Akhil Mandai, Bhausaheb Rangari mandals plan to join immersion procession early to avoid delays | Pune News

Pune: Two prominent Ganesh mandals — the Akhil Mandai Mandal and Shrimant Bhausaheb Rangari Ganapati Trust — are planning to join the immersion procession early this year to avoid delays.Office-bearers of both mandals on Thursday said they will begin the immersion processions soon after the processions of Manache Ganapti.The delay in the completion of Ganesh…

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Maha’s rain-deficient districts drop from 20 to 6 after recent downpour | Pune News

Pune: The recent rainy spell in Maharashtra has dramatically reduced rainfall-deficient districts from 20 to just six as of Tuesday, bringing much relief to drought-prone Vidarbha and Marathwada regions. Closer home, Pune district has seen a 28% surplus in rainfall this season.The six districts facing rainfall deficit are Mumbai City (-22%), Ahilyanagar (-27%), Beed (-43%),…

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Pune police register FIR against 10 for objectionable activities outside house of Kargil veteran’s family | Pune News

Pune: Police on Wednesday registered an FIR against six people and their four-to-five accomplices for allegedly “indulging in objectionable activities and raising religious slogans” outside the residence of a Kargil War veteran’s family in the city’s Chandannagar area. The family said the intruders had demanded proof of their Indian citizenship. “We have recorded fresh statements…

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Two killed, three injured after container truck jumps median & crashes into 5 vehicles on Pune-Bengaluru highway | Pune News

Pune: Two men, including a lecturer, were killed and three others suffered injuries after a container truck jumped the median on Sasewadi flyover near Velu village on Pune-Bengaluru highway, about 25km from Pune, and crashed into five vehicles coming from the opposite direction around 9.15am on Wednesday.The crash caused significant traffic congestion on the highway…

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ESR’s claim of beneficiaries of property tax discount for green building norms compliance doubling under PMC questioned | Pune News

Pune: PMC’s latest Environment Status Report (ESR), published on Tuesday, shows that the beneficiaries of its ‘green building norm property tax discount’ doubled in the last six years.However, are these effects reflecting on ground? This is the question being asked by citizens, activists and experts, while demanding better scrutiny of compliance from the civic administration.The…

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Govt will recover siphoned money from employees involved in scam, says minister Jaiswal in assembly | Pune News

Pune: Minister of state for finance and agriculture, Ashish Jaiswal, told the assembly on Thursday that merely suspending govt officials involved in financial misappropriation was not proving to be a deterrent and now the siphoned amount would be recovered from them. “Govt will issue directions to the general administration department to revise the standard operating…

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