Pune

City unit of Congress holds a traffic meeting with traffic police officers and officials of RTO, PMPML and Metro on Saturday to discuss issues pertaining to traffic movement Pune: Measures like reducing crisscross movement at junctions, clearing encroachments, overhauling PMPML routes, introducing smaller buses in crowded areas and implementing a pay-and-park system on busy stretches…

Pune: State higher education minister Chandrakant Patil has triggered a debate in academic circles after questioning the innovation and societal impact of research conducted by Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU). Speaking at the inauguration of a new building at DES Pune University’s School of Science and Mathematics on Friday, Patil’s remarks were seen by many…

Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad police arrested a pick-up truck driver on Saturday for dumping the body of a road accident victim at Shikrapur instead of moving him to a hospital following an accident on Thursday.According to the police, a pedestrian, Manojkumar Ramji Vishwakarma (35), a resident of Khalumbre in Khed taluka, died after an ‘unidentified’ vehicle…

The report gains significance as the state heads into the kharif season amid El Nino concerns Pune: More than half (181) of Maharashtra’s total 353 blocks are highly vulnerable to low rainfall and the resulting farming distress, particularly in western Maharashtra and Marathwada, during deficient monsoon years, showed the findings of the “Anticipatory Action and…

Pune: Khadak police have arrested a resident (26) of Meenatai Thackeray Vasahat at Gultekdi, for abusing and pushing its personnel on the police station premises around 2.20am on Friday. Police registered a case of assault or using criminal force against a public servant to deter them from performing their official duties.Senior inspector Shashikant Chavan of…

Pune: A 46-year-old retired techie from Pimple Saudagar on Friday lodged a complaint with the Pimpri Chinchwad Cyber Police, claiming that online fraudsters cheated him of Rs4.43 crore by promising lucrative returns on investments in online share trading.According to the police, the fraud took place between May 7 and June 1 this year. Senior inspector…

Pune mayor Manjusha Nagpure has directed the water supply department to take immediate corrective measures and address all lapses to improve the quality of water supply to the affected areas Pune: City Mayor Manjusha Nagpure on Saturday visited the Kareli water purification plant under the Bhama Askhed project after residents from Dhanori, Tingrenagar and Nagpur…

Pune: The Pune Rural police have intensified efforts to trace couples from Pune, Ahilyanagar, Solapur and Satara districts who allegedly visited an illegal sonography centre for prenatal sex determination and subsequently underwent abortions.The case came to light on May 14, after a medical practitioner from Manjari came across a sex-determination video and alerted authorities. The…

Rain clouds forming on the horizon Pune: The southwest monsoon is expected to advance further into Maharashtra over the next few days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting progress over additional parts of the state.However, weather experts cautioned that its progress into the state’s interior may be slow and “sluggish” due to unfavourable atmospheric…

Unchecked scrapyards around MIDC areas raise safety issues Pune: Hundreds of privately operated scrap yards spread across industrial pockets and villages surrounding Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) areas in Pune district are emerging as a major public safety hazard, with recurring fire incidents exposing glaring gaps in regulation, fire safety compliance and official oversight.Operating on…