Pune

Authorities expect the rush to increase further on weekends, during religious events and throughout the monsoon season Pune: Free darshan facility has resumed at the Bhimashankar temple, a prominent Jyotirlinga shrine, after nearly five months, triggering a sharp rise in visitor footfall and raising crowd-management concerns.The facility, reinstated on Thursday, follows directives from the district…

Union home minister Amit Shah receives a memento during the ‘Dhanyawad Sabha’ in Kolhapur on Saturday in the presence of Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis (extreme left) and deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde (extreme right) Pune: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said there was no Sena faction now other than Eknath Shinde-led Shiv…

As taps run dry, dependency on private water tankers has surged across parts of the city Pune: Residents and elected representatives from the Pune’s merged areas are mounting pressure on Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), demanding a rethink of the current alternate-day water schedule and replace it with a daily one-hour supply.Corporators from Khadakwasla, Kondhwe Dhavde,…

The water-intensive business of garden nurseries with thousands of plants and saplings stands adversely impacted Pune: It is a difficult summer for garden nurseries as groundwater levels in borewells and open wells have dropped sharply, affecting the water-intensive business of maintaining thousands of plants and saplings.“Water level in borewells has dropped significantly. We cannot afford…

For drinking purposes, small manufacturers rely on 20-litre water cans Pune: Industrial clusters outside MIDC areas are increasingly facing water shortages, mirroring the supply constraints in municipal regions. These units are generally smaller in scale, with limited workforce and rely heavily on alternative sources like borewells and private water tankers, industry representatives said.“Most of these…

In Maharashtra, all major cantonments, including Pune, Dehu Road, Deolali, Kamptee, Ahilyanagar, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, now depend on central assistance Pune: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has sanctioned Rs420.95 crore as grant-in-aid to 49 deficit cantonment boards across India for the 2026-27 financial year. The move underlines the severe financial distress confronting military townships and…

A long queue of different vehicles outside a CNG station at the Shankarsheth Road. Pune: Motorists across the city are rushing to compressed natural gas (CNG) filling stations amid rising prices for the fuel.Several CNG stations have been witnessing long queues, especially autorickshaws and cabs.Autorickshaw and cab drivers are trying to maximise trips to sustain…

MP Omprakash Raje Nimbalkar expressed deep disappointment after a CBI court acquitted Padamsinh Patil and seven others in the 2006 murder of his father, former minister Pawanraje Nimbalkar PUNE: Hours after a special CBI court acquitted all eight accused in the 2006 murder of former Maharashtra minister Pawanraje Nimbalkar, his son and Shiv Sena (UBT)…

Municipal commissioner Vijay Suryawanshi said the civic body would constitute an inquiry committee to examine the allegations and submit a report to the commission Pune: A few days ago, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) had sought an explanation from the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) over allegations of manual cleaning of nullahs during…

A senior DRI officer alleged he had received threat calls and WhatsApp voice messages from two people Pune: A senior officer of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Pune unit, has lodged a complaint with the Vimantal police alleging that he had received threat calls and WhatsApp voice messages from two people who claimed links…