Pune

Thane Municipal Corporation Pune: The Maharashtra State Information Commission (SIC) has imposed a compensation of Rs10 lakh on the Thane Municipal Corporation for an “inexcusable delay” in providing information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. The commission noted that the civic body’s failure to produce documents had severely diluted the appellant’s property rights.The…

Pune: As many as 116 schools of the 285 run by Pune Municipal Corporation have no principals. Retirement and non-availability of teachers who have cleared the Supreme Court-mandated Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) to take on the responsibility have kept these posts vacant.Such schools amount to 40% of the total number, data given in a reply…

Pune: In a move towards self-regulation, the Pune Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) Association has issued a stern advisory to all manufacturers in the district to strictly adhere to operational timings, environmental norms, and traffic regulations.The association has also formally requested the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), traffic police, and district administration…

Pune: The PMC recorded 48 maternal deaths in 2025–26, with fatalities split equally between public and private hospitals (24 each). The data highlights a major success for public hospitals: maternal deaths in govt facilities have dropped by more than 50% in just three years, falling from 50 in 2023–24 to 24 this past year.Health officials…

BLOs checking the voters’ lists Pune: Political parties in Pune district are lagging in appointing booth-level agents (BLAs) for the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls despite the administration requiring over 8,000 personnel for the exercise.Pune district collector and district election officer Jitendra Dudi told TOI that repeated appeals have been made…

Pune: An argument over pet cats turned ugly in Tathawade this week when a family of three allegedly assaulted an elderly woman.The 60-year-old woman, who lives alone in Panchshilnagar, sustained injuries to her forehead after the attack on Tuesday night. The woman said in her complaint to the Wakad police on Wednesday that her neighbour’s…

Kerala is awaiting the onset of monsoon Pune: Though India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast below-normal rainfall for the country during the 2026 southwest monsoon amid evolving strong El Niño conditions, climate scientists say there may still be a possible late-season support system emerging over the Indian Ocean.Scientists are closely tracking the Indian Ocean Dipole…

AI-generated image shows vandalised cars with shattered windows Pune: Minor boys damaged the windshields of as many as 3 four-wheelers, including cars, parked on a public road in Janata Vasahat around 3am on Thursday.The police enquiry suggested there were three to four minor boys. After breaking the windshields with the rods and stones, the suspects…

Work under way at the Maan Metro station, part of the Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar corridor Pune: Commuters already grappling with rising fuel costs and daily traffic congestion are set for fresh disappointment over the Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Metro. After missing five deadlines for completing the entire corridor, even the phased rollout has slipped. The Maan-Balewadi stretch, earlier expected to…

Pune: Every afternoon, Asha worker Seema (name changed) slings a bag carrying forms and a cellphone over her shoulder and begins knocking on doors in her locality for the ongoing census exercise. By the end of the day, she has walked through lanes for hours in the sweltering heat, trying to collect details from families,…