Pune: Celebrating a birthday by placing a table on a public road and cutting a cake proved costly for a former PMC corporator at Gadital in Yerawada around 1am on Friday. A case has been registered against seven people, including his son.Police constable Baljit Baburao Thorat (40) filed a complaint at the Laxminagar police station….
clearing of storm water drains and natural nullahs on as part of pre monsoon works in Hinjewadi area Pune: The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) has directed all agencies involved in civic works in the Hinjewadi-Maan IT hub to complete pre-monsoon measures by May 31, warning that officials responsible for lapses could face action…
Pune: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to skirt overseas travel for a year can be a boost to domestic tourism, provided govt pushes it.Tour operators highlighted two roadblocks in the Indian tourism industry. First, exorbitant domestic airfares. Second, high hotel tariffs during holidays. They sought some sort of cap on either to boost inland travel.Nilesh…
Pune: An investigation of the Bavdhan police into an accidental death case of Sus-based Kunal Mohite (38) turned around after they arrested Ashish Pol (26), a delivery person, on Saturday for a murder plot.Mohite, who worked with a logistics firm, was on his routine morning walk on May 16 when a speeding car knocked him…
Pune: The PMRDA has issued a warning to Tata Projects Limited regarding the long-delayed construction of the Pocso court building at the Shivajinagar district court campus.The authority has directed the firm to complete the project by the end of Sept, warning that failure to meet this deadline will result in contract termination and legal proceedings.Pune…
Overflowing drainage in Gultekdi Market Yard in April Pune: The problem of choked drainage lines overflowing in some areas of Gultekdi Market Yard has continued weeks after joint site visits conducted by PMC and Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) officials at the end of last month.While a plan had been finalised in April to lay…
Pune: The plan to shift away three PMPML bus stops around Katraj police chowkey to assist Metro works has been rolled back, just three days after authorities witnessed traffic chaos and hardships to commuters when they were moved.Now, Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha Metro) and Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) will come out…
Firefighters and emergency responders attend to the overturned tanker on the Pune-Mumbai expressway following the mishap that caused a major traffic jam in Feb 2026 Pune: Fixing direct accountability on companies transporting hazardous material, implementing mandatory safety forms, stricter clearances from the transport department, highway police and MSRDC, and detailed emergency response plans are among…
Many businesses are passing on the rise in packaging prices to final product costs that the customer shells out for Pune: The sharp spike in raw material costs for plastic packaging has affected kirana stores, restaurants, bakers and several consumer-facing business owners.“Prices for the plastic that we use to pack chikki are up by almost…
A delivery agent waits out the heavy rain under some cover in Baner on Friday evening Pune: Friday brought the city its first widespread thundershower spell after nearly 50 days, ending a prolonged dry and scorching stretch that had residents waiting for relief after enduring repeated 40°C-plus days this summer.While the sharp spell brought much-needed…
