Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has reduced the annual no-advertisement period for iron hoarding structures from 60 days to 15 days this year following opposition from hoarding owners in 2025.Under a fresh circular issued by the civic body, hoarding owners have been instructed to remove all advertisement displays between May 15 and June 1 as…
Ahilyanagar: DRDO chairman Samir Kamat on Saturday said aggressive underbidding by industry players had hampered the progress of key defence projects.Speaking on the sidelines of the flagging-off ceremony of the advanced armoured platform (wheeled and tracked) at Vehicle Research and Development Establishment in Ahilyanagar, Kamat told TOI, “I don’t want to name the specific projects,…
Pune: The state cooperation department has digitised the registration process for cooperative housing societies, making it faster, and less cumbersome.The department has launched a fully online system on the Aaple Sarkar Portal, designed to eliminate paperwork, curb influence of middlemen, and remove the need for repeated visits to govt offices. Officials told TOI on Saturday…
Pune: A significant rise in applications for piped natural gas (PNG) connections has been reported in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, following a coordinated initiative by the state cooperation department to convert eligible housing societies, officials told TOI on Saturday.This surge in demand has led Maharashtra Natural Gas Ltd (MNGL) to plan a capacity expansion starting from…
Pune: A fire that broke out in a narrow lane near Hotel Roopali on Fergusson College Road around 12.20 am on Saturday has once again exposed the safety risks posed by unregulated stalls and illegal vendors.The incident has sparked fresh concerns among residents and visitors about the lack of emergency access in one of the…
Pune: Three people suffered injuries after the driver of an electric car reportedly lost control of the vehicle while exiting the parking area of a private hospital in Navi Peth around 1.30 pm on Saturday.The Vishrambaug police have recorded the incident, but none of the injured persons or their relatives have filed formal complaints so…
Pune: The Pune rural police have arrested Piyush Biram Nanawat (19) of Lonavla for forcing minor boys (aged 14 to 17) into committing thefts in various parts of the Pune district.With the arrest, the police have solved four cases of robberies, chain-snatching and thefts.Sandeep Gill, superintendent of police for Pune rural, told TOI, “The arrested…
Pune: An Aundh-based consultant (60) with an electrical and pipe manufacturing firm lodged a complaint with the Pune cyber police on Friday, stating that cybercrooks duped him and his wife of Rs 1.18 crore between March 13 and April 22 after threatening to arrest them in a terror funding case.The Pune cyber police registered a…
Pune: PMRDA commissioner Abhijit Chaudhari on Saturday directed officials to fast-track pre-monsoon works across Hinjewadi and its surrounding areas.The directives focus on desilting drains, removing encroachments from natural water channels, and completing urgent road repairs to prevent flooding and traffic congestion.Chaudhari conducted a detailed site inspection of Hinjewadi, Maan, and Marunji, accompanied by Bhor-Rajgad-Mulshi MLA…
Pune: The state finance department on Friday issued a Government Resolution (GR) detailing terms for its Rs6,000 crore guarantee to fund land acquisition for the proposed Purandar airport.Emphasising on safeguards, liability clauses and monitoring norms, the GR allows Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) to raise loans from Housing and Urban Development Corporation or other financial…
