Pune: Maya Kurela, a middle-aged bank employee, fell off her two-wheeler last week as her vehicle skidded due to a sudden, sharp turn by an autorickshaw driver in Salisbury Park.”The driver, a young man, abruptly turned to the other side of the road without considering traffic. I shouted at him, but he just glanced and…
Pune: Ice cream sales have witnessed a significant surge across the city, with parlours, grocery stores and premium dessert chains reporting a sharp uptick in demand as Pune swelters under rising summer temperatures.Choosing from artisanal gelatos to low-sugar alternatives, consumers are increasingly indulging to beat the heat. Ice cream manufacturers are expecting a 25%-30% increase…
Pune: After remaining stalled for nearly eight years, the long-pending Mahalunge-Maan Town Planning (TP) scheme is finally moving toward implementation.The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) is set to hand over the execution of the project to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).Senior officials told TOI that the decision was finalised during a recent PMRDA budget…
Pune: Large stretches of open defence land in cantonment areas are increasingly being misused for dumping debris, grazing buffaloes and illegal activities, triggering concern among Army officers, residents and activists over security and civic neglect.Several unfenced plots located in prime locations under the Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) and Khadki Cantonment Board (KCB), many of which…
Pune: Warje police have arrested four men — all residents of Warje and Shivane — for robbing a silver chain and forcing a 25-year-old man from Karvenagar to transfer Rs8,300 to their UPI app around 11.30pm on April 28 on the service road of Katraj-Dehu Road bypass.According to the police, the Karvenagar resident works with…
Pune: The ambitious underground tunnel project, envisioned to revolutionise the city’s traffic flow, will now be jointly executed by the PMC and the PMRDA.Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced that a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) will be formed to oversee the project, with the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) taking the lead as most of the…
Pune: Rs50,000 for PMC water to flow from overhead tanks to taps in homes.Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)-appointed contractors and plumbers quoted this astronomical amount for pipeline connection to homes in Mohammadwadi, parts of Undri and NIBM Annexe Road area. Residents of housing societies in these pockets, set to get the PMC’s water connection, cried fleecing…
Pune: Rs50,000 for PMC water to flow from overhead tanks to taps in homes.Pune Municipal Corporations (PMC)-appointed contractors and plumbers quoted this astronomical amount for pipeline connection to homes in Mohammadwadi, parts of Undri and NIBM Annexe Road area. Residents of housing societies in these pockets, set to get the PMC’s water connection, cried fleecing…
Pune: Residents from various housing societies in the Autade-Handewadi area near Hadapsar on Friday resorted to agitation over poor water and power supply, besides lack of civic amenities.The residents gathered in the Autade-Handewadi area in the morning and gave slogans demanding solutions to problems. They vented their ire over lack of basic civic services despite…
Pune: All 16 diamond crossings in the Pune railway division would be removed by the end of this year as part of the yard remodelling project, a senior official said 11 days after Vande Bharat Express derailed near Pune station.The focus would be on intensive maintenance of diamond crossings till then, the official said. “The…
