Pune: Even as Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha Metro) is set to begin groundwork on key extension routes, elected representatives have tabled several proposals to further expand these services in both Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad.At least three new proposals have been tabled before the city improvement committee (CIC) of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) for…
Pune: The survival of thousands of trees and birds on tekdis came under threat because of the water tanker strike when the city is experiencing the hottest spell of this summer so far.Several tekdi plantations depend on tanker water. Its demand increased with the mercury soaring to nearly 42°C in Lohegaon and about 40°C in…
Pune: Several housing societies in Pimpri Chinchwad have approached the civic body, demanding strict action against developers who have allegedly failed to provide water supply despite giving written undertakings to do so.Residents cited recent directives from the divisional commissioner, which warned of legal consequences for builders who fail to honor their commitments to provide water…
Pune: A week after a mass fish kill at Pashan Lake led to the suspension of four civic officials, the PMC has announced a new plan to divert sewage away from the water body to mitigate rising pollution levels.The civic administration intends to lay a new pipeline to transport sewage from Pashan Lake to a…
Pune: The civic administration has issued a notice to a contractor managing a parking facility in the Mandai area after complaints of overcharging and fleecing at PMC-run parking lots.The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has also decided to conduct surprise inspections at parking lots to assess their overall functioning.The civic body has been receiving frequent complaints…
Pune: The Kalepadal police on Wednesday busted an illegal LPG refilling racket with the arrest of a 38-year-old worker. The police recovered 103 cylinders and a mini-truck.Senior police inspector Mansinh Patil of the Kalepadal police told TOI that the police team raided the spot at Handewadi and found one person was illegally transferring LPG from…
Pune: To recover a pending bill for crushed stones supplied to a civil contractor firm, a 39-year-old stone crusher owner and his four accomplices abducted the firm’s owner on Tuesday afternoon and demanded Rs 50 lakh from his father for his release.A Kharadi police team led by senior police inspector Sanjay Chavan swung into action…
Pune: A gang of seven to eight youngsters hacked an 18-year-old youth to death with sharp weapons around 12.15am on Wednesday at Panchashilnagar in Yerawada.The Vishrantwadi police have identified the deceased as Gaurav Telangi, who was residing in Narhe. Telangi’s friend lodged a complaint with the police. In the complaint, he claimed that he and…
Pune: The court of special judge Kavita D Shirbhate on April 11 acquitted a casual worker (29) from Karnatakain the rape and murder case of a six-year-old girl, over seven years after he remained an undertrial.The court on April 11 cited multiple gaps in the prosecution’s case, holding that ‘the prosecution miserably failed to prove…
Pune: The Pune traffic police have initiated an action against vehicles parked along roadsides and left unattended for a long time. The police have started serving notices to owners of such vehicles or started pasting notices on the parked vehicles if the owner is not known. “If such a vehicle is not removed within 24…
