Pune: The rough draft of “Pune Growth Hub” blueprint is expected to be finalised by the end of June, with a preliminary draft ready by late May, divisional commissioner Chandrakant Pulkundwar said on Friday.The announcement followed a high-level executive committee review meeting chaired by Nitin Kareer, the chief of the state finance commission.“Two agencies appointed…
Pune: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday that banks must maintain a “human interface” while serving customers, despite the ongoing massive push towards digitisation.Speaking in Pune at the inauguration of the State Bank of India (SBI)’s local head office, the finance minister underscored the balance between technology and personal service.“Digitisation should happen; it…
Pune: Residents of Vimannagar met Pune police officials recently to flag persistent traffic congestion and civic issues in the area, with the department identifying key bottlenecks and promising targeted enforcement over the coming days.Deputy commissioner of police (zone VII) Somay Munde along with other officials met 30 residents.Traffic snarls remained a core concern, but the…
Pune: Commissioner of Pune police Amitesh Kumar on Friday highlighted the need for a societal cleansing and announced that the department would soon launch an initiative named Drug Mukt Prabhag wherein local corporators would help enforcement agencies tackle the issue in their areas.Kumar mentioned the Porsche crash case where two young people had died in…
Pune: Two men, waiting for their turn at a salon shop in Warje Malwadi, were seriously injured after a duo, including a criminal wanted in a drugs peddling case, fired at them and attacked them with sharp weapon around 8pm on Friday. The incident caused panic and melee in the Yashdeep Chowk locality where the…
Pune: Why does India, despite decades of control programmes, still struggle to eliminate malaria when countries with comparable climates have succeeded?As of early 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) has certified over 40 countries and territories as malaria-free, including Egypt (2024), China (2021) and Sri Lanka (2016).India has made significant progress in its fight against…
Pune: The state environment department has ordered an inquiry into alleged environmental clearance (EC) violations regarding the PMC’s ambitious riverfront development (RFD) project. On April 13, the department directed the commissioner of Pune Municipal Corporation, the chief engineer of the water resources department, and the regional officer of the Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board (MPCB)…
Pune: Cybercrooks duped a Wakad-based woman (47) of Rs 24.28 lakh in an online task fraud between Oct and Nov last year under the pretext of completing online tasks.The woman lodged a complaint with the Wakad police on Thursday.An officer from the Wakad police said the crooks contacted the woman through a cellphone messaging app…
Pune: Jnana Prabodhini’s Institute of Psychology on Friday published a survey which highlighted the ill-effects of alcohol in youngsters with one out six older adolescents having tried it at least once, even as the silent risk of energy drink was revealed with its known risks of increased heart rate and anxiety.The survey said nearly 90%…
Pune: Fifty students of the Sheth Dagaduram Katariya English Medium High School from the 1986 to 2007 batch kept in touch over the years because of their beloved art teacher Shailaja Pathak and have come back together for a group exhibition titled Reflections, which helps them relive their classroom lessons — not in memory, but…
