Pune

Pune: Less than a month after a propylene gas tanker overturned and caused traffic congestion lasting 32 hours on the Pune-Mumbai expressway, another tanker belonging to the same firm met with an accident on this route on Monday.According to the highway police, the tanker carrying highly inflammable propylene gas from Kochi in Kerala to Dahej…

Pune: The city traffic police have become the first in the country to implement an online traffic management system in collaboration with Google India. “Last year, the state govt signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Google India, following which a traffic application — Trafficure — was developed. The app leverages Google Maps to identify…

Pune: The city traffic police have generated fines worth Rs3.83 crore against 1,32,485 motorists for various traffic violations over the past three months, with active participation from citizens. “The Pune Traffic Police (PTP) application can be used by citizens to upload photographs of vehicles involved in different types of traffic offences. Based on these submissions,…

Pune: A policy thinktank known for roundtables and research papers is preparing to place music, dialogue and public participation at the centre of its newest experiment with the launch of the first edition of Palash, a cultural initiative that will be rolled out from Feb 27 to March 1 at its campus in Pashan. Conceived…

Pune: Amadea Enterprises LLP partner Digvijay Patil has withdrawn his anticipatory bail application from a city court in the case linked to the Mundhwa govt land parcel deal registered by the Khadak police and being investigated by the Economic Offences Wing. Patil cited the reason of need to amend his pleadings and grounds for the…

Pune: Traders at the APMC Market Yard in Gultekdi have reported a rise in theft cases over the past six months, alleging inaction by the market committee and the police despite repeated complaints.Rajendra Bathiya, president of the Poona Merchants’ Chambers, an apex body representing over 600 traders operating from the Market Yard, said traders have…

Pune: Over 20 cars and 50 two-wheelers parked on an open ground in front of the state land records office in Yerawada were gutted in a fire that broke out on Monday afternoon.No injuries were reported in the incident, officials from the city fire brigade said.Four fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the…

Pune: A gang of four robbers barged into a house at Bori Budruk village in Junnar taluka, about 95 km from Pune, and decamped with gold and silver jewellery worth Rs9.35 lakh after thrashing the family members with sticks. Nititsh Korde (33), a cooperative credit society employee, lodged a complaint with the Ale Phata police….

Pune: The Indian Army is entering a decisive decade of transformation, driven by rapid assimilation of cutting-edge technologies and anchored firmly in atmanirbharta, Southern Army Commander Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth said on Monday.Addressing the 32nd foundation day celebration of the Army Institute of Technology (AIT), Lt Gen Seth underlined that technology has emerged as a…

Pune: The city’s most densely built-up neighbourhoods experienced extreme heat stress on nearly half the peak summer days during April and May 2024, showed a detailed field analysis conducted across three locations using the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature index — a composite indicator that combines air temperature, humidity, wind speed and solar radiation.The on-ground assessment…