Pune: The revision in the duty structure for gold has hit business putting artisans and their livelihood in jeopardy.Bikash Bagh (56) has been a gold karigar in Zaveri Bazaar since 1988 and has seen many buying cycles. However, business over the last few months has hit an all-time low.“The revision in the duty structure for…
Pune: In a reminder that high-risk pregnancies may not always show warning signs, the routine check-up of a 46-year-old woman who had conceived through IVF became risky after doctors detected a symptomless pregnancy complication, pushing them to perform an emergency C-section at 32 weeks.The procedure highlights the importance of regular monitoring and timely medical intervention.On…
Pune: The state government on Thursday appointed Sheetal Teli-Ugale, 2009 batch IAS officer , as the new divisional commissioner of Pune division, replacing Dr Chandrakant Pulkundwar, IAS, according to an official order.Teli-Ugale was appointed commissioner of sports and youth services in Pune in May last year. Pulkundwar who has completed his term of over two…
Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has scrapped two major proposals that would have significantly increased civic expenditure following public criticism and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for national austerity.The first pertained to increasing the monthly fuel allowance for Class-I officers and office-bearers from Rs39,000 to Rs50,000. The civic body had approved the proposal last…
Pune: State executive president of the Republican Party of India (Athavale)’s Kaamgar Aghadi (workers front) Anil Maruti More was allegedly brutally stabbed to death with sharp weapons by two assailants at a bar in Moshi around 9.30pm on Wednesday.The duo fled after the murder, leaving behind an injured More (46), who was from Kuruli in…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has increased the number of its zonal (ward) offices from the existing eight to 10, nearly four months after local BJP MLA Shankar Jagtap raised the demand citing the city’s growing population and rapid urban expansion.In an official notification issued on Wednesday, the civic body stated that the revised…
Pune: The state registration department announced on Thursday that all sub-registrar offices in Pune city will remain functional as usual. The clarification comes just a day after the department had warned that 15 offices would be forced to shut down due to a severe staff shortage triggered by Census 2027 duties.Officials confirmed that several deployment…
Pune: The civic body’s Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), located in the Sinhagad Road area, has begun mapping nearly 2,000km of underground utilities, including water pipelines, drainage lines and other cables, to provide accurate data for planning, maintenance and repair works.Of the total utilities to be mapped, nearly 600km along key road stretches across…
Pune: The state anti-corruption bureau (ACB) on Wednesday arrested a woman assistant police inspector attached to the Bavdhan police on the charge of demanding a bribe of Rs50,000 for not arresting the complainant’s wife in a cheating case registered against them. The API had already taken a bribe of Rs50,000 in March this year and…
Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has scrapped two major proposals that would have significantly increased civic expenditure following public criticism and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for national austerity.The first pertained to increasing the monthly fuel allowance for Class-I officers and office-bearers from Rs39,000 to Rs50,000. The civic body had approved the proposal last…
