Pune

The anti encroachment drive carried out by the Alandi Municipal Corporation Pune: The Alandi Municipal Council (AMC) recently launched a special anti-encroachment drive along the busy Pune–Alandi Road aimed at easing traffic congestion.The drive was carried out from Dehu Phata to Kale Colony, targeting unauthorized structures that had occupied public spaces and obstructed traffic movement.According…

In Pune city, the price of a domestic LPG cylinder now stands at Rs944.50 Pune: Handewadi resident Pratik Mungekar and his wife have barely used their lone LPG cylinder for nearly a month, hoping to rein in household expenses amid rising fuel and cooking gas costs. Instead, the move has only added to their financial…

Pune: Online fraudsters, who posed as officials of a piped gas company, cheated a city builder of Rs 2.55 lakhs stating that the builder has not paid the pending dues of the piped gas.The cheating, according to the Cantonment police, took place on May 8. After verifying the complaint application, the police registered the case…

The Moi Phata area is around 2.5km from the spot in Chikhali (in pic) where PCMC demolished 36 unauthorized bungalows, built within the flood line of the Indrayani River, in May 2025 Pune: Nearly a year after the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation demolished 36 illegal bungalows in Chikhali over flood-line violations, another 20 residential structures…

Pune: Aam Aadmi Party members on Monday demanded that the state govt review its decision to shift the irrigation department’s headquarters from Pune to Kolhapur and Solapur.The party members said moving the office out of Pune would adversely impact water supply management.“Attempts are being made to reduce Pune’s administrative significance. Without any discussion in the…

Fares of autorickshaws in Pune expected to increase Pune: Autorickshaw fares in Pune are set to rise, with unions pressing for an immediate revision, citing soaring CNG price and mounting financial pressure on drivers.On Monday, a delegation from Rickshaw Panchayat, the city’s largest autorickshaw union, met Pune RTO officials and demanded a fare hike in…

A farmer sprays fertiliser in his field Pune: As farmers gear up for the kharif sowing season, one of the state’s largest enforcement drives against fertiliser irregularities has uncovered a troubling reality: a parallel economy built around black marketing. Hoarding and diversion of farm inputs continue to thrive despite repeated govt warnings and regulatory mechanisms.As…

PUNE: Abhijeet Dipke founder of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Monday announced that the party will hold a protest in Pune on June 11, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in examinations and recruitment tests.Dipke made the announcement on X, posting: “Let’s meet in Pune! Hail Maharashtra!”In another post…

Pic for representational purpose Pune: A 44-year-old woman arrived at the hospital with severe pain on the left side of her abdomen. During evaluation, doctors found an unexpected anatomical finding: her internal organs were a complete mirror image of normal anatomy — a condition called Situs Inversus Totalis (SIT).This rare congenital variant occurs in roughly…

FIR (First Information Report) Pune: A tax consultant from Palghar allegedly duped his distant relative from Junnar to the tune of Rs45 lakh by failing to pay GST (goods and services tax) on his behalf between 2023 and 2025. The Junnar-based soybean trader lodged a complaint with the local police on Friday.An officer from the…