Pune: A significant rise in applications for piped natural gas (PNG) connections has been reported in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, following a coordinated initiative by the state cooperation department to convert eligible housing societies, officials told TOI on Saturday.This surge in demand has led Maharashtra Natural Gas Ltd (MNGL) to plan a capacity expansion starting from…
Pune: A fire that broke out in a narrow lane near Hotel Roopali on Fergusson College Road around 12.20 am on Saturday has once again exposed the safety risks posed by unregulated stalls and illegal vendors.The incident has sparked fresh concerns among residents and visitors about the lack of emergency access in one of the…
Pune: Three people suffered injuries after the driver of an electric car reportedly lost control of the vehicle while exiting the parking area of a private hospital in Navi Peth around 1.30 pm on Saturday.The Vishrambaug police have recorded the incident, but none of the injured persons or their relatives have filed formal complaints so…
Pune: The Pune rural police have arrested Piyush Biram Nanawat (19) of Lonavla for forcing minor boys (aged 14 to 17) into committing thefts in various parts of the Pune district.With the arrest, the police have solved four cases of robberies, chain-snatching and thefts.Sandeep Gill, superintendent of police for Pune rural, told TOI, “The arrested…
Pune: An Aundh-based consultant (60) with an electrical and pipe manufacturing firm lodged a complaint with the Pune cyber police on Friday, stating that cybercrooks duped him and his wife of Rs 1.18 crore between March 13 and April 22 after threatening to arrest them in a terror funding case.The Pune cyber police registered a…
Pune: PMRDA commissioner Abhijit Chaudhari on Saturday directed officials to fast-track pre-monsoon works across Hinjewadi and its surrounding areas.The directives focus on desilting drains, removing encroachments from natural water channels, and completing urgent road repairs to prevent flooding and traffic congestion.Chaudhari conducted a detailed site inspection of Hinjewadi, Maan, and Marunji, accompanied by Bhor-Rajgad-Mulshi MLA…
Pune: The state finance department on Friday issued a Government Resolution (GR) detailing terms for its Rs6,000 crore guarantee to fund land acquisition for the proposed Purandar airport.Emphasising on safeguards, liability clauses and monitoring norms, the GR allows Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) to raise loans from Housing and Urban Development Corporation or other financial…
Pune sizzled as Lohegaon hit 42.4°C, the season’s peak (Representative image) PUNE: Lohegaon at 42.4°C and Shivajinagar at 40.9°C logged the hottest day of this summer on Saturday, but there may be slight respite from the long spell of scorcher next week.Lohegaon recoreded 40°C-plus temperature for 15 days on the trot till Saturday. Shivajinagar, on…
Pune: The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) has announced that applications for duplicate marksheets, passing certificates, and migration certificates will be handled entirely online starting May 1.The reform eliminates the long-standing requirement for school recommendation letters and physical record verification, mandating that certificates be issued within a window of three…
Pune: An eatery owner died after a tanker hit his motorcycle around 10.30am on the Bibvewadi-Lullanagar road on Saturday.The Market Yard police identified the deceased as Anil Sitaram Alhat (47), a resident of Market Yard.Later in the day, the Market Yard police detained the water tanker driver (36), a resident of Bibwewadi. A case has…
