Pune customs officials at Lohegaon airport apprehended a passenger arriving from Bangkok on an Air India Express flight PUNE: The Pune customs at the Lohegaon airport, on Thursday, intercepted one passenger arriving on an Air India Express flight from Bangkok (IX-241) and recovered 5.23kgs of a white substance which was in form of crystals and…
Pune: Forum for IT Employees (FITE) has urged PMRDA to consider phased opening of 23km Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Metro Line, rather than waiting for its full completion by March next year.In a letter to Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) commissioner Yogesh Mhase, FITE called for early launch of Hinjewadi Phase 3 to Baner stretch (13km), citing…
Pune: Pashan resident Pushkar Kulkarni still shudders to recollect his Thursday evening travails as he found himself stranded on his scooter on a waterlogged stretch of road after the area was dumped with an unprecedented amount of rain — 140.6mm in 24 hours.“The rain was coming down in sheets and water had risen high enough…
Pune: State level technical committee (SLTC) approved two sewage treatment plant (STP) projects along the Indrayani River in Pimpri Chinchwad to curb water pollution, said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday.The committee cleared one plant with 40 million litres per day (MLD) capacity and other with 20 MLD. These STPs are a part of Pimpri…
Pune: Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation recently spent Rs14 lakh towards improving the drainage system at Swargate depot, but passengers said it has not helped much, with water accumulating at various places.The rains, which lashed the city for almost a week now, have only worsened the situation, with crater-sized potholes springing up at various areas…
Pune: Farmers affected by crop loss because of the recent heavy rain would get nearly 40% less compensation than last year, said activists citing a GR (government resolution) issued before the kharif season.Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana founder Raju Shetti said the changes in norms through the GR would have an adverse impact on farmers. “When Eknath…
Pune: Samarth police on Thursday registered an FIR against Sonali Andekar, wife of slain former NCP corporator Vanraj Andekar, her sister-in-law and 11 others for allegedly preventing a police team from taking Sonali into custody in connection with the revenge murder of Ayush Komkar (18) at Nana Peth. They have been charged under sections 221…
Pune: Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Kamala Nehru Hospital (BAVMC & KNH) has failed to comply with norms set by the National Medical Commission (NMC) to upgrade facilities at the hospital.BAVMC is Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)’s first and only medical college and is run by PMC-Medical Education Trust.Since Jan, NMC has sent…
Pune: Savitribai Phule Pune University increased the examination fee by 20% from the academic year 2025-26, said a circular dated Sept 14. According to SPPU officials, the management council of the university approved a 15% natural increase in the examination fee every two years from 2018-19. However, due to Covid-19 and other reasons, there had…
Pune: Maharashtra revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule will inaugurate the 31st Pune Navaratra Mahotsav at Ganesh Kala Krida Rangmanch on Sept 22.The vibrant festival will be a confluence of art, culture, dance, and music.Union minister of state for civil aviation and cooperation Murlidhar Mohol, state higher and technical education minister Chandrakant Patil and state minister of…
