Residents said the route had been their regular access for nearly 15 years and was suddenly dug up and blocked Residents said the route had been their regular access for nearly 15 years and was suddenly dug up and blocked Residents said the route had been their regular access for nearly 15 years and was…
Several arterial roads across the cantonment — Coyaji Road, Col Tarapore Road, Moledina Road and Hindustan Church Road — have deteriorated in recent months, say residents Pune: Battered roads in Pune Cantonment limits may finally be headed for a long-awaited makeover.After months of complaints, bone-rattling rides and growing frustration among residents, Pune Cantonment Board (PCB)…
Major roads, including FC Road, JM Road, Karve Road, parts of Paud Road and Tilak Road, are slated for repairs and resurfacing before the Jan 2027 cycling event Pune: The civic administration has set Oct 31 as the deadline for completing major road-digging works on 135km of road stretches identified for the Pune Grand Cycling…
Pune: A no-objection certificate from PMC’s land acquisition department would be mandatory for building permissions on plots adjacent to roads proposed under Section 210 of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949.“No provisional or final construction approval shall be granted in cases that do not include the NOC (no-objection certificate) from the land acquisition department. The…
One of the two E-Shivai buses of MSRTC deployed on Swargate-NMIA route from Wednesday Pune: Two MSRTC buses — one in the morning and another in the afternoon — started operating from Swargate to Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) from Wednesday, offering the city’s flyers a direct public transport option to the new facility.Arun Siya,…
Pune: A police sub-inspector, reportedly distressed by a severe health condition, allegedly shot himself with his service pistol at his home in Aundh around 3pm on Wednesday.According to Chatushrungi police, the deceased officer, Nilesh Bhausaheb Patil (55), was posted with the Vishrantwadi police station.“Patil lived with his wife and son in a flat in Aundh….
Pic for representational purpose Pune: A screening test for selection of students for pre-examination training for the Maharashtra Public Service Commission’s Group-B and Group-C exams was cancelled on Wednesday after candidates reported widespread computer failures at the centre. The exam was being conducted at Sun Bright English Medium School in Ambegaon.The examination was also cancelled…
Withered soybean crop in Washi tehsil of Dharashiv district Pune: District administration in drought-hit Dharashiv, where groundwater levels have fallen by more than nine metres in some areas, has now invoked special powers to protect public sources of drinking water from overuse and extraction.Under Maharashtra Groundwater (Development and Management) Act, 2009, the administration has moved…
Rising daytime temperatures in Oct in Pune city Pune: Oct is becoming unusually hot in the city, with the temperatures pushing towards historical extremes. Shivajinagar recorded a maximum of 35.2°C on Wednesday, a day after the mercury climbed to 35.7°C — the eighth-highest Oct maximum recorded at the station.The heat is unlikely to ease in…
MSEDCL will install 1,000 new specially designed transformers in each district and conduct repairs of the existing ones Pune: Maharashtra govt will upgrade the power infrastructure across the state in a bid to provide some relief to farmers amid drought.Govt has declared that Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) will install 1,000 new specially…
