Pune: Contractors who upgraded nearly 300km of state and rural roads for the international cycling event being held in the city from Jan 19 to 23 will be responsible for their maintenance for the next five years.Under a strict defect liability clause, Public Works Department (PWD) officials confirmed that this arrangement will ensure the roads…
Pune: Aspirants who could not get party tickets to contest the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) election are now trying to get a back-door entry into the house as co-opted members. As many as 13 members will be nominated to the general body of 165 corporators. BJP, with 119 corporators, can co-opt 10 members, while NCP…
Pune: A new study by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, scientists has said that by 2050, post-monsoon tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal are projected to shift significantly northwards — potentially bringing increased cyclone activity to West Bengal and northern Odisha, while reducing the threat on Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.The…
Pune: The Pune Cyber police have launched an investigation into the biggest cyber fraud to have been reported so far in the city in which an 85-year-old retired entrepreneur from Hadapsar lost Rs22.03 crore between Oct last year and Jan 12 this year to crooks in an online share-trading scam.“In a little over three months,…
Pune: A resident of Panchgani in Satara district, who was arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, fled from the MICU ward of Sassoon General Hospital around 5pm on Monday. The accused was identified as Sunny Gautam Kuchekar (26).Deputy commissioner of police Rajlaxmi Shivankar told TOI: “We initiated a process to…
Pune: Civic commissioner Naval Kishore Ram said on Monday that the civic administration has extended the property tax amnesty scheme until Feb 16.Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has collected approximately Rs 713 crore from tax defaulters over two months under the amnesty scheme, which ended on Jan 15. “The response to the scheme was good. Factors…
Pune: The Laxminagar police have registered a case of drunk driving and rash and negligent driving against a 31-year-old car driver from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and his 26-year-old co-passenger after the driver lost control of the vehicle and rammed two shops around 2.25am on Sunday. The incident occurred at Shahdawal Baba Chowk on Deccan College Road.Senior…
Pune: Thousands of beneficiaries of the state govt’s flagship Mukhyamantri Mazhi Ladki Bahin Yojana have flagged persistent technical glitches in the mandatory e-KYC process, saying these problems have delayed or halted the monthly aid of Rs 1,500.A 48-year-old beneficiary from Paud gaon, who helped several women complete e-KYC formalities, said she has not received the…
Pune: The Khambatki ghat tunnel, aimed at reducing accidents on the Pune-Satara highway, will be ready and operational by June, senior NHAI officials said.The left side of the new tunnel opened to traffic on a trial basis from Jan 17. “The project will reduce travel time through the ghat from around 45 minutes to just…
Pune: Kalewadi police on Saturday registered a case against a resident from Thergaon on the charge of setting his stepbrother’s car on fire. The incident was the fallout of a dispute between the brothers over the property, Kalewadi police said. The car was set on fire in the early hours of Saturday.An officer from the…
