Pune: Professionals of the information technology sector demanded world class infrastructure and respite from pollution ahead of the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipalities elections on Jan 15.Their demands include relief from issues such as broken roads, traffic congestion, unsafe public transport, power failures and neglected civic amenities. They sought dedicated traffic planning, green zones and…
Pune: As many as 10 people, working in the kitchen of an eatery on Daund-Patas Road, nearly 80km from city, suffered burn injuries after an LPG cylinder exploded around 1pm on Wednesday.“The workers suffered injuries to their faces, hands, stomach and legs. Five workers, who suffered severe burns, were shifted to a private hospital in…
Pune: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed notices to be issued to Maharashtra govt in a couple of appeals filed by two co-accused against the Bombay high court’s order rejecting their bail pleas regarding the May 19, 2024, Porsche car crash case in Pune. “Issue notice to the respondent, returnable on 30.01.2026. Learned standing counsel…
Pune: Even as Maharashtra gears up for municipal corporation elections, thousands of voters across the state continue to find their names duplicated on electoral rolls, often linked to more than one polling station. The issue, reported across all 29 municipal corporations, raised fears of confusion on polling day and placed the burden of verification squarely…
Pune: State govt on Wednesday granted a second one-month extension to the five-member committee investigating alleged irregularities in the Mundhwa land purchase deed linked to deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s son Parth. The committee, headed by additional chief secretary (revenue) Vikas Kharge, was formed in early Nov after allegations surfaced about procedural lapses in the registration…
Pune: The PMPML on Wednesday slapped a fine of Rs50,000 on a social media influencer, who had recently made a video aboard one of its buses while posing as a conductor. The influencer had borrowed the uniform and ticket vending machine of a PMPML conductor earlier this month while making the video. Transport body officials…
Pune: A 24-year-old software engineer of a prominent IT firm in Hinjewadi was found hanging inside the restroom of the company’s canteen in the early hours of Tuesday.“The victim used a cellphone charging wire to hang himself,” deputy commissioner of police (Zone-II) Vishal Gaikwad of the Pimpri Chinchwad police told TOI. Pune Headlines Today —…
Pune: Revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Tuesday said it was wrong for NCP chief Ajit Pawar to criticise BJP when he publicly admitted at various functions, including those where he shared the dais with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, that Pune was undergoing major development under the BJP-led govt in Maharashtra.Ajit…
Pune: A shopkeeper from Bhawani Peth (28) ended up losing Rs41.2 lakh to online fraudsters in his pursuit to secure a loan for his business between June and Nov last year.Police said the scamsters got access to the shopkeeper’s pictures after offering him a loan on a low interest rate. The accused then morphed the…
Pune: NCP chief Ajit Pawar on Tuesday, continued his attack against the BJP, his Mahayuti ally, during the ongoing municipal corporation election campaign, alleging that the party did not value its cadre despite their good work. Pawar said that it was his party that has honoured their contributions by not only inducting them into the…
