Pune: Two sub-inspectors and a police constable ran behind a stolen PMPML bus going from Good Luck Chowk to Natraj Chowk and managed to enter. Two of them pressed the brake with their hands when the driver tried to accelerate and averted a major tragedy on Saturday evening.The three cops along with a few citizens…
Pune: Seven roads, chock-a-block with traffic, all converge at Omkar Garden Chowk underpass in Bavdhan.Further compounding matters are the absence of a traffic signal and little to no police presence at the spot on several days. All these factors create a recipe for extreme chaos and undue stress to motorists heading to work or home…
Pune: The transition into agricultural pursuits for 41-year-old Aundh resident Smita Mehetre didn’t start with sprawling acres of fertile land. It began over a decade ago on a humble one-metre-by-10-inches windowsill, with just a few tiny plants.Today, she owns and operates a thriving organic farm in Satara, but her core message to urban dwellers remains…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: While Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar has been registering record temperature levels, many areas are facing unplanned power cuts that are giving hardships to the residents.At 43.4°C, the city recorded the highest maximum temperature for at least three years on Sunday. Among other cities in Marathwada, Parbhani and Beed recorded a maximum of 43.5°Cand 42°C, respectively.Meanwhile,…
Pune: Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) is unable to proceed on its planned 42-km cable-laying network across the city, as Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has levied Rs6,000 per running metre road digging charges, said the power utility’s superintendent engineer Dnyandeo Padalkar.Another MSEDCL officials said that the fee levied by the PMC was exorbitant…
Pune: The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) secured compensation of Rs11,500 with 9% interest from the day of filing in a motor accident claim that spanned over 14 years and exact 150 dates, according to official case records, with the award passed by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Baramati on April 21.The…
Pune: The general body (GB) of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has approved proposals of Metro extensions to the city’s peripheral areas. A new route from Khadakwasla to Donaje has been approved by the corporators to benefit the visitors going to Sinhagad Fort and nearby areas. Similarly, a new Metro line from Katraj to Khed Shivapur…
Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has reduced the annual no-advertisement period for iron hoarding structures from 60 days to 15 days this year following opposition from hoarding owners in 2025.Under a fresh circular issued by the civic body, hoarding owners have been instructed to remove all advertisement displays between May 15 and June 1 as…
Ahilyanagar: DRDO chairman Samir Kamat on Saturday said aggressive underbidding by industry players had hampered the progress of key defence projects.Speaking on the sidelines of the flagging-off ceremony of the advanced armoured platform (wheeled and tracked) at Vehicle Research and Development Establishment in Ahilyanagar, Kamat told TOI, “I don’t want to name the specific projects,…
Pune: The state cooperation department has digitised the registration process for cooperative housing societies, making it faster, and less cumbersome.The department has launched a fully online system on the Aaple Sarkar Portal, designed to eliminate paperwork, curb influence of middlemen, and remove the need for repeated visits to govt offices. Officials told TOI on Saturday…
