Pune: Traffic troubles will continue for now for commuters from Talegaon, Chakan and Shikrapur as the state govt on Wednesday informed the legislative council that the construction of the elevated corridor passing through the industrial belt would take at least four years.The issue of long pending work of the road connecting Talegaon-Chakan to the holy…
Pune: In financial year 2025-26, Rs569.8 crore was allocated to the health department by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) in the budget, wherein almost 22% was spent on just 52,000 families of current and retired civic employees, corporators and those registered under the urban poor scheme, 35% on staff salaries and only 43% of the…
Pune:The PMRDA on Tuesday ruled out any structural issue on the Baner ramp of the integrated double-decker flyover at the Pune University Chowk, after PMC corporator Sunny Vinayak Nimhan sought its immediate inspection expressing concern over a possible defect in a section of the structure.An official of the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) toldTOI,…
Pune: A retired manager (82) of a multinational company lost Rs2.74 crore to cybercrooks posing as Mumbai Crime Branch and CBI personnel in a digital arrest fraud between Jan first week and Wednesday.The crooks told the 82-year-old Kothrud resident that they had installed a surveillance app in his cellphone. The senior citizen believed he was…
Pune: Pune Municipal Corporation’s water storage tank near Bhagwatinagar in Sutarwadi has been leaking for 15 days. Residents have filed multiple complaints, but in vain because the civic body was yet to plug it, said Sameer Uttarkar, a resident of the locality.Residents said that at a time when many societies have been facing water shortages…
Pune: The PMC has allocated approximately Rs954 crore to newly merged areas in its draft budget for 2026-27. This marks the first municipal budget since newly elected corporators from these regions took charge, following intense demands from both citizens and representatives to accelerate infrastructure development. The budget, drafted by Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) commissioner Naval…
Pune: The inaction and apathy of the civic administration have forced the residents of Blue Ridge Township in Hinjewadi to take up garbage cleaning from the banks of a nullah that joins Mula River in their backyard. After the residents complained to the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), the Zilla Parishad and PMRDA multiple times…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar:A 48-year-old farmer from Salwa village in Kalamnuri taluka of Hingoli district died by suicide in his farmland on Tuesday night because of alleged severe stress to repay a crop loan.The deceased farmer was identified as Dattarao Digambar Makhne (48). Kalamnuri police inspector Premprakash Makode said, “Makhne is survived by his wife, a son…
Pune: The city police and the PMC will launch a weeklong drive on Thursday to clear illegal hoardings and banners, and free up footpaths.“We will not tolerate illegal hoardings and banners in the city. These will be taken down immediately. We will also file cases against people whose names or other details appear on posters…
Pune: District child welfare committee officials, the Alandi Municipal Council and the local police on Monday shut down a private spiritual school after a boy lodged a complaint of physical and mental harassment through the child helpline on March 8.Officials from the municipal council and the district child welfare authorities conducted an inspection of the…
