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Pune: Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) officials have started meetings with housing societies and residents’ groups to address concerns and clear misconceptions about smart electricity meters.Consumers have been objecting to the new meters claiming that the electricity bills of those who have installed the new meters have suddenly increased.On Saturday, MSEDCL officials met…

Pune: Deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar is set to meet party MLAs in Mumbai on Tuesday amid demands for wider consultations on the proposed merger of the two Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) groups.Former minister and senior NCP MLA Dilip Walse Patil on Saturday said he has received a message about her meeting with all party…

Pune: Alandi, one of Maharashtra’s most revered pilgrimage centres and home to the samadhi of Sant Dnyaneshwar, witnessed an unusual but telling social transition this year, as over a 100 couples chose to marry on Valentine’s Day, setting aside the traditional ‘muhurat’ associated with astrology.Local marriage registration offices and private halls reported an unprecedented surge…

Pune: Just a few days after Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) announcement regarding the blacklisting of hawkers who defaulted on their fees, roadside vendors have voiced their opposition.They have demanded that a meeting of the Town Vending Committee (TVC) to be held at the earliest and the civic administration address their grievances before taking punitive action.“The…

Pune: The Chakan industrial belt is set to get its first Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)-run 350-bed hospital after the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) had allotted 8.5 acre for the facility earlier this month.ESIC Joint Director Sukanta Das told TOI that the corporation also secured land in Baramati and Satara to set up 100-bed…

Pune: The state education department has decided to start the first year junior college (FYJC) admission process immediately after the Std X board examinations end to avoid the prolonged delays witnessed last year. Commissioner of education Sachindra Pratap Singh said the department has taken corrective measures to ensure a smoother process this year. “The previous…

Pune: The Kalewadi police arrested three criminals on the police records in connection with the recent chain-snatching crime that happened in Rahatani. The police not only recovered the robbed gold chain worth Rs 3.80 lakh but also recovered seven motorcycles, collectively worth Rs 6 lakh, from the trio.One of the three accused, Sanjay Nakka (29),…

Pune: Three occupants of a car were killed and two others suffered serious injuries in head-on collision with a truck in Nagargaon on Shirur-Kedgaon Chouphula Road around 1am on Saturday.The Shirur police identified the deceased car occupants as Pavan Rajhans Kale (34) and his daughter Aradhya (9) from Gunwadi in Ahilyanagar district, and his brother-in-law…

PUNE: The MSRDC vice-chairman and managing director, Anil Kumar Gaikwad, told TOI on Saturday that a seven-member committee had been constituted to study the Feb 3 propylene-laden tanker accident on Pune-Mumbai expressway and recommend remedial measures within 60 days.The committee under C P Joshi, former president of Indian Road Congress, will study the accident near…

Pune: Hundreds of people from Baramati and adjoining areas on Saturday gathered at Sahyog Society, the residence of deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar, urging her to fulfil late Ajit Pawar‘s promises.People visiting Sahyog Society, particularly on weekends, is a familiar sight in Baramati. Ajit Pawar would meet each visitor and try to resolve their issues….