Mayor asks civic administration, city police to ensure CCTV surveillance at public places, near schools; background checks of security personnels | Pune News

Pune: City mayor Manjusha Nagpure has directed the PMC to conduct a detailed audit of CCTV surveillance system in the city in the backdrop of recent incidents of crimes against girls in Nasarapur, Mhalunge and other areas.She emphasised that all faulty units must be repaired or replaced on a priority basis to ensure round-the-clock monitoring…

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Pune airport’s international flyers and connections drop, immediate revival unlikely | Pune News

Pune: After recording a 35% rise in international passenger traffic in the 2025-26 financial year compared to the previous fiscal, the city airport is now bracing for a slowdown. The ongoing West Asia crisis and rising aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices are expected to significantly impact international travel from the city.The effects are already visible,…

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Strip-search allegation sparks outrage at IISER Pune | Pune News

Pune: Several students of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, protested on Monday and Tuesday after multiple first-year examinees were allegedly “subject to non-consensual body contact, including frisking, pat-downs, and even a harrowing strip-search”.According to an email sent by the general secretary of the IISER Student Council, a first-year girl student was called…

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Farmers hesitant over Rs1.6 crore per acre rate, investors move first | Pune News

Pune: Investors are showing early interest in the land acquisition process for the proposed Purandar airport from Thursday, but primary landowners are not in a hurry.Several farmers are disappointed over the state govt’s Rs1.61 crore per acre compensation package. Many from Pargaon and neighbouring villages said the offered rate fell short of expectations.“We were expecting…

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