CM Fadnavis to inaugurate overhead water tanks in Mohammadwadi area, PMC-run hospital in Baner tomorrow

Three water tanks in NIBM have been beautifully painted with land, air and aquatic animals. TOI photo by Ashish Shankar Pune. 18-07-2019 Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will inaugurate two civic projects, including the overhead water storage tanks constructed by PMC in Mohammadwadi-NIBM Road-Undri area and a PMC-run cancer hospital in Baner, on Sunday.The overhead…

Read More

PMPML’s dependency on hired buses without strict control a major cause of concern

Pune: The dependence of PMPML on buses operated by private contractors has increasingly emerged as a major concern for the city’s public transport system.A series of issues — ranging from frequent breakdowns to a recent bus theft — have repeatedly put contractor-operated buses under scrutiny, often embarrassing the transport utility.Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML)…

Read More

17-year-old boy drowns in Chinchwad swimming pool

Pune: A 17-year-old youth drowned in the Vastad Balasaheb Gawade swimming pool at Chinchwad on Friday afternoon. The pool is managed by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. The Chinchwad police have identified the deceased as Shravan Gaikwad of Rahatani.Inspector Ranjit Jadhav of the Chinchwad police said the accident happened around 11am, when Shravan had went…

Read More

5 held for extorting money from spa owner in Kharadi

Pune: The Kharadi police on Friday arrested three men and two women from Yerawada for allegedly extorting money from a massage parlour owner by threatening to implicate her in a false prostitution case. The incident took place at a massage parlour operating from a commercial building in Kharadi on Wednesday night. A 36-year-old woman lodged…

Read More