Pune: The weekend rush to Lonavla and Khandala brought chaos to both new and old Mumbai-Pune highways as traffic slowed to a crawl from Friday night till Saturday morning, turning an otherwise breezy four-hour drive turned into an exhausting seven to eight hours ordeal. Before the commuters could heave a sigh of relief, the situation…
Pune: The weekend rush to Lonavla and Khandala brought chaos to both new and old Mumbai-Pune highways as traffic slowed to a crawl from Friday night till Saturday morning, turning an otherwise breezy four-hour drive into an exhausting seven to eight hours ordeal. Before the commuters could heave a sigh of relief, the situation worsened…
Pune: At a time when artificial intelligence platforms face global scrutiny over concerns of encouraging self-harm, an NGO in the city is observing a surprising positive development. Officials of the NGO, Connecting Trust, told TOI that over the past year, their distress helpline received approximately 9,000 calls, with a significant 900 referrals originating from AI…
Pune: Congress on Saturday announced that it would contest the upcoming election to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) independently, despite pressure from its MVA allies to adopt a more accommodative approach in civic polls in view of the party’s recent setback in Bihar. Senior Congress politicians said the party might follow a similar strategy in other…
Pune: A detailed project report for a proposed ring road from the Jambhulwadi area to Warje as a substitute route and a study of the accident-prone slope were the two major takeaways of Saturday’s all-agency meeting to curb accidents on the Katraj tunnel-Navale bridge stretch.Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) would immediately start preparing a…
Pune: A sessions court in the city has granted an ad-interim anticipatory bail to suspended Pune city tehsildar Suryakant Yeole, who is facing a criminal case for passing two illegal orders in favour of private parties, including a firm linked to deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s son Parth regarding ownership rights of govt land parcels in…
Pune: The state health department has cleared Sahyadri Hospitals of any wrongdoing in the liver transplant case that led to the deaths of a man and his wife in Aug, with state health secretary Dr Nipun Vinayak confirming the development on Saturday.The recipient (the husband) passed away on Aug 17 due to postoperative cardiogenic shock,…
Pune: Yerawada Central Jail and Yerwada Women’s Jail recently organised “bandi galabhet” (prisoner-family meet) initiative to promote acceptance of prisoners within their families and society, following completion of their sentences.Jail superintendent Sunil Dhamal said, “The initiative, organised on Nov 14, was specifically designed to alleviate the emotional stress experienced by inmates due to prolonged separation…
PUNE: Authorities are set to implement a speed limit of 30 kmph for heavy vehicles. Following Thursday evening’s accident near Navale Bridge on the Katraj-Dehu Road bypass, which claimed eight lives, the authorities decided on Saturday morning to introduce a maximum speed limit of 30 kmph for heavy vehicles on the stretch between Dari Pul…
Pune: Residents of Shewalwadi, Fursungi, and Manjri raised the alarm on Friday, after reporting repeated sightings of a leopard in their neighbourhoods, prompting a spot inspection by forest officials. However, no concrete evidence of the big cat’s presence was found yet.Suresh Varak, Range Forest Officer, told TOI that the department received multiple calls over the…
