An aerial view of a tree-lined college campus with open green spaces Pune: For years, large and open lands on the premises of govt engineering, polytechnic and technical institutes have been easy targets for other govt departments to build public utilities such as water tanks and electric substations. They were even allowed to be rented…
Pune: The civic administration may decide to further postpone resuming alternate-day water supply at its review meeting on Wednesday as the combined storage in four dams in the Khadakwasla circle crossed the 18 TMC-mark on Tuesday evening, roughly matching the city’s annual water quota.Mayor Manjusha Nagpure had last week deferred a decision on water cuts…
Pune: Pune city police await the inquiry report of Pune rural police before initiating any action against a police personnel’s alleged involved in an attempted robbery case.Narhe police arrested three men for allegedly attempting to rob a Talegaon Dabhade-based businessman of Rs 1 crore in cash on Saturday afternoon near Navale Bridge on the Katraj-Dehu…
Braving the rain, milkmen continue their early morning deliveries near Range Hills, keeping their routine on track Pune: The city and nearby ghat areas saw a sharp rise in rainfall activity on Tuesday, ending a 10-day stretch of mostly light showers. With the shift in weather, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has upgraded its city…
Pune: A 30-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the terrace of the 11th floor of a residential building in Kondhwa at around noon on Monday.Kondhwa police have registered an accidental death report (ADR).Officer Santosh Khetmalas said, “We studied the sequence of the incident and also spoke to his family members. We suspect…
Pune: The body of a 22-year-old man from Ambegaon taluka who had fallen off a cliff at Nane Ghat plateau, 125km from Pune, on Monday, was recovered on Tuesday.The victim, Datta Londhe of Ambegaon taluka, and his three friends had gone trekking to the ‘Nanacha Angatha’ point in the Nane Ghat section. Inspector Sanket Chaudahri…
The NIT-Bhopal study is expected to guide the city’s heat action plan Pune: The state has approved Rs 2.1 crore for an NIT-Bhopal research project on how to make the city cooler and more resilient to extreme heat.Instead of treating the entire city as a uniform entity, the study will explore its small pockets because…
Clinics across the city are recording dozens of new cases weekly, with children, the elderly, and the immunocompromised proving particularly vulnerable Pune: Hospitals across the city are reporting a significant surge in eye infections—primarily viral conjunctivitis—this monsoon.Clinics across the region are recording dozens of new cases weekly, with children, the elderly, and the immunocompromised proving…
State agriculture minister Dattatray Bharne on Tuesday said the benefit under the farm loan waiver scheme would be passed on to farmers before July 30 Pune: The state govt would release the preliminary list of farmers eligible for the farm loan waiver on the birth anniversary of former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday,…
Pune: The Bombay high court rejected the anticipatory bail pleas of three women accused of abetting a 19-year-old first-year BJ Medical College (BJMC) student’s death by suicide on March 9 in their shared rented flat under the jurisdiction of Chandannagar police.The victim was pursuing her BSc (Nursing) course. One of the accused women is a…
