Pune: PMC commissioner Naval Kishore Ram will table the draft municipal budget for the financial year 2026-27 on Monday. “The budget will be presented at 3pm at the PMC headquarters in Shivajinagar,” stated a press release issued by the civic body.As per civic officials, this is the first municipal budget after the newly elected body…
Pune: The Maharashtra govt’s budget announcement to bring five lakh hectares of farmland under natural farming has been welcomed by farmers and agricultural experts. They said the move is a vital step towards strengthening sustainable agriculture and restoring soil health but its success would depend on consistent policy support, long-term implementation, and heavy investment in…
Pune: Aam Aadmi Party, a key member of the INDIA bloc, on Saturday supported NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar’s suspicion of a conspiracy behind his uncle Ajit Pawar’s death in a plane crash and assured him of taking up the issue in Parliament session starting from Monday.Rohit met former Delhi chief minister and national convener…
Pune: Surgeons at the PCMC-run Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial (YCM) Hospital have successfully operated on a 20-year-old woman suffering from a rare autoimmune condition that caused her spleen to swell to five times its normal size. The complex seven-hour surgery not only saved her from potential liver failure but also eliminated the need for a future…
Pune: Residents in Bavdhan have scheduled a protest at 10am on Sunday near Omkar Garden Chowk demanding the relocation or closure of six ready-mix concrete (RMC) plants in their area.They are alleging that the facilities have been causing severe traffic congestion, air pollution and safety hazards for pedestrians. Pune: Metro Progress, Pay-and-Park Plan, Heat Spike…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: A 25-year-old second-year BHMS student allegedly died by suicide after being pressured to clear several months of outstanding hostel fees. The police have booked the hostel owner for abetment to suicide and under the provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.Nanded superintendent of police Abinash Kumar said, “We have registered a case…
Pune: Cybercrooks duped a Wanowrie-based woman (74) of Rs11.8 lakh between Feb 23 and 26 after posing as officials of CBI and threatening to arrest her in a money laundering case.The Wanowrie police have registered an FIR on Friday evening. Inspector Sangeeta Jadhav of the Wanowrie police told TOI, “The victim has been retired from…
Pune: Customers of packaged drinking water will be spared from paying more — at least for now — even as the Maharashtra Bottled Water Manufacturers’ Association has increased its supply price by Rs10 per box for distributors and retailers. The association cited reasons like higher transportation, packaging and raw material costs linked to recent global…
Pune: A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in Pune has directed a truck owner and the insurer to jointly and severally pay Rs 20.54 lakh to the parents and three siblings of a mechanic, Nurain Ansari (22), who died in an accident on Sept 21, 2018, at Datta Chowk on Telco Road in Bhosari. The tribunal…
Pune: The 23km Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Metro Line is now 94% complete, with trial runs already in progress, senior PMRDA officials told TOI on Saturday. The officials said they are working to meet the April operations target, though the final go-ahead letter from the concessionaire was still awaited. “Work across the corridor’s 23 stations had been accelerated…
