Under the current plan, the double-decker structure, featuring a road flyover beneath the Metro viaduct, has been proposed between Bhairoba Nullah Chowk and Hadapsar Pune: Corporators from Wanowrie have urged Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to submit a proposal to Centre for extending the proposed double-decker flyover on Hadapsar Road up to Golibar Maidan Chowk, citing…
Southern Command Headquarters, Pune Pune: Southern Army Commander Lt Gen Rajesh Pushkar, discussed strengthening civil-military coordination, disaster response, and the welfare of veterans with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Governor Jishnu Dev Varma in Mumbai on Friday in separate meetings.During his meeting with Chief Minister Fadnavis, Lt Gen Pushkar said, “We need to prepare…
The turnaround follows an unusually dry June that delayed farm operations across the state Pune: Maharashtra’s kharif season has staged a strong recovery despite early setbacks and complaints regarding poor soybean germination in Vidarbha and Marathwada. Driven by widespread rainfall in July, the state has now completed 80% of its normal sowing area.Soybean cultivation has…
Pune: Premium tiffin services are witnessing strong demand in Pune’s IT corridors as working professionals increasingly seek healthy, gourmet meal options that go beyond traditional home-cooked food.Many consumers, particularly young IT professionals, students living in PG accommodations and bachelors, are opting for subscription-based meal plans featuring high-protein diets, global cuisines, organic ingredients and calorie-counted menus…
PMC has issued notices to hospitals to revise their data Pune: The city’s dengue and chikungunya counts show a puzzling divergence between PMC and state health data, with figures quoted by the two agencies differing drastically. While the state figures paint a worrying picture for the city, the civic body’s numbers remain significantly lower.Between Jan…
Pune: Around two years after the demerger of Uruli-Phursungi from PMC limits, the town planning (TP) scheme of these areas remains stalled. PMC officials told TOI that although a move was made to begin works under this scheme before the demerger, its responsibility has now been handed over to the new municipal council for these…
Currently, officials are forced to send samples to state laboratories in Mumbai, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, and Nagpur Pune: A year after the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) announced a dedicated laboratory in Moshi to serve the Pune division, the facility remains non-operational. Despite an original completion target of March this year, the lab—intended to test suspected…
Pune: Criminals are silently mastering the art of using AI in their trade to have a digital edge over the sophisticated cyber police force.A mobile messaging app that leaves no digital footprint has made inroads into the underworld. Extortionists are thriving on a subscription-based call application. It routes normal calls through various servers.Pune police recently…
Pune: Celebrations over Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation were reported at several places across the city on Saturday. The SPPU Teachers’ Association also issued a statement on Saturday condemning the alleged use of force and violence against protesting students across the country, stressing that campuses must remain spaces for dialogue, dissent and democratic engagement.Rahul…
Citizens are concerned that their private details provided to lodge a complaint may be misused Pune: Consumers have shown reluctance to report hygiene violations through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s online grievance redressal portal, saying it does not allow anonymous complaints.The concerns come in the wake of recent food safety enforcement action across Maharashtra.“The…
