Pune

Pune city police have provided Vidyanand Bapat with round-the-clock security following an assault on him on Sept 3 Pune: Narayan Peth resident and anti-noise pollution campaigner Vidyanand Bapat on Friday said his resolve has strengthened to continue his protest demanding strict enforcement of sound norms. Bapat’s statement came a day after he was assaulted by…

CM Devendra Fadnavis in Pune on Friday Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said the “DJ issue” will be curbed through public participation instead of enforcing the law and expressed confidence that the upcoming Ganesh festival of Pune will be celebrated in a traditional manner.Fadnavis was in Pune to attend a couple of events…

Pune Police have provided activist Vidyanand Bapat with round-the-clock security Pune: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Friday protested the assault on Pune citizen Vidyanand Bapat who has been vocal against the noise pollution during festivals. “Assaulting someone who is exercising his right to express is an attack on democracy,” Pawar said.Bapat was assaulted by…

The first meeting of the high-powered committee on Friday to address issues in Hinjewadi Pune: District Collector Jitendra Dudi on Friday asked PMRDA and MIDC to formulate integrated solutions to curb increasing traffic congestion, the poor state of internal roads and last-mile Metro connectivity in Hinjewadi IT Park.He spoke at the first meeting of the…

Pune: The civic body’s appeal seems to have fallen on deaf ears, as only four people from the merged areas have come forward to hand over their land parcels for crucial water supply projects to be undertaken by Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).The water supply scheme is to be implemented across 32 merged areas, including Nanded,…

Members of the associations said that contractors executing development projects for the state govt have been awaiting payments for several years Pune: The Maharashtra State Contractors Federation, the state engineers’ association, and the Maharashtra State Water Supply Contractors Association will stage protests outside collectorates across the state on Sept 7. The protest is in response…

Pune: Protesters opposing a new garbage processing plant at Uruli-Phursungi on Friday temporarily suspended their demonstration. According to the protesters, the protest was withdrawn following an intervention by Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and local police officials. “Following these discussions, instructions were issued to halt all ongoing site activities of this plant until Sept 18. Our…

Water accumulation in residential and public spaces is creating breeding grounds for mosquitoes Pune: As the monsoon rains take a pause, stagnant water is fuelling mosquito breeding across the city. PMC has reported over 400 suspected dengue cases and 14 chikungunya cases in August alone. Meanwhile, private hospitals have noted a steady rise in infections…

Pune: A 17-year-old college student was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her house in Chinchwad on Friday afternoon. Senior police inspector Dattatreya Chaskar of Chinchwad police said the incident occurred when the student was alone at home. When her parents returned home in the afternoon, they found her hanging from the ceiling fan…

Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad police have frozen an immovable property worth Rs55.16 lakh allegedly acquired through proceeds from the illegal drug trade, marking the first such action by the commissionerate in 2026.The action was taken under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, against the accused and his wife in connection with a case…