Pune: The PMC has announced a renewed crackdown on bulk waste generators (BWGs), including imposition of heavy fines for those failing to process garbage on-site. However, the move has met with scepticism from activists who claim previous drives were mismanaged and unfairly targeted small housing societies while overlooking large commercial establishments.Under current solid waste management…
The worker suffered severe leg injuries while drilling a hole for controlled blasting Pune: A 35-year-old construction worker, Babalu Shaikh, suffered severe leg injuries while drilling a hole for controlled blasting at a construction site in Ravet on Tuesday afternoon.The Ravet police have registered a case under section 288 (negligent conduct with respect to explosive…
Pune: MNGL on Wednesday increased the price of CNG in Pune by Rs 2.50 from midnight on Thursday. The price of 1kg of CNG, which earlier stood at Rs 92.25 per kg, will now go up to Rs 94.75 per kg.Before this, Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited (MNGL) increased the cost of CNG on May 9.A…
Pune: A 39-year-old delivery person was arrested from Chinchwad on Tuesday in connection with a Rs1.33-crore nursing job fraud case in which over 15 women were duped.The delivery person is the third suspect arrested for duping women with the promise of nursing jobs in state govt hospitals. Inspector Chandrashekhar Yadav of the Baramati taluka police…
Third notice in nine days Pune: The PMC on Wednesday sent a notice to the Pune Adventist Hospital following complaints from parents and relatives about a newborn’s death after a C-section procedure on May 24.Dr Suryakant Devkar, assistant health officer, PMC said, “We have received information about the death of a newborn during a C-section…
Pune: A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) directed a truck owner and the vehicle insurance company to jointly and severally pay Rs 19.24 lakh compensation to the family of an 18-year-old accident victim with 7% annual interest from the date of filing of the claim petition until full realisation.Observing that the accident victim was “not…
Pune: The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) has proposed new connector roads and widening projects around the busy Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park in Hinjewadi to ease persistent gridlock and improve traffic flow along phases I-III corridor in Pune’s busiest IT hubs.The proposed network is expected to ease movement between Hinjewadi, Wakad, Marunji and Maan,…
The university’s proposal comes in the wake of several former students of Pune-based ILS Law College seeking refund of what they had described as “excess fees” charged under unapproved heads Pune: Savitribai Phule Pune University has proposed a revised “Other Activities Fees” structure at Rs 4,340 for LLB and BA-LLB courses across affiliated colleges.The university’s…
IAF had allotted 15 additional slots to Pune airport in June 2025, which officials had said would all be operationalised by May 1, 2026. Instead, many slots remain unoccupied at the end of the month Pune: Several slots for airlines at the city airport are likely to remain vacant for the time being, contrary to…
Representative image created using AI BEED: A 35-year-old labourer died of electrocution while allegedly shifting a transformer in Maharashtra’s Beed district, officials said on Wednesday.The incident took place at Ladegaon Shivar in Kaij tehsil on Tuesday, they said.According to officials, the victim, identified as Santosh Sonerao Nikam, along with three other labourers, had climbed an…
