Pune: A stench has gripped the stretch between Puraniks Espanola society and Metro Jazz near Educon International School in Mhalunge, with sewage gushing out of a chamber inundating the street, leaving it slippery and making the air nearly impossible to breathe.Residents demanded immediate fix to the problem as work was already underway to dig up…
Pune: Residents and activists have accused Pune Municipal Corporation of allowing untreated sewage to enter Pashan Lake, blaming faulty planning and inadequate infrastructure centered on the 1 million litres per day sewage treatment plant commissioned last year.City-based advocate and resident Krunnal Gharre said Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) pushed ahead with the 1 MLD sewage plant…
Pune: Residents and civic activists censured the PMC’s failure to regulate and monitor over 1,400 daily tanker trips in its jurisdiction following fatal accidents in the NIBM-Undri area and Wanowrie.Civic activists stressed the enforcement remained dismal despite a mandate for GPS installation in tankers to track their movement. Many private operators allegedly bypass the tracking…
Pune: Baner-Balewadi residents on Wednesday joined corporators and officials from various agencies for a joint inspection of pending Metro and allied infrastructure works in the area, pressing for their completion before the monsoon onset to prevent inconvenience to the general public.At the inspection, attended by Maha Metro, PMC and MSEDCL officials, the residents and corporators…
Pune: The civic body has finalised its underground first policy with strict new standard operating procedures for cable laying, imposing a total ban on overhead cables across all major roads and stipulating that permissions for hanging wires would be granted only in the most exceptional circumstances.The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) aims to declutter the city’s…
PUNE: A 52-year-old daily wage worker from Baramati was arrested on Tuesday for sexually harassing his neighbour’s daughter (10) the previous day, about eight-and-a-half years after the Bombay high court acquitted him in a rape case.The man was in jail for eight years after the Baramati sessions court on April 6, 2011, convicted him for…
Pune: The Nanded City police have registered a case of cheating and misappropriation against the accountant of a private English-medium school on Sinhagad Road for allegedly defrauding the institution of 37 lakh. The fraud reportedly took place between Nov 2024 and June 2025.The school principal, a resident of Ambegaon Budruk, lodged a formal complaint on…
Pune: The Shivajinagar police are searching for a person accused of stealing garments worth Rs 1.51 lakh from a mall on Ganeshkhind Road on March 19.The mall manager, Sachin Chandwade (45), a resident of Hadapsar, lodged a complaint with the Shivajinagar police on Tuesday.“At present, we are unsure whether the suspect or suspects are customers…
PUNE: The Congress has withdrawn its candidate from the Baramati by-election, just hours before the deadline for withdrawal of nominations on Thursday. Despite the Congress exit, more than 30 Independent candidates remain in the fray, prompting efforts by the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to persuade them to step aside before the 3pm deadline. The development…
Pune: Six silver trophies valued at Rs8.39 lakh were stolen from the mess of the Army Institute of Physical Training (AIPT) in the city. Police suspect the theft was an “inside job” due to the high-security nature of the establishment.The theft is believed to have occurred between Feb 13 and March 15, but it only…
