Pune: The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA), and local gram panchayats have set a strict May 31 deadline for completion of all pre-monsoon maintenance across Hinjewadi IT Park.“The authorities will conduct a comprehensive survey to ensure that drain pipes are cleaned and natural water streams cleared within their respective…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only PUNE: Twenty-four persons hospitalised after chlorine gas leakage in Pune’s Kondhwa area on Thursday, according to news agency PTI.The leak originated from an abandoned tank containing chlorine at a defunct water purification plant godown in the Gangadham area around 1 am, according to officials.“Following the leak and the subsequent…
Pune: Residents of Ravet and Kiwale, along with local corporator Aishwarya Taras, met officials from the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) on Wednesday, demanding immediate measures to improve power supply in these fast-growing suburbs as complaints of frequent power outages have increased over the past few days.Residents said the situation has worsened over…
Pune: The Maharashtra higher and technical education department has constituted an expert committee to prepare a comprehensive policy facilitating conversion of unaided govt colleges into private universities for greater autonomy and momentum. The report is to be submitted within two monthsMinister of higher education Chandrakant Patil said on Wednesday that former vice-chairman of the University…
Pune: Regular train operations at Pune railway station returned to normal on Wednesday after 24 hours of disruption caused by derailment of CSMT-Solapur Vande Bharat Express on Monday evening.The derailed Vande Bharat rake remained grounded at the Pune yard for inspection and forensic investigation.On the CSMT-Solapur route, the service is currently being maintained by a…
Pune: Around 100 passengers set to fly from Delhi to Pune on an Air India flight late night on Tuesday sat inside a stalled aircraft amid the sweltering heat, deboarded and boarded again, before sitting cooped up for long yet again until the aircraft finally started to taxi three hours later.The flight (AI-2609) was to…
Pune: The Cantonment police have registered a case of cheating against a car driver for duping a fuel station located on East Street of Rs 500 around 1.55am on Saturday.After examining the CCTV footage, police found that the fuel attendant had already filled petrol in the car. However, the driver falsely claimed that no fuel…
Pune: NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar claimed on Tuesday that instead of investigating VSR Ventures following the fatal plane crash that killed then deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, the govt paid the aviation firm Rs145 crore.The aircraft, operated by VSR Ventures, crashed near Baramati airport on Jan 28 while transporting Ajit Pawar from Mumbai. Marking…
Pune: Eleven women and three men of Bangladesh were nabbed for staying illegally in India during a late-night operation wherein the Khadak and Faraskhana police raided multiple brothels in the city’s red-light area. Police also rescued a minor girl and boy.Police said the women were forced into prostitution, while the men were their agents. A…
Pune: A sessions court in the city has acquitted three accused in the Dec 3, 2007, dacoity-cum-murder of Anil Dhole, a close aide of Kalyani Deshpande, who ran a prostitution racket in her ‘White House’ bungalow on Sus Road.The court found multiple gaps in the prosecution’s case, like key and material witnesses not being examined…
