Pune: Residents of Wadgaon Sheri constituency will stage a protest march to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Tuesday, demanding immediate action on long-pending civic issues. The march, titled “Chalo Pune Mahanagarpalika”, will begin at 9 am from Shivajinagar.The protest will be led by Wadgaon Sheri MLA Bapu Pathare. The protestors’ key demands include regular…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) on Monday published its final delimitation plan for the forthcoming civic elections after receiving approval from the State Election Commission.The plan has been uploaded to the civic body’s official website and is available for public viewing at the PCMC headquarters.The twin cities will continue to have 128 corporators…
Pune: Crime branch officers of the Pune police on Monday recorded a statement from Rohini Khadse, daughter of former state minister Eknath Khadse, in the illegal Kharadi drug house party case in which her husband, Pranjal Khewalkar, was arrested. “We recorded her statement and she answered all our questions,” deputy commissioner of police (crime) Nikhil…
PUNE: Families from the economically weaker section will be embracing a not-so-happy Diwali this year as the state govt has decided not to distribute ration kits under the ‘Anandacha Shidha’ scheme owing to a financial crunch. The opposition has accused the Mahayuti govt of mismanaging finances over its decision.The scheme, introduced before the Diwali season…
Pune: Three daily express trains operating from Pune to Mumbai and one local service between Pune and Lonavala were delayed on Monday morning because of a points failure on the Pune-Lonavla rail line, officials said.Shravan Demle, who was on board Deccan Queen that left Pune around 7.15am, told TOI that the train suddenly halted near…
Pix by Mandar Deshpande Bhoom (Dharashiv): In Mahatrewadi village of Bhoom tehsil, 65-year-old Jijabai sits on a cracked mud floor of her decades-old house, wiping tears with the loose end of her faded saree. A week ago, on Sept 24, her 42-year-old son Laxman Babasheb Pawar allegedly committed suicide.Pawar, who owned just one and a…
Pune: The future of over 4,000 Pune zilla parishad (ZP) teachers has been put on hold again as their transfer process, which began seven months ago, has hit yet another hurdle and final relieving orders would be issued only after the grievances of some 225 professionals from among them are heard.All seven phases of the…
Pune: IMD on Monday said conditions have become favourable for further withdrawal of the southwest monsoon from the remaining parts of Gujarat, some more areas of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh and parts of Maharashtra over the next three to four days. The withdrawal, which usually begins from Maharashtra around Oct 5, has been stalled…
Pune: PMPML has set up 150 stainless steel bus shelters since last year without obtaining the mandatory approval from PMC’s sky sign department. This oversight has led to disciplinary action within the transport body.Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) chairman and managing director Pankaj Deore confirmed to TOI that Dattatraya Zende, formerly chief traffic manager…
Pune: Commuters have demanded urgent long-term plans to ease congestion around Hinjewadi IT Park and said the slew of measures put in place last month have been largely ineffective, even as the traffic police claimed improvement on ground.Last month, the traffic department issued an advisory modifying vehicular movement during peak hours on the four-lane Wakad…
