Pune: Over 500 trees, some more than a century old, are at risk of being felled along University-Ganeshkhind Road for the second phase of Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) road widening project.Thousands of citizens have via email as well as through protests registered their objections to this plan, and civic officials claimed that they are re-analysing…
Pune: As many as 51 motor accident claim cases were settled by two panels during the National Lok Adalat, with compensation totalling Rs 8.09 crore awarded to claimants, including a single settlement of Rs 1.08 crore.A total of 100 matters were listed for settlement in the Lok Adalat held in Pune on May 9.One of…
Pune: A 66-year-old retired bank official from Kothrud lost Rs 63.56 lakh after cybercrooks promised him handsome returns on share-trading between April and July last year.The Pune cyber police have registered an FIR pertaining to cheating against the online fraudsters on Monday.The complainant had approached the police earlier with a complaint after waiting for almost…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has started dredging and desilting work on the Bhairoba nullah, a key stormwater channel passing through the Pune Cantonment Board limits, with the monsoon barely weeks away. The move is aimed at preventing recurrent flooding in Wanowrie and adjoining cantonment areas.A senior PCB official confirmed that the cantonment board…
Pune: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued a heatwave alert for several parts of Maharashtra, warning of persistently high temperatures and minimal nighttime relief over the coming days. The warning comes amid intense heat spell in the city, with daytime temperatures soaring past 43°C and even nights turning uncomfortably warm.According to IMD, heatwave…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has been urged by a BJP MLA to formulate a policy to trim trees within housing society premises, with the claim that residents are complaining about the rising cost of maintaining large trees in their compounds.However, PCMC officials told TOI that the proposal is difficult to implement due…
Pune: Thousands of professionals working in the city’s Hinjewadi IT Park have struggled with escalating traffic congestion and infrastructure issues in the last few years. Now, to provide some relief, the Hinjawadi Industries Association (HIA) has started the ‘Metrozip’ bus service for techies residing in various areas commuting to and from the IT park.While this…
Pune: Minister of state for women and child welfare Meghana Sakore-Bordikar on Tuesday said the number of single women identified as such was pegged around 54 lakh now, but may rise to 75 lakh once updated figures are received from districts in the ongoing survey for a proposed policy for the said segment of the…
Pune: Maharashtra health department data shows a decline in reported heatstroke cases following a revision despite rising temperatures across the state, raising fresh concerns over the accuracy of reporting systems.Between March 1 and May 10, the state had reported 236 heatstroke cases and four deaths — both suspected and confirmed. On Tuesday, officials revised the…
Pune: A rise in both daytime and nighttime temperatures has led to a surge in mosquito population across several parts of the city, prompting residents, especially those living near water bodies, to demand regular fumigation and spraying by the civic administration.The residents said while the administration had begun clearing weeds from rivers, the work was…
