Pune: Commuters travelling through Hinjewadi Phase II may face significant traffic congestion over the next few weeks due to the ongoing cable repair work undertaken by Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (MSETCL).The affected stretch is from Wipro Circle to MIDC Circle, near Metro station 3. The road has been dug up following a technical…
Pune: The civic body has appealed to senior citizens that they should not believe the message circulating on social media that the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is offering a 30% flat discount on property tax to the elderly.Head of PMC’s property tax department Ravi Pawar said, “The administration is not offering any special discount to…
Pune: Doctors have found that a herbal powder taken for a facial white patch contained high levels of mercury, triggering severe hypertension and a rare brain condition in a nine-year-old girl in the city.Specialists at Sahyadri Manipal Hospital, Nagar Road, pointed out that the case highlights the risks of using unsupervised medication. The herbal powder,…
Pune:Unchecked garbage dumping across forest pockets in the fringe areas of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal limits is emerging as a serious ecological concern, endangering wildlife and disrupting the natural balance of these green zones, forest officials and environmentalists have warned.The problem is particularly visible along major highways, including the Pune-Nashik, Mumbai-Bengaluru, old Pune-Mumbai, Pune-Solapur,…
Pune:The state education department has barred private schools from forcing parents to buy uniforms, books, or other learning material from specific vendors or the school itself in a move that directly benefits parents and students.Parents are now free to purchase these items from any shop of their choice, ending a long-standing practice that often led…
Pune:The state education department has barred private schools from forcing parents to buy uniforms, books, or other learning material from specific vendors or the school itself in a move that directly benefits parents and students.Parents are now free to purchase these items from any shop of their choice, ending a long-standing practice that often led…
(Pics by Mandar)Pune:The railway authorities are exploring the possibility of having a dedicated cab bay on the Pune station premises, provided there is space.“Space at the front circulating area is a problem, but if any aggregator comes to us with a proposal, we will look into the same. The station is in for redevelopment and…
Pune: A month after the death of a woman (32) in a stray dog attack on a service road off the Pune-Nashik highway, the Chakan Municipal Council has initiated a slew of measures to prevent such fatal incidents.The steps include approving a proposal at a recent general body meeting to increase the capacity of the…
Pune: Officials of a private training academy in Handewadi in Hadapsar were booked on Saturday for abetting the suicide of a 16-year-old student, a resident of Beed, who was found hanging in the hostel room on Nov 10, 2025. The Phursungi police had recorded it as an accidental death the same day.The academy trains students…
Kolhapur: The Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has written to the superintendent of police (SP) and commissioner of police of all districts and city commissionerates to set up Special Juvenile Police Units (SJPUs) — mandated as per Juvenile Justice Act, 2015.The commission members claim that, as per the Act, child welfare police…
