Pune: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has issued closure notices to 84 of 350 ready mix concrete (RMC) units in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad between Jan and Sept 2025.During this period, the regulator initiated action against a total of 199 units. This included 103 “proposed directions” to rectify shortcomings regarding pollution norms, 84 formal…
Sunetra wins by 2.18L votes, tells party to let work speak PUNE: Deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar, riding a sympathy wave, on Monday won the Baramati bypoll by a margin of 2,18,034 votes, the highest-ever recorded by any candidate in an assembly election in the country.She polled 2,18,969 votes and New Rashtriya Samaj Party candidate…
Pune: Over 95% of work has been completed at the new security hold area of the city airport, but passengers have to wait till late July or Aug for the facility to become operational.Pune airport director Santosh Dhoke said on Monday that important procurement and regulatory approvals were pending. “A requisition has been sent to…
Pune: The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has issued show-cause notices to 8,212 housing projects across the state for failing to upload mandatory quarterly progress reports (QPRs), officials said on Monday.Under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA), 2016, developers of the 33,029 projects currently under construction in the state are required to…
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday directed the PMRDA to prepare the pending structural development plan for villages within its jurisdiction in six months and called for setting up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for the Katraj–Yerawada twin tunnel project.The chief minister issued these directives while chairing the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA)…
Pune: The Koregaon Park police have registered a case of attempt to murder against the personal assistant (PA) to a state cabinet minister based on a complaint by the PA’s wife (30) accusing him of attempting to strangle her in their residence at Queens Garden in Koregaon Park around 8.30pm on April 30. The complainant…
Pune: A 22-year-old pickup van driver was killed on the spot and another person was seriously injured in a three-vehicle collision near Navale Bridge on the Katraj-Dehu Road bypass around 8:05 am on Monday.According to the Narhe police, the accident occurred when a container truck moving towards Mumbai hit the pickup van from behind. The…
Pune: As GLP-1 weight-loss injections gain global traction, Pune has become the first city in India to introduce a novel, non-invasive technology designed for deep muscle building and skin toning. The “Wonder Axon” system, which combines high-intensity neuromuscular stimulation (HI-SNS) with radiofrequency (RF), was launched recently at the SkinEthics Centre for Advanced Skin, Hair &…
Pune: Facing a rise in leopard attacks and frequent sightings in parts of Pune district, the Junnar forest division has brought in a team of wildlife awareness experts from Vidarbha to educate villagers on preventing encounters and responding safely during leopard sightings.The initiative is being implemented across leopard-affected villages, particularly in Junnar and Shirur tehsils,…
Pune: Pre-monsoon weather systems are set to trigger thundershowers across parts of Maharashtra over the coming days, but the city is likely to remain dry.According to India Meteorological Department (IMD)’s forecast issued on Monday, south Madhya Maharashtra and parts of Marathwada, including Kolhapur, Satara, Sangli, Beed, Latur and Dharashiv, are likely to get thunderstorms accompanied…
