Pune: A motorcyclist (29) and his friend (25) were killed, while his sister (20) suffered critical injuries when a PMPML bus hit their motorcycle from behind at Bhilarewadi in the old Katraj ghat section around 8.30am on Tuesday.The Ambegaon police identified the deceased as Akash Ramdas Gogawale, an employee with a private firm in Bibvewadi,…
Pune: The state election commission on Tuesday declared a detailed plan for finalising the electoral roll for the upcoming civic polls.Dates to remember Nov 6 I PMC and PCMC will publish the preliminary draft of the voters’ list Nov 14 I Last day to submit suggestions and objections from political parties and residents Nov 28…
Pune: An Army doctor posted at Southern Command Hospital has reported being charged at by a pack of stray dogs outside the Vishwamitra Colony residential quarters in Ghorpadi on Monday evening. The incident has reignited concerns about instances of stray animal-human conflict in Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) limits, with a blame game erupting among authorities…
Pune: City airport authorities have rejected PMPML’s request to allow its buses on the facility’s premises to pick up passengers. After a meeting on Tuesday between teams led by Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) officials chairman and managing director Pankaj Deore and Pune airport director Santosh Dhoke, a decision has been made wherein a…
Pune: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) youth wing chief Amit Thackeray met city police commissioner Amitesh Kumar on Tuesday and demanded stern action against Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members for the ruckus over poster dispute on Monday. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, he issued a stern warning to ABVP members, saying, “If you point…
Pune: Every year, as the city prepares to sparkle under the light of a million diyas, an even brighter glow emanates from homes and community centres. Here, women — many widowed or from underprivileged backgrounds — gather to paint, stitch, and mould the essence of Diwali into beautiful handmade creations. For these women, the festival…
The dense canopy of trees under which Pune was nestled until a few decades ago has given way to unforgiving open skies and dust, lined by a horizon of concrete structures.Citizens have already pointed out major discrepancies in the civic body’s official tree census; they are also constantly battling to save trees marked for felling…
Pune: The Chakan police on Monday arrested a man (21), who is a criminal on police records, and detained his three minor accomplices, who fled Pimpri Chinchwad after attempting to kill an autorickshaw driver and his friend on Oct 2.The four suspects had heated arguments after the auto rickshaw and the suspects’ motorcycle brushed in…
Pune: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has introduced a dual strategy for toilet upkeep at toll plazas. Contractors failing to maintain cleanliness will face penalties up to Rs1 lakh per day and vigilant commuters who report unhygienic facilities via the Rajmargyatra app under the Clean Toilet Picture Challenge will be rewarded Rs1,000 in…
Pune: The work of installation of sensors at construction sites, mandated to curb air pollution, is progressing slowly, as only a few sites have set up these devices, claimed environmental activists.They also claimed Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has largely ignored taking strict measures against these pollutants, with no cases filed against violators in the past…
