Pune: Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) is unable to proceed on its planned 42-km cable-laying network across the city, as Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has levied Rs6,000 per running metre road digging charges, said the power utility’s superintendent engineer Dnyandeo Padalkar.Another MSEDCL officials said that the fee levied by the PMC was exorbitant…
Pune: The general body (GB) of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has approved proposals of Metro extensions to the city’s peripheral areas. A new route from Khadakwasla to Donaje has been approved by the corporators to benefit the visitors going to Sinhagad Fort and nearby areas. Similarly, a new Metro line from Katraj to Khed Shivapur…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: While Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar has been registering record temperature levels, many areas are facing unplanned power cuts that are giving hardships to the residents.At 43.4°C, the city recorded the highest maximum temperature for at least three years on Sunday. Among other cities in Marathwada, Parbhani and Beed recorded a maximum of 43.5°Cand 42°C, respectively.Meanwhile,…
Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has reduced the annual no-advertisement period for iron hoarding structures from 60 days to 15 days this year following opposition from hoarding owners in 2025.Under a fresh circular issued by the civic body, hoarding owners have been instructed to remove all advertisement displays between May 15 and June 1 as…
Pune: A significant rise in applications for piped natural gas (PNG) connections has been reported in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, following a coordinated initiative by the state cooperation department to convert eligible housing societies, officials told TOI on Saturday.This surge in demand has led Maharashtra Natural Gas Ltd (MNGL) to plan a capacity expansion starting from…
Pune: A fire that broke out in a narrow lane near Hotel Roopali on Fergusson College Road around 12.20 am on Saturday has once again exposed the safety risks posed by unregulated stalls and illegal vendors.The incident has sparked fresh concerns among residents and visitors about the lack of emergency access in one of the…
Pune: The state cooperation department has digitised the registration process for cooperative housing societies, making it faster, and less cumbersome.The department has launched a fully online system on the Aaple Sarkar Portal, designed to eliminate paperwork, curb influence of middlemen, and remove the need for repeated visits to govt offices. Officials told TOI on Saturday…
Ahilyanagar: DRDO chairman Samir Kamat on Saturday said aggressive underbidding by industry players had hampered the progress of key defence projects.Speaking on the sidelines of the flagging-off ceremony of the advanced armoured platform (wheeled and tracked) at Vehicle Research and Development Establishment in Ahilyanagar, Kamat told TOI, “I don’t want to name the specific projects,…
Pune: Three people suffered injuries after the driver of an electric car reportedly lost control of the vehicle while exiting the parking area of a private hospital in Navi Peth around 1.30 pm on Saturday.The Vishrambaug police have recorded the incident, but none of the injured persons or their relatives have filed formal complaints so…
Pune: An Aundh-based consultant (60) with an electrical and pipe manufacturing firm lodged a complaint with the Pune cyber police on Friday, stating that cybercrooks duped him and his wife of Rs 1.18 crore between March 13 and April 22 after threatening to arrest them in a terror funding case.The Pune cyber police registered a…
