Pune: Online fraudsters cheated an elderly (79) resident of Hadapsar, of Rs 6 lakhs by posing as his relatives stuck in a foreign country. The cheating took place between Jan 2024 and April this year, the Hadapsar police said.According to the police, the suspects messaged the complainant, a retired central government officer, saying that they…
Emergency personnel work to clear debris after a major landslide hit a Missing Link tunnel along the Pune-Mumbai expressway on Monday (July 6) Pune: A major landslide shut down the Missing Link (now ‘Connecting Link’ ) between Pune and Mumbai on Monday, with traffic to Mumbai returning to normal only by 10pm, nearly 18 hours…
Rescue personnel carry out operations with the help of earthmovers after heavy rainfall triggered a landslide near the Missing Link section of the Pune-Mumbai Expressway on Monday Pune: An exceptionally intense spell of rain battered large parts of the state in the 24 hours ending Monday morning, triggering widespread damage and snapping road and transport…
Restoration work underway following a landslide on the Missing Link section of the Mumbai–Pune Expressway on Monday, July 6 Pune: For several hours on Monday, the cities of Pune and Mumbai were virtually cut off from each other as heavy rain shut down roads, bus services and several important intercity trains.The first major disruption occurred…
An autorickshaw cautiously makes its way through a waterlogged stretch near Khadki railway station as heavy rains lash the city Pune: The combined storage in the Khadakwasla dam system shot up to 8.32 TMC (28.5% of total capacity) after receiving an inflow of 2.6 TMC, enough to meet the city’s demand for almost two months,…
PMRDA commissioner Abhijit Chaudhari speaking at the event Pune: PMRDA commissioner Abhijit Chaudhari announced on Monday that the planning body will finalise a new structural plan for its jurisdiction within the next 18 months.The timeline includes nine months for the preparation of a draft plan and an additional nine months for its finalisation. This new…
Landslide on Pune-Mumbai expressway amid heavy rain Pune: For Solapur resident Fayeem Sayyad and his family, every attempt to reach Mumbai airport on Monday to see off his brother ended in disappointment as relentless rain brought both rail and road traffic to a standstill.The six-member family boarded the Hosapete–Mumbai Superfast Express from Solapur at 9.30pm…
Relentless monsoon showers have paralyzed the Mumbai-Pune region, claiming three lives and disrupting vital transport networks PUNE/MUMBAI: Three people died in rain-related incidents as relentless showers across the Mumbai–Pune region disrupted transport networks and normal life on Monday.Heavy rainfall led to waterlogged roads, uprooted trees and landslides, forcing the closure of the Mumbai–Pune Expressway and…
Heavy rains triggered a landslide near the Missing Link tunnel, forcing the closure of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and old highway on Monday. PUNE/MUMBAI: The Mumbai-Pune Expressway and the old Mumbai-Pune Highway were shut in both directions from around 3.30 am on Monday after a landslide near the Missing Link tunnel combined with incessant rain to…
The state had announced that disbursal of the loan waiver amount would begin on July 5 after failing to meet its previous June 30 deadline Pune: The state govt has missed yet another deadline to implement the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Shetkari Karjamafi Yojana (farm loan waiver), with agriculture minister Dattatray Bharane on Sunday attributing the…
