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…
Pune: Five female leopards aged between three and five years have been selected for sterilisation as the state forest department launched India’s first-ever leopard birth control programme in the Junnar division. This marks a significant shift in wildlife management strategies aimed at reducing human–leopard conflict. The leopards, captured from different forest ranges within the Junnar…
Pune: A water tanker and a mini-bus turned on their sides after collision at Hinjewadi Phase-I on Wednesday. “No one was injured in the accident,” inspector Hrushikesh Ghadge of the Hinjewadi police said. The accident caused traffic congestion in the Hinjewadi area. TNN Source link
Pune: Over 1.4 lakh scholarship applications of higher education students in Maharashtra are pending at the college and departmental levels, pointing to significant delays in the implementation of state scholarship schemes, according to the reply of a query filed under the Right to Information Act (RTI).Data obtained by the Care of Public Safety Association (COPS),…
Pune: An employee (45) of a private company in Hinjewadi lost Rs 13.4 lakh to cybercrooks, who offered him 300% returns on his investment in cryptocurrency.The victim transferred the money to different bank accounts between Nov 18 and 21. When he tried to withdraw his money, the crooks demanded an additional amount of Rs7 lakh…
Pune: Removal of encroachments, flexes, and hoardings, better public transport, completion of DP roads, implementation of noise pollution regulations, and prompt action on complaints are some of the demands by residents of ward 11 from candidates who will represent after the upcoming civic elections. The manifesto was drafted by Citizens’ Forum of ward 11 (CF@11),…
Pune: Two workers of a private firm were killed and two others sustained severe injuries after the autorickshaw they were travelling in collided with a truck in Mahalunge MIDC area on Thursday morning. The accident took place around 7:30 am on the Chakan-Talegaon Road near Mahalunge while the victims were commuting to their workplace. Senior…
Pune: The battle for Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation just got more interesting with members of the Congress election committee on Thursday meeting NCP’s Pimpri Chinchwad president Yogesh Behl to explore an alliance and formally submitting a proposal seeking 20 seats. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has made it clear that the BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led…
Pune: At 7am, when most in the city are sipping their first cuppa, a different morning ritual is underway across party offices. A queue of men and women sit clutching files, rehearsing answers, and scrolling through figures on their cellphones. This is not a campus placement drive but preparation for the Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal…
