Pune: NCP (SP) state president Shashikant Shinde triggered a fresh political debate after he hinted that NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena could come together in the future while campaigning for Solapur’s Kurduwadi municipal council polls, where the parties of Sharad Pawar and Eknath Shinde are contesting together.He said on Wednesday some people had adopted a…
Pune: A retired state govt officer (61) lost Rs 7.22 lakh on Nov 18 after he clicked on a dubious link he received with a message stating that the piped gas company would disconnect the supply because the bill was not paid on time.The victim lodged a complaint with the Parvati police on Wednesday evening.Senior…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to geotag every road repair to avoid repeated effort at the same location and keep the data of all such work in one file. “This will help in better management and collection of data of the work carried out throughout the year,” additional commissioner Omprakash Divate said.Civic…
Pune: Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) commissioner Yogesh Mhase has told officials, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), and other agencies concerned to complete all pothole repair works in and around Hinjewadi IT Park by Dec 5.Mhase, appointed as the single-point authority for infrastructure issues in Hinjewadi, chaired a meeting on Wednesday with officials from…
Pune: Two siblings from Thergaon were arrested on Wednesday on the charge of attempting to kill a 20-year-old student from Chinchwad following heated arguments over driving a scooter dangerously.The student was driving towards Wakad on his motorcycle on Tuesday night when he was attacked in Theragon. He suffered a nose fracture and a deep wound…
Pune: Khadak police have arrested a resident of Malad East in Mumbai for cheating a Pune-based metal business owner of Rs 3.80 crore by promising him raw copper from Tanzania at cheaper rates.The cheating occurred between Dec 2023 and Aug 2024. However, the suspect was not traceable, and finally, police received information that he was…
Pune: The Deccan Gymkhana police arrested four men who robbed cash Rs20,000 from a restaurant and bar near Mhatre Bridge in Erandwane around 1.30 am on Nov 19. A minor boy was also detained in this connection. Senior inspector Girisha Nimbalkar of Deccan Gymkhana police told TOI, “We have arrested Ajinkya Ravindra Ovhal (21) of…
Pune: The civic body is set to undertake major repairs on the 30-year-old water transmission line connecting Khadakwasla Dam to the Parvati water purification unit.Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has allocated Rs 57 crore for the relining project, which aims to curb water loss, prevent corrosion, and improve efficiency of water transport from the dam.Officials have…
Pune: The state govt has decided to constitute district-level vigilance committees to monitor the Secondary School Certificate (SSC, std X) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC, std XII) examinations scheduled to be held in Feb-March, 2026. The members will include administrators and educators, and their names will soon be announced, the education department said in a…
Pune: A series of accidents this year involving ready mix concrete (RMC) trucks in and around the Hinjewadi IT Park area has prompted the Pimpri Chinchwad police, RTO, PMRDA and other agencies to contemplate a slew of fresh measures to curb violations and improve road safety.A senior traffic department official told TOI that a proposal…
