Corporators on Wednesday demanded decentralisation of waste management in PCMC’s general body meeting Pune: Decentralisation of waste management dominated Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s general body meeting on Wednesday, with corporators across party lines urging the civic administration to reduce the city’s dependence on the Moshi waste depot in the wake of the July 8 tragedy…
Moshi’s waste-to-energy plant Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) on Wednesday suspended chief engineer of the environment department Sanjay Kulkarni and executive engineer Yogesh Alhat for alleged negligence in the July 8 Moshi waste-to-energy plant tragedy that claimed nine lives.Municipal commissioner Vijay Suryawanshi ordered a departmental inquiry against the two after rejecting their replies to…
Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) chief Harshwardhan Sapkal Pune: State Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal on Wednesday said the INDIA bloc would collectively take a decision on the delimitation bill amid speculations that some opposition parties were planning to support it in the monsoon session of Parliament.BJP-led NDA is trying to gather more support in favour…
Pune: State agriculture minister and senior NCP member Dattatray Bharne on Wednesday said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis should get an opportunity to become the Prime Minister.Bharne made the statement amid speculations that Fadnavis may be elevated to the centre soon.Opposition members like Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut have publicly said the Maharashtra…
The suspects assaulted the shopkeeper with sharp weapons Pune: Three people have been detained in connection with an assault on a 35-year-old shopkeeper with billhooks over a family dispute at Dahanukar Colony, off Karve Road, in Kothrud on Tuesday afternoon.The shopkeeper, a resident of Shashtrinagar, lodged a complaint with the Alankar police against the suspects….
Pune: The family of city-based marine engineer Heramb Karmarkar, who died following an attack on a Cyprus-flagged commercial vessel off the coast of Oman, has appealed to the Centre to facilitate the urgent return of his mortal remains.“Our family is in deep grief. We are currently waiting for his remains and are reaching out to…
Pune/Mumbai: Former state chief of NCP (SP) Jayant Patil’s meeting with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis late in the night on Tuesday intensified speculations over the party getting closer to BJP though its senior members continued to be in the denial mode.Patil himself said on Wednesday he met the chief minister only to discuss the disqualification…
Pune: Poorly hosted tournaments with draws being rigged, need for efficient high-performance centres, robust domestic circuit with attractive prize money and conflict of interest in administration were some of the key issues raised by the tennis players with the Administrator for the All India Tennis Association, which is in the midst of a court-mandated National…
The civic body is trying to ensure students get their educational material on time Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has started to transfer financial aid into the bank accounts of civic school students to buy educational supplies a month after the academic session began.Around Rs22 crore was deposited into the accounts of 59,795 primary…
Kolhapur: Fans in Kolhapur are revelling in the underdog stories that unfolded in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. They saluted Cabo Verde when it drew with Spain, fought Uruguay to a draw powered by their 40-year-old goalkeeper Josimar José Évora Dias’s (Vozinha) heroics, admired Curacao’s World Cup debut, praised DR Congo’s 1-1 draw against Portugal…
