A stretch of Shankarsheth Road which is part of the Palkhi Marg in disrepair Pune: Some parts of the Ashadhi wari palkhi routes damaged in the recent heavy showers were urgently repaired by the road department over the last two days when the rains took a break to prevent inconvenience to warkaris, said the Pune…
Physiotherapy students from colleges across Pune provide foot massages and stretching sessions for warkaris Pune: The city’s schools, temple premises, community halls and open grounds transform into temporary homes for lakhs of warkaris of the Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj and the Sant Tukaram Maharaj palkhis halting in Pune, before they resume their journey to Pandharpur. While…
PCMC deputy mayor Sharmila Babar and civic officials meet relatives at rescue site in Moshi on Friday Pune: Frustration spilled over at Moshi’s waste-to-energy plant on Friday after relatives of those still trapped beneath the debris accused the authorities of a slow rescue operation in the absence of senior political leaders at the site. Friday…
Rescuers at the crash site on Friday Pune: At the Moshi waster-to-energy plant, time stands still and yet rushes by. More than 56 hours after its administrative building caved in when tons of garbage slammed into it, rescue teams continued battling unstable debris, heaps of waste and toxic gases on Friday in an effort to…
A crowd gathered outside Kondhwa police station Pune: Minister of state for home Yogesh Kadam, speaking in the legislative council on Friday, said a report will be sought from Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar on ‘anti-national’ activities in and around Kondhwa area to take a call on setting up an office of additional police commissioner.BJP…
Former chief mInister of Maharashtra and senior Congress functionary Prithviraj Chavan Pune: Former chief minister and senior Congress member Prithviraj Chavan claimed there is growing unease within NCP (SP), and five to six MPs of Sharad Pawar’s party are anxious about their future. But NCP (SP)’s working president Supriya said that all eight MPs of…
Pune: Seeking to deepen the integration of art and culture into mainstream education, Spic Macay on Friday brought together leading industrialists, academicians and govt officials in Pune for its inaugural city-level advisory board meeting, aimed at expanding the movement’s footprint across schools and colleges.The meeting was chaired by eminent scientist Raghunath Mashelkar and attended by…
Pune: Public works minister Shivendrasinh Bhosale said on Friday that there are no engineering flaws at the Khed Shivapur toll plaza or the adjoining stretch of NH-48. He said accidents in the area are primarily the result of driver negligence and overspeeding.Replying to a question raised by Khadakwasla MLA Bhimrao (Anna) Tapkir in the state…
Standard MSRTC buses would be used for the 200 extra trips between Pune and Mumbai Pune: State transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Friday evening said there would be 200 additional MSRTC bus trips daily between Pune and Mumbai from Saturday to manage the rush following the cancellation of three Pune–Mumbai intercity trains till July 17.Standard…
The Central Railway cancelled several trains, including Deccan Queen, Deccan Express and Intercity Express, until July 17 to facilitate restoration work on the landslide-hit Lonavla–Karjat ghat section Pune: Daily commuters feared overcrowding and fleecing in alternative modes of transport after the cancellation of three Pune–Mumbai intercity trains till July 17, while the MSRTC’s plan to…
