Pune: PMC will now carry out inspections of all public parking places it runs, after citizens raised complaints about the misuse of one such lot at Balgandharva Rang Mandir. A group of residents claimed that this facility at the auditorium, located on the busy Jangli Maharaj (JM) Road, is being used by private hotels in…
Pune/Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Members of the OBC community have expressed strong disapproval of the remarks made by Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange, accusing him of politicising the reservation issue rather than focusing on the genuine concerns of the Maratha community.During the Dasara celebrations at Narayangad in Beed district, Jarange launched a scathing attack on prominent OBC…
Pune: Beneficiaries of the Ladki Bahin scheme have been warned against falling for fraudulent websites for completing their mandatory e-KYC, following reports of a fake portal mimicking the official govt portal. “Some beneficiaries brought the fake site to our attention. We have reiterated that they must use only the official portal,” a senior official from…
Pune: The state govt on Friday approved the delimitation of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) that drew up the wards for the civic election. “The gazette notification about the new ward system will be published by next week,” PMC’s election officer Prasad Katkar said. The civic administration declared the delimitation on Aug 22. The ward offices’…
Pune: Vehicle registrations at the Pune RTO office saw a significant increase during the Navaratra and Dasara festival period this year compared to last year.A total of 15,709 vehicles were registered between Sept 21 and Oct 2. This figure surpasses last year’s total of 14,701 vehicles, which were registered over a slightly longer period —…
Pune: Maharashtra is facing a significant backlog in processing Unique Disability ID (UDID) applications, with 1.9 lakh cases still awaiting approval — the second-highest pendency in the country after Uttar Pradesh, as per data shared by the state disability department.According to the latest information, since the scheme’s launch in 2016, the state received 17.56 lakh…
PUNE: The MSRTC has launched a mobile application named “Aapli ST” which will consist of several features including giving passengers waiting at bus stops the exact location of the buses. The application was launched by state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik who said that the application has been developed by mapping more than 12,000 buses and…
Pune: Investigations by the Pimpri Chinchwad cybercrime police into a Rs 2.24 crore online share-trading fraud revealed that transactions worth Rs 3.53 crore were made in Santosh Rupnar’s bank account, the arrested Manjari resident.The Pimpri Chinchwad cybercrime police on Sept 5 had arrested a trader Santosh Rupnar (40) from Manjari in Pune while investigating a…
Pune: PMPML’s plan to bring double-decker buses back to the city does not appear convincing for civic activists, transport groups and regular commuters, who rather want strengthening of the fleets of midi or smaller buses to improve public commute.They said not all roads in the city were fit for the double-decker buses and there should…
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, following the cabinet meeting on Tuesday, had announced that all concessions typically given during drought will be extended to flood-affected people. Now, the opposition has criticised Mahayuti govt over this declaration, claiming that it has made no specific announcements — such as a farm loan waiver or monetary package —…
