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…
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…
Pune/Kolhapur: The Bombay high court’s Kolhapur bench on Tuesday granted bail to Panvel-based ENT surgeon Virendrasinh Tawde, Amol Kale and Sharad Kalasakar, all co-accused in the Feb 2015 murder of leftist leader, rationalist and author Govind Pansare in Kolhapur.Tawde and Kale are expected to walk out of the Kolhapur and Bengaluru jails, respectively. Kale has…
Pune: The scheduled release of water from the Khadakwasla dam for winter crops, typically set for Oct 15, has been postponed by at least two weeks owing to extended rainfall this monsoon. The release is now expected to begin only by month-end.Irrigation department officials said they were yet to receive any formal water release request…
Pune: Builders have urged state govt to ensure the smooth availability, accessibility and transportation of manufactured sand (M-Sand), following the finalisation of the standard operating procedure (SOP) for the M-Sand policy in July to phase out river sand mining across the state. Developers have shown readiness to adopt M-Sand, a type of fine aggregate produced…
Pune: Former corporator and ex-city chief of Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Pimpri Chinchwad unit Sachin Bhosale has moved the Bombay high court challenging the final delimitation plan for the upcoming civic election. In his writ petition, Bhosale alleged that the authorities made changes to the boundaries of ward number 24, from where he was elected in…
Pune: Chairman of the Legislative Council Ram Shinde on Tuesday said that it was NCP (SP) MLARohit Pawar who roped in gangster Nilesh Ghaywal to work for him in Karjat-Jamkhed assembly. Shinde was responding for the first time to allegations of his links to the Pune-based gangster.Rohit had recently circulated some videos and photos claiming…
Pune: A man (26) from Bhavani Peth died and his two accomplices were grievously injured after workers of a scrap godown brutally assaulted them with iron and PVC rods at Sopannagar in Wadgaon Sheri in the early hours of Monday, after the trio allegedly entered the facility by uprooting its tin roof to commit theft.The…
Pune/Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has so far discontinued eight schemes — Majhi Shala, Sundar Shala the latest — introduced by his predecessor and current deputy CM Eknath Shinde, said Shiv Sena (UBT) member Ambadas Danve on Monday.Danve, while speaking to media persons in Mumbai, listed the seven other schemes as Anandacha Shidha, One Rupee…
Pune: The Std VIII English question paper for Progressive Assessment Test (PAT) scheduled for Monday was leaked a day before the exam and uploaded on an online video sharing platform. The assessment is conducted in govt schools across Maharashtra to gauge students’ learning levels. Teachers and students alerted the State Council of Educational Research and…
