Pune: State transport minister Pratap Sarnaik announced on Tuesday that MSRTC will establish petrol, diesel, and CNG filling stations, alongside e-charging points and retail stores, at 250 locations across Maharashtra to boost revenue. “These outlets will be set up on Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC)’s own land parcels, which have already been identified,” said…
Pune: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said Ashish Shelar’s statement that Muslim voters appeared in electoral rolls multiple times and MVA members were silent on it was not good for the unity of the state.“Maintaining social harmony in the state is everyone’s responsibility, especially of those in the govt. If a senior minister…
Pune: ‘Radio Parvaaz’, an in-house community radio station, aimed at creating a positive outlook towards life among the women inmates was launched on Monday evening in the Yerawada central jail.Retired IPS officer and former Puducherry governor Kiran Bedi inaugurated the radio station in the presence of members of India Vision Foundation, Delhi, an NGO founded…
Pune: Citizens’ groups have demanded the scrapping of the proposed amnesty scheme for property tax defaulters, stating that previous schemes have proven to be ineffective.The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) introduced the amnesty scheme for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, offering discounts to tax defaulters after payment of dues. The civic body reintroduced the scheme for the…
Pune: Cybercrooks posing as customer care executives of a direct-to-home (DTH) company duped a constable attached to the city police of Rs82,000 under the pretext of recharging his satellite TV service account. The crooks gained access to the constable’s cellphone by sharing an APK file and siphoned off the amount in one transaction. “The crooks…
PUNE: A man-eater leopard, responsible for three deaths in Pune district’s Pimparkhed village and surrounding areas in the last 20 days, was shot dead during a joint operation by the Forest Department and a rescue team, officials said.According to officials, three people — a 5-year-old girl, an 82-year-old woman, and a 13-year-old boy — have…
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday directed PMRDA and its concessionaire to expedite work on the pending 13 stations of the 23km Hinjewadi–Shivajinagar Metro Line 3, ensuring that the March 2026 completion deadline is met. Only 10 of the 23 planned stations have been built so far. The directive came during a CM war…
Pune: Global efforts to reduce air pollution could unintentionally make India’s monsoon stronger in the coming decades, a new study by scientists at Pune’s Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) has found.The research showed that as countries like the US, China and those in Europe clean up their air, the reduction in their atmospheric pollution…
Pune: Three minors hacked a 17-year-old youth from Ambil Odha Vasahat to death with billhooks and a kukri in full public view near Maharana Pratap Garden on Bajirao Road around 3.15pm on Tuesday.The Khadak police later detained the assailants, all minors aged 16-17 years. The police said prima facie old enmity led to the murder.Senior…
Pune: The Baba Bhide Bridge in the Deccan Gymkhana area will now remain open for traffic movement during the daytime. The decision was taken due to frequent traffic jams faced by commuters in the Deccan Gymkhana, Lakdi Pul, and JM Road areas, caused by the closure of the bridge for Metro work. The bridge was…
