Pune: Commuters travelling on Ganeshkhind Road and from University Chowk ahead towards Baner and Pashan can expect a measure of relief in their daily trips in the coming two months. The authorities are now looking at opening up the Baner-Shivajinagar wing of the upcoming flyover at the location in Nov. The flyover’s other two wings…
Pune: State govt has given administrative approval to Indrayani River Rejuvenation Project, which will be implemented by Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC).Civic officials, however, said ground work is unlikely to begin immediately as funds have not yet been allocated.A senior PCMC official said the civic body will now prepare a separate proposal for fund allocation…
Pune: The unseasonal rain affected MSRTC’s revenue as the transport utility suffered a loss of over Rs 150 crore between June and Sept this year due to heavy rain and floods in several parts of the state.Senior officials of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) said the revenue generated during the Diwali period was…
Pune: The Anti-Narcotics Task Force of Maharashtra police on Tuesday evening arrested a transgender person (21), a woman (27), and a Ghorpadi-based man (22) for allegedly possessing mephedrone. Other than the drugs, a weighing machine and a scooter — collectively estimated at Rs 4.32 lakh — were seized from them, police said.A police officer said…
PUNE: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) officials said on Tuesday the software engineer, Zubair Hangargekar (37), arrested on Monday on the charge of possessing literature of banned al-Qaida outfit, came in contact with its members through online mode in 2019.A senior ATS officer confirmed Hangargekar’s online contact with the outfit but did not reveal the…
Pune: A car driver was injured, and at least eight vehicles, mostly autorickshaws and cars, were damaged after being hit by a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus on the Pune-Solapur highway on Monday. The incident took place in broad daylight, around 2.30pm, and there were 25 passengers on board the state transport (ST)…
Pune: The ongoing hearing on over 58,000 objections and suggestions raised on the electoral rolls of 14 municipal councils from Pune district is expected to conclude by Oct 31. Most complaints pertain to the repetition of names or the listing of names in other wards. The district administration has so far completed hearings on more…
Pune: As many as 6,121 students were allotted seats after 2,000 additional seats were added across 38 newly approved colleges in the third round of Bachelor in Pharmacy admissions. The total number of seats has now increased to 56,000 across 447 colleges. Students must confirm their admissions by Thursday. Earlier, 24,186 students secured seats in…
Pune: The Pune police on Tuesday registered a case of cheating and criminal breach of trust against an office-bearer of Maharashtra Olympic Association (MOA) following allegations of misappropriating state funds allocated for three National Games held between 2022 and 2025.Sandip Bhondwe, working president of the Maharashtra State Wrestling Association that is affiliated with MOA, lodged…
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis PUNE: Speaking to reporters in Pune after attending an event organised by NITI Ayog, he said, “Bachhu Kadu has raised multiple demands, which require a clear roadmap for a solution. A meeting was called for this purpose, but he and his supporters refused to attend it by sending a message at…
