Pune: The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) accepted 405 new housing project registrations in the festive month of Oct, hosting both Dasara and Diwali this year.MahaRERA officials said on Thursday that this is the highest number of new project registrations they had cleared in a single month. In a first, over 200 project were…
Pune: Close to 50,000 contract employees under the National Health Mission (NHM) — grade I to IV — across Maharashtra may not celebrate Diwali with a festive spirit as their salaries have been pending since Aug.Vijay Gaikwad, the NHM Employees’ Committee coordinator, on Thursday said that a delegation met health minister Prakashrao Abitkar in Mumbai…
Pune: A special MP/MLA court in the city has allowed NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Avhad’s revision plea by discharging him from a case of unlawful assembly, rioting, assault and other charges, arising from a clash between two groups of political supporters during an event at the Fergusson College (FC) campus on March 23, 2016.On Aug…
Pune: PMC plans to inject around 600 stray dogs in its limits with microchips the size of a rice grain, in a pilot project based on similar ones in Bengaluru, Goa, Delhi, and Jaipur. Each microchip will contain a unique 15-digit ID for the respective dog, containing information about the canine’s colour, age, area, vaccination…
Pune: Every morning, govt school teacher Rajesh Kadam from Velhe tehsil in Pune district begins his day with a smartphone and not the chalk. Before the school bell rings, he logs in to the attendance app to mark students, updates the midday meal portal, and checks for new WhatsApp links from education officials. Throughout the…
Pune: Diwali Pahat, an integral part of festivities for Puneites, traces back to the 80s with soulful, classical music reverberating early morning during the festival.This year, the line-up at some of the city’s most popular Diwali Pahat events is varied.Ranga Rang Diwali Pahat at Yashwantrao Chavan Natyagruha in Kothrud on Oct 17 will showcase Madhura…
Pune: Civic officials in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad have stepped up action against unauthorised firecracker stalls to ensure public safety during Diwali.The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) initiated action against around 250 illegal stalls, while the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) acted against 15 such stalls in the past few days.A senior PCMC official said the…
Pune: The Bavdhan police on Wednesday registered a case against a CEO of an IT firm and a consultant from a job consultancy firm on the charge of duping five software engineers of Rs10 lakh, collectively, on a job promise.A software engineer (29) from Navi Sangvi, who was duped of Rs 1.5 lakh, lodged a…
Pune: Residents may experience light showers till weekend, despite the southwest monsoon’s official withdrawal from Pune on Monday. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has, however, indicated no rainfall during the main Diwali celebrations next week.SD Sanap, senior meteorologist at IMD, said, “No rainfall is expected in Pune during the main Diwali days next week. The weather…
Pune: NCP (SP) working president and Baramati MP Supriya Sule on Thursday slammed NCP’s Ahilyanagar MLA Sangram Jagtap for his appeal urging people to shop only from Hindu shopkeepers during Diwali, asking if he would also oppose the vaccines made by the Serum Institute of India.“It’s unfortunate that a young MLA from a party in…
