Pune: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) corporators in the PMC on Friday staged a walk-out of the general body (GB) meeting, alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has the clear majority in the civic body, “is handling the administration autocratically.“The corporators left the house en masse claiming that the BJP rejected their demand to…
Pune: Four days after it began, the statewide indefinite strike called by govt and semi-govt employees was suspended late on Friday evening after discussions with the authorities.The strike had affected operations at state-run facilities, including Sassoon General Hospital, where over 700 nurses had joined the stir in response to the call made by the Maharashtra…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has missed its March 31 deadline to transfer Smart City Mission assets and projects to the civic body.This delay comes as the state govt moves to officially wind down the special purpose vehicles (SPVs) that have managed the scheme since its inception.On Feb 11, then municipal commissioner Shravan…
Pune: The rough draft of “Pune Growth Hub” blueprint is expected to be finalised by the end of June, with a preliminary draft ready by late May, divisional commissioner Chandrakant Pulkundwar said on Friday.The announcement followed a high-level executive committee review meeting chaired by Nitin Kareer, the chief of the state finance commission.“Two agencies appointed…
Pune: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday that banks must maintain a “human interface” while serving customers, despite the ongoing massive push towards digitisation.Speaking in Pune at the inauguration of the State Bank of India (SBI)’s local head office, the finance minister underscored the balance between technology and personal service.“Digitisation should happen; it…
Pune: Residents of Vimannagar met Pune police officials recently to flag persistent traffic congestion and civic issues in the area, with the department identifying key bottlenecks and promising targeted enforcement over the coming days.Deputy commissioner of police (zone VII) Somay Munde along with other officials met 30 residents.Traffic snarls remained a core concern, but the…
Pune: Commissioner of Pune police Amitesh Kumar on Friday highlighted the need for a societal cleansing and announced that the department would soon launch an initiative named Drug Mukt Prabhag wherein local corporators would help enforcement agencies tackle the issue in their areas.Kumar mentioned the Porsche crash case where two young people had died in…
Pune: Two men, waiting for their turn at a salon shop in Warje Malwadi, were seriously injured after a duo, including a criminal wanted in a drugs peddling case, fired at them and attacked them with sharp weapon around 8pm on Friday. The incident caused panic and melee in the Yashdeep Chowk locality where the…
Pune: Why does India, despite decades of control programmes, still struggle to eliminate malaria when countries with comparable climates have succeeded?As of early 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) has certified over 40 countries and territories as malaria-free, including Egypt (2024), China (2021) and Sri Lanka (2016).India has made significant progress in its fight against…
Pune: The state environment department has ordered an inquiry into alleged environmental clearance (EC) violations regarding the PMC’s ambitious riverfront development (RFD) project. On April 13, the department directed the commissioner of Pune Municipal Corporation, the chief engineer of the water resources department, and the regional officer of the Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board (MPCB)…
