Pune: The Mahalunge MIDC police in Pimpri Chinchwad have registered a case against a private contractor for alleged negligence that led to the death of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl in 2022. She fell into a pit filled with water at an under-construction site in Nighoje village of Khed taluka around 3.30 pm on July 17, 2022….
Pune: Parents across Pune are breathing easier this school season after a noticeable drop in the prices of notebooks and school stationery. The academic year will begin in 10 days for most govt and private schools and the markets are bustling. The price reduction is largely due to a steep fall—around 40 to 50%—in the…
Pune: A 23-year-old woman died after falling into a valley at Rajgad Fort in Velhe taluka on Thursday around 5pm. The Pune Rural police, who identified her as Alandi resident Komal Shinde, said she was walking down from Bale Killa, the fort’s highest point, when she reportedly lost balance and slipped off the trail, falling…
Pune: Students aspiring for careers in medicine or aiming to pursue higher education abroad can explore their options at a seminar organised by The Times of India at Dr Shamrao Kalmadi Junior College Auditorium in Erandwane on Sunday. This event offers practical guidance on both Indian MBBS admissions and opportunities for bachelor’s and master’s programmes…
PUNE: A 20-year-old college student almost lost his voice after 33 glass pieces got stuck in his throat when his two-wheeler crashed into a pickup truck in Chakan. Surgery and care helped him regain it in just over a month.The biker was without a helmet when he collided head-on with the four-wheeler. He was flung…
Pune: Pune is seeing a visible uptick in Covid-19 cases as hospitals have been reporting a further rise in patients testing positive over the past few days. The state health department’s data corroborated this trend, with Pune district recording a steady climb in daily new cases: 20 on June 2, 30 on June 3, 41…
Pune: An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Pune on Thursday morning had to be diverted to Surat allegedly due to the presence of birds near the runway area. The flight (6E-2471) had taken off from Delhi at 4.54am instead of its scheduled time of 4.40am and was set to touch down in Pune at 6.45am….
Pune: The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority is set to float tenders for building an internal road to state’s longest glass skywalk proposed in Lonavala connecting lion and tiger points as part of a tourism project that will be executed at a cost of Rs909.04 crore. Eight tenders are currently under evaluation. “The road work…
Pune: Addition of 2,640 new buses by the year-end will not make much of a difference to MSRTC’s fleet as almost an equal number of old buses will be scrapped, transport officials said.Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has around 15,663 buses at present.Senior officials of the state transport body told TOI that after procurement…
Pune: Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, while speaking at an event here on Friday, said that the poor quality of roads has a far-reaching impact on the image of a city, highlighting that it also affects the growth of its economy.Shinde added that one of the first decisions he had made after becoming CM in…
