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…
Pune: A scooter rider, Jagannath Kale (73) of Aundh, died on Wednesday afternoon after his vehicle skidded while negotiating an uneven surface on Nagras Road in Aundh and he came under the front wheel of a car plying alongside his two-wheeler.“The car driver was heading home with her children,” said senior inspector Uttam Bhajnawale of…
Pune: The civic body’s recent Environment Status Report (ESR) has stated that noise levels under its jurisdiction have remained below permitted levels, contrary to claims of several studies and experts.As per the report, noise levels in industrial, commercial, residential, and silence zones were less than the norms prescribed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)….
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%),…
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…
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…
Pune: State general secretary of NCP (SP) Rohit Pawar claimed on Wednesday that the report of an inquiry into a video showing state agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate playing a game of cards on his cellphone in the assembly revealed that the latter played the game not for a few seconds but for 18 to 22…
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…
Pune: State govt on Thursday accorded Ganeshotsav the status of “Maharashtra State Festival”. Ashish Shelar, the cultural affairs minister of state, made the announcement during the monsoon session of the assembly while replying to the demand of Kasba Peth MLA Hemant Rasane. The latter also demanded Rs100 crore from the state for the festival. “State…
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…
