Pune: Consumer durable makers and retailers are expecting a bumper festive season with GST cuts coming just ahead of Diwali. The reduction in GST rates for white goods like ACs and TVs from 28% to 18% could spur buying sentiment, said retailers. Rohan Kumar, a resident of Wanowrie, is already planning some purchases next month….
Pune: Over three months after the SSC results were declared, Maharashtra’s maiden move to centralise the first-year junior college (FYJC, Standard XI) online admission across the state has run into serious challenges. Over 8 lakh seats (38%) still remain vacant across junior colleges despite multiple rounds, prompting calls from parents, educators and college associations to…
Pune: The reduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on some categories of automobiles is likely to boost sales during the upcoming festive season and beyond, industry players said.The two-wheeler segment, which never recovered from the pandemic, will certainly get a boost, especially in the low-powered motorcycles, Rajiv Bajaj, MD, Bajaj Auto, said in a…
Pune: The last lunar eclipse of the year will be visible from all over India on Sunday. This is a rare opportunity for astronomy enthusiasts, as the next lunar eclipse will be on March 3, 2026. The eclipse will begin at 9.57pm on Sunday. Later, the moon will be completely in the shadow of the…
Pune: As commuting on Sinhagad Road has largely become faster and hassle-free with the commencement of a new flyover, commuters who use the roads under the flyover daily want the civic administration to keep the carriageways and footpaths free of encroachment.Shrinivas Kadam, a regular traveller in the area, said that those wishing to travel directly…
Pune: The new security hold area (SHA) at Lohegaon airport is expected to be commissioned by March 2026, airport director Santosh Dhoke told TOI on Friday.With a likely spike of around 15% in daily footfall, especially during the upcoming festive season, the new SHA will smoothen the flight movement and help authorities to manager passengers,…
Pune: The Bharatiya Vidyapeeth police on Thursday registered a case against a landlady for renting her property to Suryakant alias Bandu Andekar gang associate Datta Balu Kale (24) without police verification.The city police recently claimed to have foiled an alleged plot by Kale to kill the relatives of rival gangsters Somnath Gaikwad and Aniket Dudhbhate…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad crime branch raided a lodge on Wednesday night and arrested a woman (33) who was allegedly running a sex racket.The woman has been contacting customers via social media platforms and mobile messenger apps. A police team led by senior inspector Nitin Gite took action against two women who, as per the…
Pune: All five dams that supply water to PMC limits and two dams — Pavana and Andra — that provide water to PCMC areas were 100% full on Thursday. This is the first time in the ongoing season that the water stocks in all the dams has been maintained at full capacities by the irrigation…
Pune: Hadapsar police detected five chain snatching cases following the arrest of two men from Mhada taluka in Solapur district. Police recovered five gold chains, two bikes with fictitious number plates, masks, a black haversack, and a screwdriver collectively valued at over Rs7 lakhs from criminal on record Dnyaneshwar Chavan (23) and his aide Aniket…
