The fare hike will affect thousands of daily commuters, with many questioning whether upped charges would translate into better service and strict enforcement against overcharging Pune: Autorickshaw fares are likely to go up in Pune from Aug 1, with the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) expected to approve a long-pending revision this week.Pune RTO officials and…
More than 5,000 cabs were registered in Pune between Jan and July this year, surpassing the 4,400 autorickshaws registered in the same period Pune: The city is witnessing a shift in its transport landscape as cab registrations have overtaken autorickshaws for the first time. This trend follows the state govt’s decision earlier this year to…
Congress leader in PMC Ramchandra Kadam alleged that only four contractors nationwide handled mixed-waste processing, forming cartels to split contracts among themselves Pune: Congress has demanded that Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) retender its garbage processing project, seeking separate tenders for wet and dry waste instead of the current mixed-waste model. In a letter submitted on…
Pune: An international team of scientists claims to have successfully demonstrated how laboratories spread across continents can locally produce key biological components needed for diagnostics and research, after the Covid pandemic showed how the world was vulnerable because it was heavily dependent on a handful of manufacturers and delicate global supply chains for critical medical…
Pune: Hundreds of citizens gathered near Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Chowk, close to the Pune collectorate, on Monday in solidarity with the Jantar Mantar demonstration led by founder of Cockroach Janta Party Abhijeet Dipke and supported by innovator and activist Sonam Wangchuk.They demanded resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and accountability from the Narendra Modi…
Price of eggs in the wholesale market climbed from Rs7.20 per piece on July 1 to Rs7.80 on July 20 Pune: Price of eggs in the city has surged over the past month, driven by a combination of escalating poultry feed costs, tightened supply, and monsoon-related logistics hurdles.The primary ingredients for chicken feed—maize and soybean…
Pune: The Bombay high court has set aside an April 29 auction of a 4.42acre land, a part of Aura City housing project at Shikrapur in Shirur taluka, against a recovery warrant issued in 2021 by the MahaRERA.The bench of Justice AS Gadkari and Justice Kamal Khata on July 15 directed the project developer, Bhagvati…
Pune: Deccan Gymkhana police on Monday registered a case of unlawful assembly against 10 youngsters affiliated with the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) after they gathered at Rani Jhansi Chowk on JM road for a protest.Police on Sunday evening detained and released six youngsters from the spot.Inspector Runal Mulla said, “About 200 youngsters gathered at the…
Pune: In a surprise development, veteran administrator Anil Khanna will attend the Extraordinary General Meeting of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) in New Delhi on July 26 as one of the two nominees of the Bihar state body.Sunday’s EGM is a crucial milestone for AITA which is undergoing a Court-mandated compliance process to align…
Pune: A routine survey of Pune’s grasslands led to the botanical discovery of a new flower species, which was long mistaken for another.Nestled among the grass on Sus Hill, the delicate annual herb resembled Canscora alata, a slender flowering plant found across Asia and Africa with small white flowers and distinctive winged stems. But to…
