Pune: Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) is unable to proceed on its planned 42-km cable-laying network across the city, as Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has levied Rs6,000 per running metre road digging charges, said the power utility’s superintendent engineer Dnyandeo Padalkar.Another MSEDCL officials said that the fee levied by the PMC was exorbitant…
Pune: The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) secured compensation of Rs11,500 with 9% interest from the day of filing in a motor accident claim that spanned over 14 years and exact 150 dates, according to official case records, with the award passed by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Baramati on April 21.The…
Pune: The general body (GB) of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has approved proposals of Metro extensions to the city’s peripheral areas. A new route from Khadakwasla to Donaje has been approved by the corporators to benefit the visitors going to Sinhagad Fort and nearby areas. Similarly, a new Metro line from Katraj to Khed Shivapur…
Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has reduced the annual no-advertisement period for iron hoarding structures from 60 days to 15 days this year following opposition from hoarding owners in 2025.Under a fresh circular issued by the civic body, hoarding owners have been instructed to remove all advertisement displays between May 15 and June 1 as…
Ahilyanagar: DRDO chairman Samir Kamat on Saturday said aggressive underbidding by industry players had hampered the progress of key defence projects.Speaking on the sidelines of the flagging-off ceremony of the advanced armoured platform (wheeled and tracked) at Vehicle Research and Development Establishment in Ahilyanagar, Kamat told TOI, “I don’t want to name the specific projects,…
Pune: The state cooperation department has digitised the registration process for cooperative housing societies, making it faster, and less cumbersome.The department has launched a fully online system on the Aaple Sarkar Portal, designed to eliminate paperwork, curb influence of middlemen, and remove the need for repeated visits to govt offices. Officials told TOI on Saturday…
Pune: A significant rise in applications for piped natural gas (PNG) connections has been reported in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, following a coordinated initiative by the state cooperation department to convert eligible housing societies, officials told TOI on Saturday.This surge in demand has led Maharashtra Natural Gas Ltd (MNGL) to plan a capacity expansion starting from…
Pune: A fire that broke out in a narrow lane near Hotel Roopali on Fergusson College Road around 12.20 am on Saturday has once again exposed the safety risks posed by unregulated stalls and illegal vendors.The incident has sparked fresh concerns among residents and visitors about the lack of emergency access in one of the…
Pune: Three people suffered injuries after the driver of an electric car reportedly lost control of the vehicle while exiting the parking area of a private hospital in Navi Peth around 1.30 pm on Saturday.The Vishrambaug police have recorded the incident, but none of the injured persons or their relatives have filed formal complaints so…
Pune: The Pune rural police have arrested Piyush Biram Nanawat (19) of Lonavla for forcing minor boys (aged 14 to 17) into committing thefts in various parts of the Pune district.With the arrest, the police have solved four cases of robberies, chain-snatching and thefts.Sandeep Gill, superintendent of police for Pune rural, told TOI, “The arrested…
