Pune: Maharashtra minister of state for home Yogesh Kadam on Wednesday late evening assured citizens that the ‘Ladki Bahin’ scheme will continue and warned against attempts to create fear in Yerwada. Addressing a Shiv Sena campaign meeting in the Yerwada Ward No 6, Kadam said that if anyone was deliberately spreading an atmosphere of intimidation…
Pune: The average speed of a vehicle in the city has increased to 22km from 19km per hour due to various measures taken by traffic police, Pune city police commissioner Amitesh Kumar said on Thursday. “Black spots are mapped. Our teams are trying to reduce fatalities in road accidents and increase the speed of vehicles,”…
Pune: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on Friday said Pakistan’s hurried military and constitutional restructuring after Operation Sindoor was a tacit admission of its serious shortcomings exposed during the conflict. Op Sindoor — launched in May 2025 after the terror attack on Pahalgam in April 2025, and described by the Indian govt…
Pune: The Times Foundation, in collaboration with M3M Foundation, organised the ISR Changemaker’s Circle in Pune, bringing together corporate leaders, CSR professionals and NGO representatives for a focused discussion on social impact and collaboration. The programme was organised in association with Christ University and Karadi Path, and was held at Christ University’s Pune Lavasa campus.Deepa…
Pune: A dance tutor from Sinhagad Road lodged a complaint with the police, stating that online fraudsters, who operated an online loan application, threatened her and cheated her of Rs 2,500 between Sunday and Tuesday. The fraudsters threatened to upload her morphed obscene videos online.The victim submitted a complaint application to the Pune cyber police,…
Pune: Activists have demanded implementation of the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (Merc)’s March 28, 2025, order which reduced the power tariff considerably and rejection of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL)’s review petition, which would lead to an increase in electricity tariffs, during a public e-hearing held in Pune.The hearing followed a series…
Pune: As voting day nears, citizens’ groups are releasing their manifestos detailing their demands to make sure that when corporators are elected, they know exactly what their wards want. The residents want to ensure that they get the basics, before any more development is considered.Every corner of the city is echoing similar demands — adequate…
Pune: Excitement is at its peak in the 23 merged areas that are witnessing their maiden PMC polls. At least three former sarpanch, four zilla parishad members, and former chairpersons of panchayat samitis from these areas jumped into the ring, all with a common agenda of development of their areas long deprived of basic civic…
Pune: The untimely death of a 25-year-old BHMS student in a Jalna two-wheeler accident on Dec 29, 2025, broke his family’s heart, but they gathered the strength to consent to organ donation that not only allowed a Pune patient to breathe on his own again, but gave lives to six more ailing people in various…
Pune: District collector Jitendra Dudi has directed concerned departments to carry out micro-level planning to ensure rider safety and smooth conduct of the international Bajaj Pune Grand Tour cycling race scheduled to be held from Jan 19 to 23 in Pune.Dudi chaired a high-level review meeting on Thursday and said the success of the race…
