PUNE: Several parts of Pune continued to face water shortages and supply disruptions for the second consecutive day on Friday, as the Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) repair and maintenance work missed its morning deadline due to technical issues. Residents in many areas reported difficulties due to lack of water supply. The PMC’s water supply department…
Pune: National Students Union of India (NSUI) on Thursday ended the strike launched at the SPPU on Wednesday after officials gave assurances over meeting their demands which included reduction in entrance examination fees, optional extra credit courses and increase in stipend of the earn-and-learn scheme.The protesting NSUI members/ students had included three on a hunger…
Pune: Airport director Santosh Dhoke on Thursday expressed concerns over passengers taking photographs and videos in the restricted airside area despite preventive measures, and dumping of garbage in the facility’s vicinity.Dhoke said the garbage situation near the airport had improved significantly, but not completely resolved. “Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has done commendable work through daily…
Pune: The Vishrantwadi police on Thursday ruled out foul play in the death of acrobatic gymnast Subedar Siddhesh Bhosale after examining CCTV footage, but how his hands were tied is yet to be determined.Deputy commissioner of police (Zone IV) Chilumula Rajnikanth said the footage of CCTV cameras collected from the area showed Bhosale leaving his…
Pune: Two directors of a private firm were arrested on Wednesday on the charge of promising jobs to about 100 freshers in the IT sector in lieu of money and cheating them.A court remanded the arrested duo — Amol Balasaheb Mahadik and Omkar Dadaso Mahadik, both directors of Accure Softtech Pvt Ltd set up in…
Pune: The standing committee of Pune Municipal Corporation on Thursday approved Rs 5.8 crore for Hadapsar-Gadital flyover repairs, even as the structure is likely to be demolished for a proposed Metro line and a double-decker bridge from Bhairoba nullah chowk to Yavat.Standing committee chairperson Shrinath Bhimale said the repair work was essential as a precautionary…
Pune: A Narhe-based woman (46) lost Rs52.7 lakh in an online share-trading fraud between Jan 30 and April 2.The woman lodged a complaint with the Pune cyber police on Wednesday. An officer from the Pune cyber police said the complainant’s husband was the director of a software company in Hinjewadi. In Jan, the woman came…
Pune: A preliminary report by an inquiry committee probing alleged financial irregularities in the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s (PCMC) accounts department has found that rules were violated in the clearance of bills for 14 projects worth Rs 60 crore in a single day—March 30 this year.The 243-page report, prepared by a committee headed by the…
Pune: An unidentified man stole three mobile phones from the Mula Road area in Khadki, used them to pose as their owners, duped their contacts into transferring money on various pretexts, withdrew the cash from an ATM, and later returned the devices.The incidents occurred between April 10 and 12. A 49-year-old government hospital employee lodged…
Pune: State govt is planning to offer basic Marathi training to autorickshaw and cab drivers who do not speak the language, following its decision to make knowing Marathi mandatory or face possible cancellation of their licences.State transport minister Pratap Sarnaik said on Thursday that, during a meeting with representatives from the Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh…
