Pune: A 19-year-old, who looked back at his life three years ago, thanked his stars that he did not take to a life of crime. Influenced by a local ‘dada’, he and two friends were detained in a dacoity case. They thought it was the best way to earn Rs 500. It was a wake-up…
Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad municipal commissioner Shravan Hardikar on Monday cleared a series of proposals amounting to over Rs250 crore at a standing committee meeting held just hours before the state election commissioner announced the municipal corporation elections, bringing the model code of conduct into force. The meeting was the last such exercise conducted by the…
Pune: The long-awaited PMC elections have been announced on Jan 15, galvanising citizens into action across areas to ensure their voices are heard by candidates vying for the post of people’s representative. In this vein, residents’ group Team Swachh Kalyani Nagar (TSKN) has come together to place a clear charter of civic demands before political…
Pune: Historians, activists, and descendants of the Peshwa family have raised serious concerns over the neglect and poor upkeep of Nanasaheb Peshwa’s memorial. Located on the riverbed near Alka Talkies in Sadashiv Peth, the historic memorial has reportedly turned into an unsanitary den for anti-social elements due to civic apathy. City activist Rupesh Kesekar highlighted…
Pune: Bombay high court exercised its extraordinary jurisdiction while ordering the state revenue department to refund Rs 10.80 lakh of stamp duty to an elderly Pune couple who abandoned a property purchase because of the Covid-19 pandemic.The bench of Justice Somasekhar Sundareshan on Dec 8 held that govt could not retain duty paid on an…
Pune: The state education department has made it mandatory for all govt, municipal corporation and zilla parishad-run schools to register their precise geographical location using a mobile application called UDISE Plus GIS Capture. The move will strengthen implementation of education programmes and improve administrative decision-making across the system.The UDISE Plus GIS Capture mobile app has…
Pune: Former minister of state in the PMO Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday questioned the need for “a large Indian Army“, claiming that “chances of man-to-man combat in future war scenarios are less”.Chavan told reporters here that the “excess (personnel) in the Army could be used for purposes other than fighting wars” . He said during…
Pune: A magisterial court in Paud directed power of attorney (PoA) holder Sheetal Tejwani’s remand in police custody till Dec 23 in the case of alleged illegal stamp duty waiver in the registration of a sale deed related to the 40-acre govt land parcel in Mundhwa. The case is being investigated by the Bavdhan police.Tejwani,…
Pune: The Dec 31 deadline for beneficiaries to complete the Mukhyamantri Mazhi Ladki Bahin Yojana’s eKYC is likely to be extended once again ahead of municipal corporation elections expected in mid-Jan, said senior politicians and officials.The women and child development (WCD) department has made eKYC mandatory to verify eligibility for the Rs1,500 monthly assistance and…
Pune: The Ahilyanagar-Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar highway is in tatters with a 42km stretch between Wadala and Ahilyanagar being peppered with massive potholes — some as wide as five feet. This has halted weekend traffic and forced drivers onto a 60-km detour via the Samruddhi Expressway, a route that has also drawn criticism for safety issues like…
