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Pune: Two residents of Old Sangvi allegedly threatened to end life by suicide and throw their three-year-old child off an unauthorised two-storied building if civic officials went ahead with anti-encroachment drive. According to Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) officials, the anti-encroachment team had reached the unauthorised structure located on Shivanjali Road around 7am on Saturday….

Pune: Builders have urged state govt to ensure smooth access, availability, and transportation of manufactured sand (M Sand) after the standard operating procedure (SOP) for the M Sand policy was finalised last week.The move, announced by revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on July 29, aims to eliminate river sand mining across the state.While developers welcomed the…

Pune: In a quiet lane in Kasba Peth, amidst the familiar scent of shadu mati and marigolds, sculptor Soham Dokte is busy packing the last of six Ganapati idols bound for Germany.These are miniatures of Kasba Ganapati and Dagduseth Ganapati, 15 to 9-inch recreations of Pune’s most revered deities. “The celebration of Ganeshotsav in Pune…

Pune: A 33-year-old man was arrested on Sunday from Charholi on the charge of demanding Rs50,000 from an internet service provider and damaging cable worth Rs90,000 when the latter refused to oblige.An officer from the Dighi police said the complainant, who is also 33, bagged a contract from a public sector company to provide internet…