Pune: State health minister Prakash Abitkar on Sunday said the state is expanding the scope of key health schemes and improving treatment packages to ensure quality care without additional financial burden.Abitkar, while speaking at the 31st Foundation Day of Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), also stressed the need to make healthcare more accessible and…
Pune: Metro rail pillars are not merely supporting smooth operations of the city’s green public transport, these are also contributing to the Pune civic coffers.Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) earned over Rs3.4 crore from advertisements on Metro pillars in the past two fiscals. According to information from the civic administration, the PMC collected Rs1,15,75,680 as fees…
Pune: An inquiry committee last week confirmed irregularities in the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s (PCMC) accounts department over clearance of bills worth Rs60 crore on March 30 this year. Now, the civic body’s chief accounts officer and director of finance Pravin Jain has sought to shift responsibility onto officials from the respective departments, for whose…
Pune: The Pune forest department is set to develop a Miyawaki forest on a one-hectare plot along NIBM Road, in collaboration with the Anandvan Foundation, as part of a broader push to strengthen urban biodiversity through dense, native plantations.The initiative comes even as earlier tree removal at the site had raised concerns among residents.Explaining the…
Pune: A 36-year-old IT professional died in Ravet after he fell under a speeding water tanker following a collision with another two-wheeler. The Ravet police have registered a case against the tanker driver, a 38-year-old resident of Dehu Road, based on a complaint lodged by the victim’s brother.The deceased was identified as Ravindra Hanumant Lature,…
Pune: The civic administration will reinforce the mandatory use of QR codes for legal hoardings starting Monday. These codes will contain details about the advertising agencies and the validity of each hoarding.“Hoardings without such codes will be deemed illegal and demolished. This decision was taken following complaints about unauthorised hoardings,” said Madhav Jagtap, head of…
Pune: Two sub-inspectors and a police constable ran behind a stolen PMPML bus going from Good Luck Chowk to Natraj Chowk and managed to enter. Two of them pressed the brake with their hands when the driver tried to accelerate and averted a major tragedy on Saturday evening.The three cops along with a few citizens…
Pune: Seven roads, chock-a-block with traffic, all converge at Omkar Garden Chowk underpass in Bavdhan.Further compounding matters are the absence of a traffic signal and little to no police presence at the spot on several days. All these factors create a recipe for extreme chaos and undue stress to motorists heading to work or home…
Pune: The transition into agricultural pursuits for 41-year-old Aundh resident Smita Mehetre didn’t start with sprawling acres of fertile land. It began over a decade ago on a humble one-metre-by-10-inches windowsill, with just a few tiny plants.Today, she owns and operates a thriving organic farm in Satara, but her core message to urban dwellers remains…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: While Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar has been registering record temperature levels, many areas are facing unplanned power cuts that are giving hardships to the residents.At 43.4°C, the city recorded the highest maximum temperature for at least three years on Sunday. Among other cities in Marathwada, Parbhani and Beed recorded a maximum of 43.5°Cand 42°C, respectively.Meanwhile,…
