Voters’ lists will be updated Pune: The district administration will launch a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive of electoral rolls across the district to make voters’ lists more accurate, transparent and updated, district collector and district election officer Jitendra Dudi said on Monday.Around 91.16 lakh voter records will be physically verified through door-to-door visits. The…
Pune: Shiv Sena workers of the Pune unit on Monday staged a protest at the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) headquarters against the inferior quality of pre-monsoon works and waterlogging following recent showers.The protestors alleged that the situation had exposed the PMC’s mismanagement and failure to complete infrastructure work on time.“Contracts worth crores were awarded for…
Pune: The Pimpri police on Sunday arrested a 43-year-old bouncer employed at a mall on the charge of flashing a 24-year-old woman while she was waiting for a bus at the BRTS stop on the Mother Teresa flyover in Chinchwad on May 21.Senior police inspector Vijayanand Patil of the Pimpri police said the accused, Zakir…
Pune: Several districts, including Pune, Navi Mumbai and Nagpur, may now have to rely on reserve staff for the ongoing house-listing exercise for Census 2027 after Bombay high court’s vacation bench stayed the state govt’s move to deploy teachers and non-teaching staff from private unaided schools for compulsory census duties.The stay order, especially during the…
Pune: A 41-year-old eatery owner and his worker were injured after five men allegedly attacked them with a billhook and opened fire at them at Kodawadi Phata in Rajgad taluka, around 50km from Pune, on Sunday night. The victims escaped bullet injuries, but the attackers vandalised the eatery before fleeing.“The eatery owner sustained billhook injuries…
Naseeruddin Shah and Paresh Rawal at the inaugural session of the theatre festival on Monday Pune: The inaugural session of the Shreeram Lagoo National Theatre Festival was a masterclass wrapped in a friendly catch-up. Veteran thespians Naseeruddin Shah and Paresh Rawal traded recollections, advice and laughter — shaping an evening where craft and mischief sat…
Diesel is needed for tractors and other machines as sowing activity approaches for kharif season Pune: The ongoing shortage of diesel supply to growers is set to impact the entire kharif season, farmers’ activists said, ahead of the crucial sowing phase of the process.A couple of days ago, state agriculture minister Dattatray Bharne said that…
No curfew imposed in Pune, police clarify amid viral claims (Representative Image) PUNE: Police in Pune have denied reports circulating in sections of the media and on social media claiming that a 14-day curfew has been imposed in the city.The reports suggested that the Pune administration had restricted public movement and banned gatherings for a…
An electric four-wheeler of Pune MP Murlidhar Mohol on the city street Pune: The fuel price hike, coupled with the calls for austerity measures, is expected to trigger a major boost in electric vehicle (EV) sales, particularly two-wheelers, dealers and experts have said.The Pune RTO has already seen the trend, with over 13,000 EVs registered…
The AI-generated picture shows an acid-like substance thrown at two-wheelers Pune: As many as eight vehicles, including a car, were damaged in two separate cases of vandalism in Ambegaon Pathar and Karvenagar on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.In Ambegaon Pathar, off the Katraj-Dehu Road bypass, two armed men damaged a car and a two-wheeler on a…
