Police detain and release four right-wing organisation members; seek cancellation of firearm licence held by one accused | Pune News

Pune: The Swargate police detained four members of a right-wing organisation and later served them notices before releasing them late on Monday night for allegedly assaulting Congress spokesperson Hanumant Pawar.One of the detained men holds a firearm licence issued in Dec 2022. Deputy commissioner of police (Zone II) Milind Mohite said, “As part of standard…

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Techies of Hinjewadi rally to aid migrant child after road accident in Pune | Pune News

Pune: The daily routine of software professionals in Pune’s Hinjewadi — Maharashtra’s largest IT park — comes with well-known challenges. From lacking civic infrastructure to unending traffic woes, techies are left to battle a host of obstacles amid administrative inaction.Yet recently these techies, who flock here from across the country and world, left their worries…

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Indapur village says goodbye to visual pollution with digital transformation, earns Rs4 lakh | Pune News

Pune: The Shelgaon gram panchayat in Indapur block, fed up with the increasing number of congratulatory messages displayed on flex boards and posters, went virtual and installed a digital display screen in their village square. The gram panchayat imposed a complete ban on posters two years ago, and anyone wishing to publish greetings, advertisements, or…

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Divyang Sahayak Portal: Integrated portal to streamline welfare delivery to people with disabilities | Pune News

Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday launched the Divyang Sahayak Portal — an integrated, AI-enabled platform of the Maharashtra Divyang Kalyan department — to streamline welfare delivery to persons with disabilities.The portal enables beneficiaries to apply for schemes online from home and track applications in real time. Information about all schemes for persons with…

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Finish pre-monsoon works on a war footing: Nagpure | Pune News

Pune: PMC mayor Manjusha Nagpure on Tuesday directed the civic administration to immediately convene a high-level meeting of all stakeholders to expedite pre-monsoon works and overhaul the city’s disaster management framework. During a review meeting, the mayor emphasised the need for detailed planning at the ward and regional levels. She instructed that additional manpower be…

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NGT directs sugar co-op to pay Rs1.06cr for polluting Ghod river | Pune News

Pune: The National Green Tribunal bench in Pune has directed the Sahakar Maharshi Shivajirao Narayanrao Nagawade Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd in Shrigonda taluka of Ahilyanagar district to deposit Rs1.06 crore environmental damage compensation within two months with the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board for causing pollution of Ghod river through discharge of untreated waste and an…

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