Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday ordered an inquiry to determine how a helicopter with cabinet minister Chhagan Bhujbal on board missed the helipad and landed on an open ground designated for parking vehicles at Khanwadi village of Pune district’s Purandar tehsil.Bhujbal came to the village, about 40km from the city, to participate in…
Pune: An unprecedented surge in garbage generation has pushed the Pune Cantonment Board’s (PCB) waste management system to the brink, with daily collection skyrocketing from 20 tonnes to nearly 80 tonnes over the last five years.Officials said this huge increase has overwhelmed existing infrastructure, making it nearly impossible to maintain sanitation standards.While the cantonment is…
Pune: Maha Metro has submitted a revised Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the elevated Metro line from Bhakti Shakti Chowk to Chakan to the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) for further consideration. The proposed line will cover a total distance of 47.2km, an increase of 5km from the earlier planned length of 42.2km. In addition,…
Pune: Shivajinagar police have registered a case of outraging the modesty of a woman against the director of a capital market investment company and three other officials, after a female employee reported harassment last week.The FIR was initially registered at a police station in Mumbai and was later transferred to Shivajinagar police station on Friday…
Pune: Residents will be able to obtain digitally signed online property valuation reports soon from a portal accessible through the official IGR website, eliminating the need to queue up at registration offices.Officials from the department of registration and stamps said the portal would provide indicative market valuation of properties based on prevailing Annual Statement of…
Pune:A sessions court convicted and sentenced a 27-year-old scrap dealer from Kondhwa to life imprisonment for murdering his former fiancée and attempting to kill her mother after their engagement was called off.Additional sessions judge Harshal Kisan Bhalerao on Thursday held the scrap dealer, Sharif Rajjak Shaikh, guilty under sections 302 and 307 of the IPC….
Pune: The Kakasaheb Gadgil bridge, popularly known as the Z-bridge, in the Deccan Gymkhana area will remain closed to vehicular traffic during night hours (11 pm to 7am) for the next one month to facilitate repair work.The bridge, which primarily serves two-wheeler commuters travelling between Deccan Gymkhana and the Peth areas, is undergoing bearing replacement…
Pune: A 23-year-old Pune resident has successfully overcome profound single-sided hearing disability and severe clinical depression following the successful implantation of an advanced Cochlear Osia system.By bypassing damaged ear structures to restore 360-degree sound perception, the procedure has transformed the patient’s life, allowing him to return to higher education.The patient had lived with hearing disability…
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday stressedon change in mindset of a section of people in politics to wholeheartedly welcome the proposed 33% reservation for women in Lok Sabha and assemblies from 2029.A special session of Parliament would be convened next week to table the bill for 33% reservation for women in the Lok…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: The Nanded police on Friday arrested Indubai Mangnale, the mother of jailed gangster Mukteshwar alias Golu Mangnale, for her alleged involvement in the conspiracy and for funding the murder case of Shiv Sena functionary Aniket alias Sonu Kalyankar on April 6.She was produced before a court on Friday, following which she was remanded…
