Pune: The proposal to divert Rs 5 crore from the budgetary allocations made in 2025-26 to build a drainage supply system in newly merged areas, which was recently cleared by the standing committee, has invited sharp rebuke from the respective corporators. “The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) administration should utilise the funds for the purpose for…
Pune: A time-bound entry system for pick-ups by private vehicles is expected to be rolled out by the city airport authorities by Feb-end or March this year. “We are awaiting a nod from our headquarters pertaining to this. The system will be rolled out soon,” Pune airport director Santosh Dhoke told TOI on Monday. Private…
Pune: A 35-year-old man from Ghodegaon in Ambegaon taluka died after a boulder came crashing down on him while he was descending Harishchandragad, around 120km from the city, on Sunday morning. The accident took place around 10.30am, when victim Suresh Damse was descending from the Junnar Darwaja side, Pune Rural police said. Rupesh Jagtap of…
Pune: The death of a 52-year-old tourist at Rajgad Fort on Saturday once again threw a harsh spotlight on the absence of basic safety, medical and emergency response facilities at one of Maharashtra’s most frequented heritage destinations. Sandeep Balkrishna Pawar, a resident of Baramati, collapsed while descending from the Balekilla (citadel) area of Rajgad Fort…
Pune: The simple task of stepping out of their homes has become a constant source of danger for residents of Zinnea Cooperative Housing Society, located near Chandni Chowk along Mumbai-Bengaluru Highway.Equipped with only one operational entry and exit gate that opens directly onto the highway service road, residents find themselves at the mercy of speeding…
Pune: The ongoing investigation into the Rs22.03 crore online share-trading fraud case in the city, which came to the fore in Jan this year, has revealed that the ill-begotten money was transferred to as many as 1,235 bank accounts across the country. These include accounts in banks in Noida, Delhi, West Bengal, Bengaluru, Solapur, and…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad crime branch on Saturday arrested a criminal on the police records who stole the victim’s gold jewellery by posing as police.A crime branch team led by senior police inspector Arvind Pawar detected 2 cases registered with the Hinjewadi and Dehu Road police.The police identified the accused as Mohammed Ali (40), of…
Pune: The Chakan North police on Saturday night arrested a 19-year-old youth and detained his minor accomplice on the charge of stabbing and bludgeoning their friend (20) to death.The murder, which was the fallout of an old dispute, happened at Chakan around 3pm on Saturday. The police identified the deceased as Prathamesh Mane (20) of…
Pune: Cybercrooks impersonated officials of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to dupe a retired bank official (74) from Pimpri of Rs35 lakh in a ‘digital arrest’ fraud last month.The victim on Friday lodged a complaint with the Sant Tukaramnagar police.Senior inspector Gorakh Kumbhar of the Sant Tukaramnagar police told TOI that the victim is a…
Pune: While the construction of a new security hold area (SHA) at Pune airport is expected to be completed by the end of March, flight operations are expected to take more time owing to approvals from agencies such as the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), senior airport officials said.“Construction of the new SHA is…
