Pune: Pune ranked 10th under Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2025 that evaluated the city’s performance in tackling air pollution, handling solid and waste management, road dust, controlling vehicular and industrial emissions, and creating public awareness. This is a remarkable improvement from last year’s survey when it was placed at 23th position.The ministry of environment, forest and…
Pune: A 60-year-old woman was found dead in Chincholi village of Junnar taluka, about 87 km from Pune, in the early hours of Tuesday. While villagers suspected she was attacked by a leopard, forest officials said the cause of death can only be ascertained after a postmortem report.The deceased, identified as Seetabai alias Dhamabai Jadhav,…
Pune: A crime branch team arrested gangster Suryakant alias Bandu Andekar (70), his daughter, Vrundavani Nilanjay Wadekar, and her two sons, Tushar (27) and Swaraj (23), after intercepting their car in Buldhana around Monday midnight in connection with the revenge killing of Ayush Komkar (18) in Nana Peth on Sept 5. The four were driving…
Pune: ENT specialists in the city are reporting a surge in patients with noise-induced ear issues after Ganeshotsav. Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) reported slightly less average noise pollution during this year’s festival as compared to last. City-based Ruby Hall Clinic has treated 10–15 new patients over last one week with complaints ranging from difficulty…
Pune: Air travellers, particularly those purchasing economy class tickets, had expected some relief from the recent goods and services tax (GST) rate revision by Central govt. But to their disappointment, the GST for economy class has remained unchanged at 5%, while GST for premium economy and business class tickets has gone up from 12 to…
Pune: Maharashtra woke up to an unusual nip in the air on Tuesday, with several cities recording below-normal minimum temperatures. Rain reduced significantly across the state with single-digit rainfall in many places in ghat areas. Pune is likely to see only very light to light rains for the next few days, said an IMD forecast….
Pune: Aundh businessman Abhijit Bhosle’s short and sweet vacation on seashores with two buddies turned bitter as he landed in a hospital bed from seat number 9C of SpiceJet’s Goa-Pune flight (SG-1080) on Monday evening due to a medical emergency onboard after he had a few sips of soft drink.The soft drink can Bhosle bought…
Pune: The repeated appeals made by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and deputy CM Ajit Pawar, urging respective party workers to refrain from putting up illegal hoardings, seem to have had little impact as the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad civic bodies continue to struggle with the defacement.According to data from the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC),…
Pune: The eco-friendly Ganesh idol donation initiative, launched two decades ago with modest numbers, is fast gaining traction among Maharashtra devotees. In Pune city alone, over 1.7 lakh eco-friendly idols were donated this Ganeshotsav, accounting for around 25% of the total idols immersed in the city.In Pimpri Chinchwad, 1.6 lakh idols have been donated this…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad fire brigade on Tuesday recovered the body of a 17-year-old youth who drowned in a quarry in Chikhali on Monday. The Chikhali police said the victim, Shree Chavan of Talawade, and his friends had gone for a swim in the quarry at Shelar Vasti in Chikhali on Monday. While in the…
