Governor of Himachal Pradesh Kavinder Gupta (left), and managing trustee and executive president Rahul Karad at MIT-World Peace University Pune: Himachal Pradesh governor Kavinder Gupta visited MIT World Peace University on July 5th and held discussions with the university’s academic leadership.The discussions ranged from higher education and leadership development, to student transformation initiatives. Speaking during…
Garbage up to 70ft surrounds the caved in building in Moshi Pune: The answer everybody tracking Wednesday’s disaster in Moshi wants to know is if construction norms to build the waste-to-energy plant’s administrative building, just 30 metres away from the garbage mountains, had been adhered to.The building caved in when tons of garbage slid and…
The palkhi of Sant Tukaram Maharaj arrives in Pune city on Thursday evening Pune: As a bleak dawn broke over the rain-soaked skies of Pimpri Chinchwad on Thursday, every road, decorated with colourful rangolis, seemed to lead towards Pune city, welcoming the palkhis of Sant Tukaram Maharaj and Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj.By Thursday afternoon, the cacophony…
Rescuers on top of the garbage mound in Moshi planning their next step Pune: At least 1,150 metric tonnes of trash generated every day in Pimpri Chinchwad is brought to the Moshi waste-to-energy plant for processing. Four separate units, waste-to-energy, plastic, bio-CNG, construction and demolition, process it on 81 acres, an overload for the facility…
BLOs and other officials from the team visit citizens in Shaniwar Peth and JM Road in Pune Pune: Election authorities across the state have begun cracking down on booth-level officers (BLOs) for deliberate absenteeism, repeated non-compliance with official directions and wilful negligence during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Such dereliction of…
Pune: Incessant rain over the last few days has forced booth-level officers (BLOs) to shift part of the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise indoors, with camps being organised at housing societies, community halls and wedding halls across Pune district to speed up voter verification.The camp-based model has come up in large residential complexes,…
A panoramic view shows a waterlogged area after authorities released water from the Khadakwasla dam following heavy rain in the catchment areas of Pune’s reservoirs Pune: Just nine days after June ended with half its normal monsoon rainfall, Maharashtra has seen a complete turnaround — successive spells of heavy to extremely heavy rain wiping out…
Pune: State food and drug administration (FDA) minister Narhari Zirwal informed the Legislative Assembly on Thursday that law enforcement by his department saw a marked improvement after IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe took charge as the FDA commissioner.The minister’s statement came during a discussion on the widespread availability of adulterated mango pulp. The issue was raised…
Pune experienced significant waterlogging and traffic disruptions following heavy monsoon rains. PUNE: Pune continued to grapple with the aftermath of heavy monsoon showers on Thursday, with widespread waterlogging, traffic snarls and civic disruptions exposing shortcomings in the Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) pre-monsoon preparedness.Around 250 complaints were received at the civic body’s control room as flooded…
Residents of Ravet stage a protest outside the MSEDCL office over power cut Pune: Hundreds of families in Ravet spent over 48 hours without electricity after heavy rain damaged the power infrastructure, leaving them struggling without elevators, water pumps, and other essential services.The prolonged outage severely disrupted daily life. IT professionals working from home said…
