Pune: The state registration department has decided to integrate its property registration website with the MahaRERA portal to curb fraudulent property transactions and the proposal would be taken up in a meeting with representatives of the govt agency next week.Senior officials on Tuesday said the integration would allow sub-registrars to verify the RERA registration number…
Pune: NCP (SP) workers as well as local residents staged an agitation at the PMC office on Tuesday against erratic supply of water in Wadgaonsheri.They demanded that the authorities take urgent steps to improve the supply as frequent interruptions and water closures were hampering daily schedules of citizens.NCP (SP) MLA Bapu Pathare also joined the…
Pune: Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) cut the electricity supply to Dharmaveer Sambhaji Maharaj Primary School, a municipal school on Lal Bahadur Shastri (LBS) Road, last week for non-payment of dues amounting to around Rs2.5 lakh. The power utility firm took action three months after issuing a notice to the Pune Municipal Corporation…
Pune: At least 60 two-wheelers parked in a showroom and service centre on Bund Garden Road were gutted late on Monday night after a fire broke out on the premises. No one was injured in the incident, the fire brigade said.The centre is located on the ground floor of the three-storeyed building.Fire station officer Vijay…
Pune: From eco-friendly idols, puja kits, flowers, sweets and even daily offerings, quick commerce players have curated a range of festival items for customers’ benefit for Ganeshotsav.“This year, the assortment saw a tremendous increase. The markets are so busy that we ordered everything online,” Baner resident Arun Kulkarni said.Gold and silver coins, festive gifting, and…
Pune: Seven young people were rescued by the rural police and local residents after they lost their way amid rain and mist during a trek on Sinhagad Fort on Monday evening.Inspector Sachin Wangade of the Haveli police told TOI that the group of women, three of them women, had left the usual trekking route and…
Pune: The Pune city police on Monday announced curbs on heavy vehicle movement on some strategic stretches of 12 roads during the 10-day Ganeshotsav starting Wednesday to ensure hassle-free commute during the festive period.Among the dozen roads — stretches of which will be out of bounds for heavy vehicles round the clock till Sept 7—…
Pune: PMPML will operate more than 900 additional special buses during the 10 days of Ganeshotsav. PMPML officials said they would operate 620 additional special buses continuously on September 5 and 6. The fares for these special buses, which will run throughout the night, will be Rs10 more for all stops. Also, after midnight, passes…
Pune: The Pune city police have initiated an inquiry after videos surfaced online showing a murder accused out on bail holding a rally with around 250 people in the city recently. The rally, in support of the murder accused, was held along the river banks.The murder suspect was involved in the murder case of Vanraj…
Pune: Far from the snow-clad Kashmir, the drums of Ganeshotsav that echo through Pune’s streets stir something deeper in Rohit Ravi Bhat, a Kashmiri Pandit. For him, the festival is a tribute to resilience, woven with threads of memory, migration and meaning. “We are known for the way we adapt wherever we go,” Bhat said.In…
