Pune: Eight years after its start, the construction of overhead water tanks for PMC’s 24×7 water supply project is still progressing slowly. Only 25 out of the 82 tanks to be constructed for this project have been commissioned. The civic body claimed to have completed construction of 66 tanks but said 41 are not in…
Pune: BJP’s Shivajinagar MLA Siddharth Shirole on Monday flagged alleged irregularities in Pune’s food distribution system in the state legislative assembly, claiming that some ration shops supplied wheat and rice contaminated with cement to citizens.“Recently, a shocking case came to light where wheat and rice mixed with cement were reportedly distributed to citizens at certain…
Pune: The provisional list for admission to polytechnic courses was announced on Monday. A total of 1.4 lakh applications were received, including 564 from outside Maharashtra. After scrutiny, 419 applications were found to be fake.According to the new rules this year, there will be four rounds of the centralised admission process (CAP). A student will…
Pune: A 70-year-old woman from Mumbai, misdiagnosed with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a type of blood cancer specifically affecting the bone marrow, later turned out to be a case of chronic anaemia brought on by metabolic syndrome. The patient was a long-term hypertensive, obese and pre-diabetic with symptoms such as breathlessness and persistent fatigue similar to…
Pune : A task force has been formed to expedite compulsory land acquisition for pending road works in Pune. Aimed at speeding up compulsory land acquisition to resolve road missing links and complete pending road works in Pune, this task force includes officials from various authorities, such as Pune Municipal Corporation, district collectorate, revenue department,…
Pune: Maha Metro and PMPML are planning to jointly develop bus terminuses near the Swargate and Civil Court Metro stations to reduce inconvenience for commuters.At present, buses halt on the main road in Swargate, leading to significant traffic chaos in the prime area. Similar problems are observed on the stretch between Civil Court and the…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has received the long-pending environmental clearance for its Rs1,440 crore Pavana river rejuvenation project.The project was delayed for over six years as the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) had directed the civic body to revise its proposal multiple times.The approval comes at a time when riverfront development…
Pune: The Regional Transport Office (RTO), in coordination with the city traffic police and other stakeholders, is in the process of identifying designated spots where private luxury buses can pick up and drop off passengers.Additionally, spaces for designated bus stops or parking lots are also being sought, senior Pune RTO officials told TOI on Monday.Pune…
Pune: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) local city chapter and state body as well as other doctors have warned of a 24-hour strike starting from July 11, unless govt withdraws the decision of Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) to register homeopathic practitioners as ‘modern medicine practitioners’.On Tuesday, IMA Pune and various doctors’ associations submitted a letter…
Pune: An off-duty fireman rescued a four-year-old girl just in time from falling off a third-floor bedroom window of an apartment building in Katraj around 9.10am on Tuesday. The girl, left alone while her mother took her sister to school, managed to slide through the window grille and was clinging to it for life, crying…
