Pune: The labour department has said it would take strict action against agents and middlemen who illegally charge construction workers exorbitant fees for registration under the Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) Welfare Board, despite the official fee being just Re 1.The move came following reports of rampant exploitation at tehsil offices across the state,…
Pune: The crime branch of the Pune police arrested Kunalkumar Vidyarthi, an education counsellor and a resident of Bihar, for publishing an online advertisement with the photograph of a Pune-based education institute, its webpage, and logo in an alleged admission fraud case.“Vidyarthi and his wife were in the process of boarding a flight to Thailand…
Pune: A 44-year-old woman has filed a complaint with Sahakarnagar police after being defrauded of Rs13.3 lakh in an online share trading scam.The cybercrooks lured the woman in investing in shares online via them.The incident, which involved cyber criminals, occurred between April 2024 and March 2025. The victim initially submitted a complaint application to the…
Pune: Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday announced that Central govt will set up three horticulture facilities for grapes, oranges and pomegranates in Pune, Nagpur and Solapur at a cost of Rs300 crore under its clean plants programme. These facilities among others will offer farmers healthy saplings for production of disease-free crops.“State has…
Pune: The state education department has issued a circular directing all district education officers to submit updated data on the status of CCTV camera installations in all schools in their jurisdictions.This move is in response to the TOI report, ‘Only 50% schools under CCTV watch, kids’ safety at risk,’ published on March 22, 2025. It…
Pune: The delimitation process of areas under Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), as mandated by the Supreme Court’s directives, has not gathered pace. Civic officials said it is complex as it involves the old city areas and 34 merged villages of which two have been demerged. “We are expecting the state’s directives soon. The administration is…
Pune: The urban development department on Feb 25 issued a govt resolution directing municipal corporations, Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority and municipal councils to take strict action against unauthorised constructions while simultaneously providing shelter to displaced families under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. However, nearly three months later, the implementation remains sluggish. PMRDA, with jurisdiction over…
Pune: Bombay high court’s order to the state govt to establish six regional branches of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women remains unimplemented nine years after it was issued.In Feb 2016, the high court took note of the state’s assurance to set up a fully functional commission with a chairperson and six non-official members and…
Pune: An eight-year-old died and her younger brother (5) sustained an electric shock after coming into contact with a direction board of the PMC on Sunday evening at Doke Talim in Nana Peth.“We have identified the deceased girl as Sayali Dumbe of Doke Talim, Nana Peth. We have registered an accidental death case as of…
Pune: The early onset of rain this year in the city has led to a spike in the number of viral hepatitis and typhoid cases in May, which is not usually a monsoon month.Officials said there has been a reported rise in waterborne infections both in the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporations’ limits.As per…
