Maharashtra’s Pune district on…
Vidya Bhure; 90 women loco pilots set to steer Pune Metro Line 3 Pune: When 27-year-old Vidya Bhure told her parents she wanted to become a loco pilot for Pune Metro Line 3, they were sceptical. “They asked me whether I would be able to do it. I told them I wanted to,” recalled the…
A dehydrated eagle rescued during summer months Pune: As an intense heatwave stretches into June, wildlife rescuers are reporting a record number of bird rescues across the city and surrounding districts. Black kites and eagles have been the hardest hit, with rescuers attending to at least seven to eight cases of dehydrated, exhausted, or heat-stressed…
A girl in Dattawadi spends a long time filling several plastic bottles with drinking water from a low-pressure supply to ensure her family has enough water for the next two days Pune: The civic administration on Friday tweaked the much-criticised alternate-day water schedule in parts of Shivajinagar, Model Colony, Gokhalenagar and Fergusson College Road, replacing…
Pune: An argument between two men over halting a car on the road turned violent at Walhekarwadi in Chinchwad on Tuesday. The two men called their accomplices, following which a group of people created a ruckus in the area, prompting the Chinchwad police to register separate complaints.A 35-year-old man, who runs a police recruitment training…
PCMC officials meet members of housing societies over wet waste processing notices Pune: Representatives of housing societies met Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) officials on Thursday and voiced concern over the new directive mandating onsite wet waste processing for large residential complexes.Earlier this month, the civic body issued notices to “bulk waste generators” (BWGs)— defined…
Pune police are meticulously examining electronic devices seized from a self-styled guru’s bungalow. PUNE: Police will closely study all electronic devices, including laptops, tablets and pen drives, recovered from the self-styled guru’s bungalow-cum-ashram at Ubalenagar in Wagholi and send them for forensic examination to gather more evidence.As many as 19 hard disks, 12 laptops, a…
Pune: The Sangvi police on Tuesday registered a case against a family of three for allegedly thrashing a 53-year-old woman following a parking dispute.The complainant woman sustained a fracture to her right thumb in the incident. A case under Section 117 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt) and other relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)…
A worker washes a scooter with a high-pressure hose, sending large amounts of water into the drain, despite PMC restricting water use at commercial vehicle washing centres across the city amid looming water scarcity threat Pune: Residents in the city’s eastern areas may finally heave a sigh of relief. After weeks of frustration and anger…
