Pune: The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) has launched a major crackdown on illegal hoardings along state and national highways to ease traffic congestion and curb risks of accidents. The drive, which began earlier this month on the Pune-Nashik highway’s Chakan stretch, saw 55 structures pulled down, officials said.PMRDA joint commissioner and deputy collector…
Pune: A daily wage worker and his friend allegedly attacked the former’s brother-in-law — a food delivery person (32) — with a sharp weapon at Nehrunagar in Pimpri on Wednesday evening as the victim slapped his wife. The food delivery person suffered serious injuries in the attack. The Sant Tukaramnagar police have registered a case…
Pune: In separate cases of online share-trading frauds, two men from Pimpri Chinchwad collectively lost Rs 50 lakh to cybercrooks between March and Sept.Two cases were registered with the Pimpri and Sangvi police on Wednesday.A Pimpri resident (69), who runs a business of sugar factories spare parts, lost Rs 33.25 lakh to the cybercrooks between…
Pune: Some passengers booked on the Delhi-Pune flight of Air India Express (IX-1015) were stranded on the aerobridge at Delhi airport for around 40 minutes, while others waited at the boarding gate for entering the aircraft on Wednesday night.The flyers were stranded because of a technical problem in the aircraft. Another plane was arranged later…
The Lions Club of Poona Nigdi, in collaboration with various organizations, conducted free breast, cervical, and oral cancer screenings PUNE: On September 17, the Lions Club of Poona Nigdi commemorated the 78th birth anniversary of 2 D MJF Haridas Nair by conducting breast, cervical, and oral cancer screening in association with the Pimpri-Chinchwad Police Commissionerate,…
The Lions Club of Poona Nigdi, in collaboration with various organizations, conducted free breast, cervical, and oral cancer screenings PUNE: On Sept 17, Lions Club of Poona Nigdi to commemorate the 78th Birth Anniversary of 2 D MJF Haridas Nair, conducted a breast, cervical and Oral cancer screening activity in association with Pimpri Chinchwad Police…
Gebr. Pfeiffer India, as part of its CSR, donated two food distribution vehicles to the Annamrita Foundation to provide nutritious meals PUNE: As part of its CSR initiative, Gebr. Pfeiffer India donated two food distribution vehicles to the Annamrita Foundation, which provides free nutritious meals. The vehicles were inaugurated and flagged off at a ceremony…
PUNE: Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said that the state govt has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to provide help to Maharashtra on similar lines to Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in tackling the flood situation in the state.After reviewing the damages to crops and residential areas caused…
Pune: Doctors at a Pune hospital removed a rare neck lipoma (a lump of fat tissue that grows under the skin), measuring nearly 16cm, from a 65-year-old woman.The patient was having trouble swallowing as the lump was blocking the food pipe. Surgeons, who performed the operation, said that since lipoma generally do not cause pain…
Pune: Airport police are investigating an email received around 9.39pm on Tuesday by city airport authorities, stating that they should not allow a private airline plane carrying an RDX-based improvised explosive device (IED) to land here. Senior inspector Govind Jadhav of the Airport police told TOI, “The flight was to land at Lohegaon airport from…
