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Pune: The PMPML plans to run a total of 10 double-decker electric buses in the city if everything goes well in an ongoing trial run, chairman-cum-managing director Pankaj Deore said on Tuesday. One such bus has arrived from Chennai to conduct trials at the moment, which will go on for the next eight to 15…

Pune: In a hit-and-run accident, a 28-year-old engineer died after his motorcycle was hit by an unknown vehicle at Wakad on the Katraj-Dehu Road bypass on Sunday afternoon. The Hinjewadi police identified the deceased as Ameya Sadegaonkar of Balewadi. The accident occurred when the victim was heading towards Chandni Chowk, police said. TNN Source link

Pune: Jammu and Kashmir Students Association’s Kashmiri Pandit wing president Krishna Saproo, an undergraduate student of a city college, has alleged that certain people took offence and threatened him because he recently attended a book discussion with author Mehak Jamal as the guest.Jamal has written ‘Loa’l Kashmir’ set in the Valley.Saproo alleged two women shouted…

Pune: Maharashtra’s primary and secondary schools as also junior colleges have started 34 student clubs to foster talent, creativity and critical thinking among students. The clubs will cover subjects ranging from academics and hobbies to environment, technology, competitive exams, vocational education and reading.State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) director Rahul Rekhawar recently issued…

Pune: Two men were arrested from Maval on Sunday night on the charge of abusing and beating a traffic constable while he was busy redirecting traffic at Somatane Phata.An officer of Talegaon Dabhade police told TOI that there was traffic congestion at Somatane Phata on Sunday afternoon. The complainant and other police constables were redirecting…

Pune: Traffic was reduced to a crawl on major thoroughfares on Monday morning, particularly on the Pune-Solapur and Nagar highways, following persistent overnight rainfall, sparking heavy waterlogging in Wagholi, Lohegaon, Loni Kalbhor, Manjari and Hadapsar.The city fire brigade received 10 emergency calls regarding falling of trees from Kharadi, Sinhagad Road, Prabhat Road, Pune station and…

Pune: The state prosecution on Monday told a special court that police needed to question gangster Bandu Andekar and others arrested in the Ayush Komkar murder case, to trace and arrest his son, Krushnaraj, the sole absconding suspect, besides unraveling the details of the murder conspiracy.The court ordered police custody till Sept 17 for Andekar…

Pune experienced a sudden, heavy downpour on Tuesday afternoon, lasting just over an hour PUNE: A sudden spell of heavy rain lashed Pune city on Tuesday afternoon, lasting for just over an hour from 12.20 pm to 1.30 pm. Several parts of the city experienced intense downpour during this period, even as rainfall over the…

PUNE: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) may roll out a new Aadhaar application in Dec this year, after which no visits to an Aadhaar centre for updating cellphone numbers will be necessary. The app will best serve those using face authentication matching images with Aadhaar’s biometric records. Services requiring the capture of fingerprints and…