Pune: Courier networks have been thrown off schedule after the ongoing IndiGo disruption choked airfreight capacity, forcing most express consignments onto already-burdened road routes. The impact has cascaded across sectors — from farmers exporting perishables to customers trying to send urgent documents — with companies reporting major backlogs in Delhi, Mumbai and other hubs. Manoj…
Pune: Baba Adhav, veteran social activist and a champion of workers in the unorganised sector, passed away on Monday after prolonged illness. He was 95. Age did not wither his activism. Adhav participated in an agitation this Nov, just before he was hospitalised, outside PMC’s main building for the rights of hawkers. Last Nov, he…
Pune: The state prosecution on Monday told a Paud magisterial court that police needed adequate time to establish any possible financial transactions between suspended sub-registrar Ravindra Taru (58) and two others over the May 20 sale deed of a 40-acre govt land parcel in Mundhwa, allegedly causing a Rs6 crore loss to the govt through…
Pune: Large stretches of roads in the Pune and Khadki cantonment areas have remained in the dark for months, making daily commuting increasingly difficult and unsafe for thousands of residents.Citizens say the situation is particularly alarming in Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) limits, where as many as 16 busy road patches remain unlit, several of them…
Pune: Five months after the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) requested a tentative requirement of 3,000 swine flu doses, in response to a directive by the state health department, the civic body is yet to receive the shots. This resulted in a delay in vaccination of pregnant women and people with comorbidities like diabetes and blood…
Pune: Landowners from seven villages identified for the proposed Purandar airport on Monday sought compensation comparable to that provided for the Pune Ring Road and Palkhi Mahamarg projects. They made the demand during a meeting with Pune collector Jitendra Dudi. Farmers are seeking compensation significantly higher than the Rs 1 crore per acre stipulated in…
Pune: A bicycle-borne woman died after a tanker hit her from behind. A housemaid, Sunita Tathe (34), died after a water tanker hit her bicycle from behind near IT Park in Kharadi around 8.15am on Sunday.Kharadi police have registered a case of rash and negligent driving against the tanker driver (23), a resident of Kharadi….
Pune: The Pimpri police arrested a 27-year-old man on the charge of attempting to kill a 60-year-old grocery store owner when he was not given a cigarette for free. The incident occurred last week. The victim approached the police after receiving treatment and lodged a complaint.An officer from the Pimpri police stated that the complainant…
Pune: Amid escalating complaints over abrupt cancellations, sudden route changes, and long delays, passengers flying with IndiGo airline are reporting severe inconvenience. Highlighting the growing unrest among travellers, a local delegation from the Lohegaon and Dhanori areas on Saturday submitted a memorandum to the Pune Airport Director, demanding immediate corrective action from the airline.The delegation,…
Pune: Dhanori saw a vibrant display of community participation on Sunday as hundreds of residents turned up for a large-scale Green Marathon promoting environmental conservation and physical fitness. The event, organised by Mata Jijau Pratishthan in association with former corporator Anil Tingre, youth leader Vishal Tingre, and several local social groups, attracted enthusiastic runners from…
