Pune: A state-of-the-art laboratory set up by Food and Drug Administration in Moshi is expected to be operational by March 2026.The new laboratory will serve all five districts under the Pune division: Pune, Satara, Sangli, Solapur, and Kolhapur. Currently, the division faces significant logistical hurdles. With no local testing facility, samples had to be sent…
Pune: Earlier this week, the local regional transport office (RTO) authorities claimed that cab aggregator companies like Uber, Rapido, and Ola have now restructured fares in their apps to comply with the regional transport authority (RTA)-approved charges for riders, which are Rs37 for the first 3km and Rs25 for each subsequent km.Alluding to multiple complaints…
Pune: Ten people collectively lost over Rs2 crore in separate online share-trading frauds after falling for high return baits.An Army man (33) from Kharadi lodged a complaint with the Pune cyber police, stating that he joined a group of investors on a mobile messenger app in Nov. He was later instructed to download an application…
Pune: Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) officials on Friday visited the site of an upcoming residential and commercial project in Baner to evaluate additional steps to keep the dust and noise level within the prescribed limit, as directed on Dec 8 by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Pune bench.MPCB’s Pune sub regional officer Kartikeya Langote…
Pune: Hours after leopard sightings set off an alarm in Keshavnagar on Thursday, the animal was spotted once again early on Friday in Kumbharwada near a Shiva temple. CCTV footage captured the leopard around 4.55am near a private Aadhaar centre, following which forest and police teams were alerted. Forest officials confirmed that the sighting was…
Pune: For the first time in 17 years, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) has increased service charges in Hinjewadi, Talegaon, and Chakan industrial areas.The revision is aimed at funding massive infrastructure upgrades across these critical industrial hubs. Under the revised rates, an industrial unit with a land allotment of 500 square metres would see charges…
Pune: Ten people collectively lost over Rs2 crore in separate online share-trading frauds after falling for high return baits.An Army man (33) from Kharadi lodged a complaint with the Pune cyber police, stating that he joined a group of investors on a mobile messenger app in Nov. He was later instructed to download an application…
Pune: As concerns mount over non-receipt of Nov installments by Ladki Bahin beneficiaries, the State Election Commission (SEC) clarified on Friday that all ongoing schemes should remain unaffected despite the model code of conduct (MCC) in force for local body elections. Some district-level officials had attributed the delay in disbursement of payment to the MCC.“We…
Pune: Several parts of the state recorded their coldest morning of the season on Friday, with minimum temperatures dipping below normal across Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidarbha, India Meteorological Department (IMD) data showed. In Pune, Shivajinagar recorded a minimum of 8.3°C, while Pashan dipped to 7.7°C, both marking the lowest temperatures of the season so…
Pune: Marriage halls and clubs would no longer be able to get their annual approvals renewed by municipal bodies without a no-objection certificate from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). The condition would also apply to new wedding halls, an official said. “We are coordinating with other authorities and have issued notices to around 272…
