Police generate nearly Rs 4 crore in fines for traffic violation with citizens’ participation | Pune News

citizens who had uploaded the highest number of traffic violation reports through the PTP app were felicitated. Pune: The city traffic police have generated fines worth Rs3.83 crore against 1,32,485 motorists for various traffic violations over the past three months, with active participation from citizens. “The Pune Traffic Police (PTP) application can be used by…

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Pune becomes first Indian city to launch Google-powered traffic management system | Pune News

Pune: The city traffic police have become the first in the country to implement an online traffic management system in collaboration with Google India.“Last year, the state govt signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Google India, following which a traffic application — Trafficure — was developed. The app leverages Google Maps to identify real-time…

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n the backdrop of opposition to the development planned at the Mahalaxmi race course, BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani made a presentation on the Coastal Road garden and also on the development of the Central Park, as part of the dialogue with the South Mumbai Residents Association. Gagrani reiterated that no commercial exploitation would be carried…

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Fluctuating Feb heat drives spike in respiratory, dehydration and gastro cases in Pune | Pune News

Pune: With daytime temperatures rising sharply and weather conditions fluctuating between cloudy, humid, and sudden heat, city doctors are reporting a significant spike in ailments typically seen much later in the year.Cases of upper respiratory infections, gastroenteritis, and dehydration — usually peaking in late March or April — are already surfacing in large numbers this…

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Funds for Purandar airport, Bhimashankar redevelopment on Pune MLAs’ budget wish list | Pune News

Pune: MLAs sought allocations for key infrastructure and development projects in the district, including the proposed international airport in Purandar and redevelopment of the Bhimashankar temple area, ahead of the budget session of the assembly from next week.During a virtual interaction with the chief minister following last week’s District Planning and Development Council (DPDC) meeting,…

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Maha Metro in dialogue with auto unions to adopt share-an-auto plan as commuters face fleecing | Pune News

Autorickshaws stand in queue for passengers at Narayan Peth Auto Rickshaw stand in queue waiting for passengers at Narayan Peth. TOI photo by Ashish Gupta Pune. 01-07-2020 Pune: Commuters, especially the Metro users, are facing difficulties in the last-mile connectivity as autorickshaw drivers are either overcharging them or denying rides because most of them have…

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Bhimashankar temple remains closed on Mahashivratri for first time in decades | Pune News

Bhimashankar temple closed on Mahashivratri Pune: For the first time in several decades, the revered Bhimashankar Temple—one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva—remained closed to devotees on the occasion of Mahashivratri on Sunday, according to local residents and temple priests.Located about 150km from Pune, the shrine is a major pilgrimage centre and draws lakhs…

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