Pune: Fire brigade officials from the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) rescued six students trapped inside a private coaching institute on Monday afternoon after a fire broke out in a commercial building on Kunal Icon Road in Pimple Saudagar around 2.45pm.The fire broke out near the coaching academy on the building’s fourth floor and quickly…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is aiming to complete the Suncity-Karvenagar vehicular bridge on the Mutha river over the next four months to ease traffic situation on Sinhagad Road by providing direct access for commuters travelling towards Kothrud.Construction of the bridge began last Jan and was expected to be over by May this year….
Pune: A leopard was spotted near the NDA–Pashan main road shortly after midnight during the intervening night between Sunday and Monday. While forest officials confirmed that the sighting was genuine, they were unclear as of Monday evening whether this was the same big cat spotted a week ago in Aundh. “This sighting is confirmed. Whether…
PUNE: A four-year-old girl suffered injuries to her face and jaw after a Mercedes car ferrying Shirur NCP MLA Dnyaneshwar Katke hit her near Borhade Mala in Shirur on the Pune–Ahilyanagar highway around 2.30pm on Sunday. The accident occurred when Katke was going to an election event after attending a wedding ceremony. A CCTV footage…
Pune: Police investigations have revealed that the software engineer, arrested for causing a valet attendant’s death in an accident near a Kalyaninagar pub on Sunday afternoon, had refused another attendant’s offer to drive him home or hire a cab for him as he was heavily drunk. He got into his car, started the vehicle, but…
PUNE: The India–Japan Business Meet 2025, organised by the Progressive Council of Commerce & Industry (PCC&I), concluded in Pune on Sunday with the launch of both PCC&I and Lord Buddha Finance Ltd. (LBFL). Tokyo-based entrepreneur Dr. Pramod Vahane, CEO of Vahanez Ltd., said the initiative aims to create new economic opportunities by integrating India’s abundant…
PUNE: The School of Liberal Arts at Dnyaan Prasad Global University (DPGU) by Dr. D.Y.Patil Unitech Society, is set to host a three-day workshop titled “Drameutic: Transformative Journey through Drama Therapy” from December 3 to 5, 2025. Led by Mr. Deepak Pachory, a veteran of the Indian entertainment industry with over 20 years of experience,…
PUNE: The fifth edition of the Inter-School Open Chess Tournament, jointly organised by Suryadatta National School, Suryadatta Fitness & Sports Academy, and Pune District Chess Circle (PDCC), witnessed an enthusiastic response, with around 500 students from 80 prominent schools participating. The tournament was held at the Suryadatta Bawdhan campus and featured competitions across four age…
Pune: The National Green Tribunal (NGT)’s western region bench in Pune has dismissed an appeal challenging the environmental and coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearance to Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited’s expansion project at Amreli district in Gujarat.“We do not find any sufficient ground to assail the environmental clearance in question and accordingly, we dismiss the present…
Pune: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh Tripathi on Monday said despite significant strides in domestic capability development, some high-end defence technologies remain out of reach for the Indian Navy.“While we have made significant progress, some cutting-edge technologies like propulsion systems for ships and submarines, aero engines, niche underwater capabilities, high-end weapon systems, hypersonics, and…
