Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to complete the land acquisition for the Katraj-Kondhwa road widening project — to 50 metres — in a month’s time. “It will be over by the end of Dec. The administration will finish construction work by June or July next year,” PMC commissioner Naval Kishore Ram told…
Pune: An employee (31) of a private engineering company in Hinjewadi lost Rs25 lakh as cybercrooks conned him twice between Nov 5 and Nov 20. The victim lodged a complaint with the Hinjewadi police on Wednesday. An officer from the Hinjewadi police said the victim received a message about a part-time job on his mobile…
Quality must be celebrated as a sacred responsibility By Prashant KulkarniEvery year, Nov is celebrated as ‘Quality Month’ around the world. This concept is not just about ensuring compliance or improving standards but about reflecting deeply on what ‘quality’ truly means and how we can see it from a fresh lens.In the pursuit of excellence,…
Pune: A senior inspector from the Pimpri Chinchwad crime branch had a close shave in the early hours of Thursday when a wanted criminal allegedly tried to fire at him during a tense police interception near the Somatane toll plaza on the Pune Mumbai highway. Three suspects, two of whom were named in 120 criminal…
Pune: An SUV overturned inside the New Katraj Tunnel on Thursday afternoon, but no one was injured in the accident, said the Ambegaon police. Senior inspector Sharad Zine of the Ambegaon police stated, “The car driver and his friend were travelling to Narayanpur to visit a temple from Pune city. The car driver lost control…
Pune: The Kothrud police on Tuesday registered a case against a 42-year-old woman for allegedly attempting to extort Rs2 lakh from a man by threatening to leak their private photographs. The 47-year-old complainant, who works at a cattle feed unit in Kolhapur district, lodged a complaint with the police. She has been charged under Section…
Pune: Financial professional Trupti Shinde was among the early buyers who recognised Baner’s potential as an upcoming luxury real estate hub.In 2022, she purchased two sprawling 4-BHK flats off the Baner-Pashan Link Road for approximately Rs3 crore each. Today, similar apartments in the area are commanding prices upwards of Rs 4 crore. Industry data revealed…
Pune: PMC has appealed to animal lovers who feed stray dogs in public places to provide details about feeding spots. The initiative is aimed at formalising feeding locations in compliance with recent Supreme Court directives. “Based on the information provided by citizens, the civic body will officially designate feeding spots for stray dogs. These locations…
Pune: In the sprawling sugar cane landscape of Junnar, and the adjoining regions of Ahilyanagar and Nashik, a noteworthy ecological shift has unfolded over the past few decades. The leopard now stands firmly at the top of the predator hierarchy. With almost no natural wild competitors left in these agro-forest landscapes, leopards have emerged as…
Pune: The pilot run of PMC’s ‘Vishwa 2025′ waste management initiative in Vimannagar in Sept was touted as “highly successful” by civic officials, a month after it was launched.But weeks down the line, area residents are pointing out multiple lacunae in its operations, casting doubt on PMC’s intention of launching the project citywide. The initiative…
