Pune: Floating barriers installed by Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) in the Mula to control aquatic growth are trapping waste and worsening river pollution, with a direct impact on drinking water quality, Hinjewadi gram panchayat has said in its letter to the civic body and irrigation department officials.The iron cables with floating plastic blocks installed…
Pune: Cabinet minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil on Thursday accused the Nashik police of turning a blind eye to initial complaints against astrologer Ashok Kharat.The senior BJP member claimed that nobody dared to take action against Kharat because of the political backing he received.Following Kharat’s arrest, names of several politicians linked to the astrologer have cropped…
Pune: Residents of a large township in Hinjewadi have come together to crowdfund the removal of a thick layer of water lettuce choking the Mula river nearby, after repeated complaints to multiple authorities bore no fruit. They have spent around Rs2 lakh from their own pockets to do the job after no official paid heed…
Pune: The Vishrantwadi police on Wednesday registered a case of assertions prejudicial to national integration against two students for playing and dancing to a song based on Hidma Madavi, the Naxalite commander gunned down last year by security forces.“The two students, pursuing BBA course in a college on Bund Garden Road, had selected the song….
Pune: Online fraudsters cheated a 46-year-old software engineer from Vimannagar of Rs 36.6 lakh by luring her with promises of high returns from online share trading.The fraud took place between Jan and March this year. A formal FIR was registered by the Airport police on Wednesday.According to police, the victim, originally from Thane, resides in…
Pune: A 35-year-old pedestrian, Arjun Mhaske from Katraj, died after a private luxury bus hit him on the Katraj–Kondhwa Road near Pisoli around 1pm on Wednesday.The incident occurred while Mhaske was crossing the road, and the bus driver allegedly failed to notice him.“Mhaske was rushed to Sassoon General Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries,”…
Pune: A loaded diesel tanker caught fire at a fuel station along the Talegon-Chakan road in Telegaon Dabhade on Wednesday evening.Gorakh Shinde, the tanker driver, suffered minor burns. Alert employees at the filling station immediately started to douse the flames. Fire tenders from Talegaon Municipal Council were pressed into action and the fire was brought…
Pune: PMPML bus conductor Surekha Baliram Bhalerao suffered injuries to her leg after a passenger under the influence of alcohol assaulted her with a sharp weapon around 7.30pm on Wednesday after she told him to deboard the bus near Pune railway station.The incident occurred when Bhalerao was manning the PMC-Vimannagar bus.She lodged a complaint with…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation has decided to suspend its drive to remove overhead cables, barely a month after its launch, to develop a regulatory framework aligned with 2023-24 directives from the Union power and communications ministries.The decision was taken at a standing committee meeting held on Thursday. Committee chairman Shrinath Bhimale said the civic…
Pune: The Savitribai Phule Pune University has started the admission process for undergraduate and postgraduate courses.Students can submit online applications till May 15 and the entrance examinations will be conducted between June 1 and 13 at 16 centres across the state, as announced by the university.Every year, admissions are conducted through an online entrance system…
