UCI team at Balewadi Sports Complex to assess proposed start and finish locations for championship events Pune: A three-member team of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) inspected Pune’s proposed cycling infrastructure, race routes and venues during a three-day recce from Sept 4 to 6, ahead of Maharashtra’s presentation of the city’s candidature to host the…
The SIR drive in Shivajinagar constituency Pune: Nalasopara assembly constituency has the highest number of unmapped voters at 1,04,747, followed by Panvel (89,347), Hadapsar (85,853), Ovala-Majiwada (75,808) and Kalyan Rural (71,544). The top 20 constituencies with such electors include five each from Mumbai Suburban and Pune and four from Thane.Experts said the concentration in urban…
Pune: The flavourful zest has gone out of homemade koshimbir, and the slice has slimmed down in hotel salads, and any food with a dash of lime is now a shade less citrusy.Lime prices in Pune have surged during the monsoon due to a sharp fall in arrivals, with wholesale rates at Gultekdi Market Yard…
The spot on Pune’s Katraj-Kondhwa road where a 16-year-old girl died after she was struck by a heavy vehicle Pune: It’s one of the city’s most delayed infrastructure projects. For eight years now, PMC has been trying to widen the Katraj-Kondhwa Road, from its current width of 18-24 metres to a more uniform 50 metres….
A note, purportedly written by the man, found from his room indicates that he took the extreme step because of financial distress, police said Pune: A 28-year-old man preparing for Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) examinations was found hanging at his rented flat in Shaniwar Peth on Wednesday morning.Senior inspector Navnath Jagtap of the Vishrambaug…
Preliminary police probe indicated that it was a case of suicide, with officers citing exam-related stress as a possible factor Pune: A 21-year-old second-year MBBS student from Hyderabad died after falling from the terrace of a nine-storey private hostel building in the city’s Dhankawadi area around Wednesday noon.Preliminary police probe indicated that it was a…
Pune: Several OBC activists have urged the govt to take legal action against Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange to break his ongoing hunger strike. They strongly objected to the state sending an official delegation to the Marathwada region to discuss the demands raised by him.Jarange has been on a hunger strike for nearly two weeks….
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Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) issued a show-cause notice to a contractor working on its new administrative building after a photograph allegedly showing workers without safety gear was circulated on social media.The construction was under way on an upper floor. Several activists and residents raised concerns over the alleged safety lapses, stating that any…
A 25-year-old MPSC aspirant was found dead in his Pune rented flat PUNE: A 25-year-old man preparing for the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) competitive examinations was found dead at his rented flat in Shaniwar Peth on Wednesday morning.Senior inspector Navnath Jagtap of the Vishrambaug police said, “We have identified the deceased student as Prathamesh…
