Pune: A fire at the garbage transfer unit in Balewadi on Tuesday night has triggered panic among residents, who have raised serious concerns over safety and waste management practices at the facility. Sensing the situation, activists and politicians have urged the civic administration to strengthen monitoring at the site, install CCTV cameras and deploy round-the-clock…
Pune: A multi-agency efforts rescued a woman (65) safely in a two-hour operation after her leg was stuck in a PVC pipe, which was a part of water supply valve, near Pachpir Chowk in Kalewadi on Tuesday evening.The operation involved deployment of advanced cutting equipment and coordination among multiple civic agencies.According to fire officials, the…
Pune: The schedule for upgrading and redeveloping Baramati airstrip, overseen by the Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited (MADC), was yet to be finalised, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis told TOI on Wednesday, nearly four months after the Jan 28 plane crash near the facility that killed then deputy CM Ajit Pawar and four others.Fresh safety concerns…
Pune: The fast-growing suburb of Undri is set to get its first public garden nine years after being merged within the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits, with the civic body initiating the process to develop a green space on a 12,635sqm amenity plot.Residents have repeatedly highlighted the lack of open spaces and recreational facilities in…
Pune: The Junnar forest division has installed an artificial intelligence-based animal detection and alert system across 20 vulnerable villages, where leopard sightings and attacks have become a recurring threat for residents.The electronic surveillance system, equipped with a 180-degree camera and capable of detecting animal movement up to 100 metres away, has been installed near hamlets…
Pune: The Samarth police on Tuesday arrested a man (23), son of a police constable, for sodomizing a minor boy (12) around 7.30 pm on Sunday at a police colony in the city.The minor boy is also a son of a police constable. The minor’s mother (30) lodged a complaint with the police on Monday.Deputy…
Pune: The district administration on Wednesday issued its heatwave advisory, directing industries, factories and organisers of public events to ensure availability of drinking water, shaded rest areas, fans and electrolyte beverages for workers and visitors. The advisory comes as temperatures continued to remain high across the district. On Wednesday, Lohegaon recorded a maximum temperature of…
Pune: Fuel dealers said petrol and diesel sales in the city have risen by around 20% over the past two to three days, even though there has been no visible rush at petrol pumps amid speculation about a possible fuel price hike.Dealers from the Petrol Dealers Association Pune and individual fuel station operators said consumers…
Pune: An aircraft belonging to Redbird Flight Training Academy crash-landed near the Baramati airstrip in Pune district around 8.50am on Wednesday, leaving the trainee pilot with minor injuries. The aircraft came down in Gojubavi, the same village where a plane carrying the then deputy CM Ajit Pawar crashed on Jan 28, killing Pawar and four…
Pune: Facing strong opposition from residents, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s standing committee on Wednesday referred to the general body a proposal to lease out a plot reserved for an educational institute in Punawale to a private organisation.The proposal seeks to allot the land to a private educational institution on a 30-year lease to set…
