Pix by Mandar Deshpande Bhoom (Dharashiv): For Amol Dhage, a 34-year-old dairy farmer from Chinchpur village in Bhoom tehsil, the wait for the truck carrying bags of silage was endless.Every few minutes, he looked toward the road, hoping that the much-needed cattle fodder would arrive. His dairy farm, once a source of steady income, is…
PUNE: Showing a sense of social responsibility, former corporator Harshali Dinesh Mathwad has cancelled her annual Navratri cultural programme and extended support to farmers affected by the recent floods in the state. Mathwad has contributed to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund and handed over essential kits for the affected families at the Bharatiya Janata Party’s…
Raja Subramani’s mornings are incomplete without fresh air and wind in his hair as he rides his bicycle around Vimannagar, Lohegaon and nearby areas. The sight of slowly dying trees – disfigured with advertisements on their trunks and concrete at the roots – is the only gloomy aspect to an otherwise ideal start to his…
Pune: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday criticised the Maharashtra govt for directing sugar mills to contribute to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, terming the order “shocking” and “unjustified.““It is shocking that instead of supporting those who have suffered losses, the govt has decided to collect large sums from sugar producers for the CM’s…
Pune: A software engineer (52), working as a senior consultant with an IT company in Hinjewadi, became the latest victim of an online share trading fraud when he lost Rs 48.36 lakh to cybercrooks between Aug and Sept.The victim, a resident of Pimple Saudagar, lodged a complaint with the Sangvi police on Saturday.An officer from…
Pune: Rainfall activities will be subdued in city, which has witnessed meager showers over the weekend, and surrounding areas in the next couple of days.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has not alerted Pune for any warning for the next few days.Other districts in western and north Maharashtra will also not witness increased showers. These districts…
Pune: The PMRDA has decided to move ahead with a pre-feasibility study for the proposed 14.5km Yerawada–Katraj twin tunnel project, even as senior officials from PMC raised questions over its economic and technical viability. A consultancy has been already appointed and data collection is underway. “It’s too early to comment on feasibility. At the recent…
Pune: The demand for feeder buses to ensure last-mile connectivity has grown as the Metro’s average daily footfall in Sept rose to 2.53 lakh from 2.24 lakh in Aug. More than 75 lakh commuters travelled in Sept on both routes — Vanaz to Ramwadi and PCMC to Swargate. Many said they preferred this mode of…
Pune: The Wagholi police are searching for three men for hacking their friend, Badal Shaikh (24) of Kharadi, to death at Ubalenagar on the Pune-Nagar highway, around 3.30am on Sunday.Senior inspector Yuvraj Hande of Wagholi police told TOI, “The three men, who are on the run, were friends with Shaikh, who used to do odd…
Pune: The Khadak police have arrested Rajesh Maharanidin Saroj (36), a private driver, from Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh for stealing silver ornaments weighing 70 kg, worth around Rs 67.6 lakh, from a shop in Guruwar Peth last month.At present, the police recovered 36.5 kg of silver from his possession.Saroj and his five accomplices broke open…
