Pune

Pune Municipal Corporation has temporarily suspended all gas-based crematoriums following a Union ministry directive prioritizing domestic LPG PUNE: The civic body on Sunday announced a temporary “suspension of all gas-based crematoriums across the civic areas following a directive from the Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas.” The press release from Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)…

Pune: The state’s economic survey report said the number of PMPML buses per day and the number of daily commuters had dipped in 2025 as compared to 2024, presenting a grim reality of the transport utility. An average of 1,658 buses were on the roads daily with passenger traffic at 12.1 lakh in 2024 as…

Pune: Calling on young professionals to place the country above personal ambition, Union minister of state for defence Sanjay Seth urged management graduates to adopt the discipline and dedication of soldiers while building their careers. Addressing the 16th convocation ceremony of Pune Institute of Business Management (PIBM) on Saturday, Seth said India’s demographic strength and…

PUNE: For six visually impaired students at the foreign language department of Savitribai Phule Pune University’s Ranade Institute, learning German was more than just acquiring a new skill. It was a journey towards independence, confidence and a sense of self-belief.They enrolled in the German language certificate course at the institute, marking the first time that…

Pune: The newly inaugurated integrated flyover on Ganeshkhind Road will be named after former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, announced chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday after opening the flyover for public use.Speaking at the online inauguration ceremony, Fadnavis said, “The bridge demonstrates the state’s engineering capabilities and represents an excellent example of the use…

Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad police have started an initiative to let people directly meet the police commissioner and other senior police officers and voice their suggestions, complaints and expectations.The initiative, ‘Meeting the Police Commissioner’, will be held every Monday from 4pm to 6pm at the Pimpri Chinchwad police commissionerate in Premlok Park, Chinchwad.A press release…

Pune: Sajag Nagrik Manch, a citizens’ group, on Friday demanded that the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) deploy a third party to assess the ‘base tender rates of civic projects’.In a letter to the standing committee and chairman, the group listed its demands. “The expert agency would scrutinise whether preliminary estimates were prepared correctly. Wherever such…

PUNE: Alandi Municipal Council (AMC) and women and child welfare officials on Saturday shut down a spiritual education institute after officials found alleged abuse of minor girls and several violations of child protection norms. As many as 47 children, 43 boys and four girls, living in the facility have been relocated to govt-run child-care institutions…

Pune: The Hinjewadi police are searching for four members of one family, who have allegedly duped at least 22 people of a total of nearly Rs4.2 crore, after luring them with the promise of supplying 5% monthly returns on their investments.The accused collected the money from the victims between May 2023 and March this year….

Pune: Imagine opening a tap in your kitchen to fill a bottle and spotting scores of wriggling little red worms appear in the murky, smelly water. This appalling reality has become a daily occurrence for close to 7,000 households in Mhalunge, who depend entirely on the highly polluted Mula river as their only source of…