Pune: Fifteen-year-old Ashwet Bhosale was out playing near his Dighi residence on Saturday afternoon when he drowned to death in a water-filled trench.The class nine boy from a private school in the area had returned home early that fatal afternoon, after the Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Palkhi procession —on its way from Pandharpur to Alandi— arrived,…
Pune: A 69-year-old lawyer from Pisoli lodged a complaint with the Pune cyber police on Sunday, alleging that online fraudsters cheated her of Rs 70 lakh after threatening to arrest her in connection with a money laundering case.The fraud took place between Aug 5 and 8, police said.According to police, the suspects contacted the lawyer…
AI-generated photo for representational purpose Pune: The civic administration is in the process of appointing consultants or expert advisors to study the proposed road tunnel connecting Pashan-Panchavati and Kothrud. The consultant will prepare a detailed project report (DPR) and recommend the necessary steps the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will need to take before appointing an…
Pune: The regional transport authority (RTA), headed by the Pune district collector, has revised the charges of private ambulances operating in the Pune district. The revised rates were decided during a meeting held last week.According to officials with the Pune Regional Transport Office (RTO), rates for converted Maruti vans have been fixed at Rs 700…
NCP (SP) MPs met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday Pune: The meeting of eight NCP (SP) MPs with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Monday reignited speculations over Sharad Pawar’s party joining hands with NDA, while its ally Congress was upset over parleys of the outfit’s members with the top…
Pune: District election authorities have not yet issued guidelines for voters temporarily displaced by redevelopment projects for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls even as Mumbai poll officials have allowed such residents to retain their original home address.Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburban district collectors, acting as district election officers, have issued directives…
Pune: Teachers working as assistant booth-level officers (BLOs) have urged state govt to introduce a separate honorarium, compensatory leave and reimbursement of cellphone data and field expenses involved in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying poll-related responsibilities were increasingly being carried out in addition to their regular teaching duties.The teachers said…
PMC officials inspect progress of road works PMC officials inspect progress of road works PMC officials inspect progress of road works PMC officials inspect progress of road works PMC officials inspect progress of road works Pune: Civic chief Naval Kishore Ram and other officials on Monday inspected ongoing road and infrastructure works in areas of…
Pune: With two months into the academic year, around 57,000 students in Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) schools are still waiting for essential supplies, including school bags, shoes, raincoats and other educational materials.The PCMC runs 110 primary and 24 secondary schools. Every year, the civic body provides the students with school bags, raincoats, shoes, socks, notebooks,…
Pune: Antony Lara Renewable Energy Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Antony Waste Handling Cell Ltd, which operates the waste-to-energy (WTE) plant at Moshi garbage depot, has decided to increase the compensation for the families of the nine people who died in the July 8 garbage heap collapse.The company’s HR head, Sunil Neve, said the compensation…
