Pune: The state Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Pune, on Friday arrested a 37-year-old clerk from the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s Sangvi property tax department while accepting a bribe of Rs1.20 lakh. An ACB officer said the accused, Umesh Kute of Chikhali, had demanded Rs1.50 lakh from a complainant to reduce his property tax liability from Rs91,000…
Preparations are underway in Pune for the Dahi Handi festival Pune: Pune traffic police have announced road closures and traffic diversions around Phadke Haud Chowk and Warje Malwadi on Friday in view of Janmashtami and Dahi Handi celebrations.The restrictions around Phadke Haud will be imposed from 4pm on Friday until the crowds disperse. Traffic heading…
Preparations for Dahi Handi celebrations Pune: Homes are being decked up to celebrate Janmashtami in the night intervening Friday and Saturday, while the city gears up for colourful and enthusiastic Dahi Handi celebrations as Govinda teams will form towering human pyramids and break decorated earthen pots filled with curd.The festivities are expected to be marked…
Open house meeting held at council hall regarding Hinjewadi infrastructure issues Pune: Residents of Hinjewadi IT park sought for a time-bound implementation of various infrastructure projects undertaken by various authorities in order to resolve long-pending issues affecting daily life. Representatives of IT groups, in an open forum held at Council Hall on Thursday, told deputy…
Pune: Flatowners seldom ask questions regarding maintenance costs and a rise in property tax while opting for redevelopment, said S Laxminarayan, founder of a city-based startup Dreams Redeveloped.“We have observed seven- to eightfold increases in property tax and maintenance costs in a newly redeveloped society. But most flat owners do not think of these aspects…
NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar Pune: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday criticised the Centre over the recently released GDP figures and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman were trying to portray a positive picture of the Indian economy, but the reality was quite grim.India’s GDP, in a recently released…
Officials said the move is designed to accelerate the rollout of urban primary health centres (UPHCs), improve referral linkages to district hospitals, and standardise staffing and drug supply norms Pune: The Maharashtra govt has established a dedicated Urban Health Commissionerate (UHC) under the public health department to streamline healthcare delivery in cities. Officials said the…
The airline attributed the delay to operational factors, including severe air traffic control (ATC) congestion in Dubai and en-route congestion, which resulted in departure-slot constraints and flight sequencing by Dubai airport authorities Pune: For passengers booked on SpiceJet’s Pune-Dubai flight, an 11-hour delay turned a routine journey into a major disruption, forcing some to rearrange…
Pune Municipal Corporation officials stated that the proposed project aims to improve traffic management along Chandani Chowk–Bhugaon stretch Pune: Commuters travelling to Bhugaon, Pirangut, and surrounding areas will have to wait longer for relief from traffic jams, as a major road and flyover project in the region has been delayed. PMC has decided to scrap…
Family members of Porsche crash victim address reporters at Patrakar Bhavan in Pune on Thursday Pune: Aneesh Awadhiya’s parents returned to the city on Thursday, two years after their son was killed in the May 2024 Porsche crash, demanding changes to juvenile justice laws to ensure minors aged 16 and above accused of heinous crimes…
