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Officials conducting disaster management drills during the training session Pune: Around 300 officers and employees from municipal councils across the Pune and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar divisions recently attended a state-level disaster management training programme in Alandi.The one-day programme was a part of state govt’s efforts to strengthen urban disaster preparedness, officials said. The Alandi Municipal Council…

Pune: A 21-year-old student of a college in Camp alleged her former classmate and his three friends sexually exploited her last year.Wagholi Police said the complainant is pursuing her graduation studies from a college in Camp and is a resident of Alandi Road. Earlier, she used to study in a college located in Wagholi.According to…

Pune: A man, along with his son and two relatives allegedly tried to mow down his son-in-law with a sports utility vehicle (SUV) in Manchar, about 65km from Pune, on Saturday.Manchar registered a case against the four accused under sections 109 (attempt to murder), 115 and 118 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means)…

Pune: Corporators across party lines highlighted several shortcomings in PMPML services during the PMC general body (GB) meeting on Monday, raising concerns over poor bus conditions, abrupt route closures, dilapidated shelters and lack of coordination. They demanded the introduction of minibuses within residential localities and feeder services to Metro stations to boost last-mile connectivity.The discussion…

Pune: Two men were arrested for allegedly throttling a 20-year-old youth to death over a money dispute on Saturday at at a farm in Rakshe Vasti in Hinjewadi.Hinjewadi police identified the victim as Ganesh Mogare of Maan in Hinjewadi. His father lodged a complaint. The two accused, identified as Pranav Walekar and Aniket Shinde, both…

Waste accumulated at waste collection point in a housing society in Ravet Pune: Several Pimpri Chinchwad neighbourhoods are facing irregular garbage collection and growing waste piles as PCMC has not resumed dumping at the Moshi landfill nearly two weeks after a massive garbage mound collapsed onto the administrative building of the waste-to-energy plant, killing nine…

MSEDCL officials conducting awareness drive to inform residents of smart meters Pune: The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) has conducted around 200 awareness camps across Pune city and interacted with nearly 40,000 consumers to improve acceptance of smart meters. The initiative comes amid opposition from some consumers over the installation of smart, or…

Pune: The Army Institute of Physical Training (AIPT), one of the Indian Army’s premier training establishments, has begun strengthening its security network after six silver trophies, including rare vintage pieces worth Rs 8.39 lakh, were stolen from its officers’ mess earlier this year.According to investigators, the theft is believed to have occurred between Feb 13…

Pune: National security adviser Ajit Doval will be conferred with the Lokmanya Tilak National Award for his contribution to boosting national security.The award will be presented by home minister Amit Shah on the 106th death anniversary of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak in Pune on Aug 1.The ceremony will be held at Kataria High School ground…

Pune: Consumer activists have questioned MahaRERA’s commitment to transparency after its online dashboard tracking recovery warrants against defaulting developers remained frozen for nearly six months, despite the regulator continuing to issue fresh orders during the period.The “Recovery Warrants District Wise” section on the MahaRERA website was last updated on Jan 20. While individual recovery warrant…