Pune: Her affection, her warmth, and her generosity in singing for his film ‘Ankahi’ without charging a fee, are facets of playback singer Asha Bhosle that veteran actor Amol Palekar will hold close with deep emotion.“Ashabai’s voice will never fade. It will linger in the silence of my mind. To me, she was not merely…
Pune: The long-delayed Sadhu Vaswani bridge will not open before the monsoon, much to the frustration of thousands of daily commuters, despite pressure from the city’s top police brass.After Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar wrote to Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), urging it to blacklist the contractor for sluggish progress, civic officials did step on the…
PUNE: Daytime temperatures in the city rose sharply on Saturday, with Shivajinagar and Lohegaon recording their hottest day of the season so far at 39°C and 40.6°C, respectively, India Meteorological Department data showed.An IMD official told TOI that temperatures were expected to rise further in the coming days. “Our latest forecast indicates a continued increase…
Pune: A man purchased a latest smartphone worth Rs 1.35 lakh from a mobile store in Kondhwa on Friday and claimed to have paid using an UPI application. The storeowner, despite receiving the credit message, did not receive the money.Later on the same day, the Kondhwad-based storeowner (36) lodged a complaint with the Kondhwa police…
Pune: The Kasba Peth MLA Hemant Rasne on Saturday announced an e-waste collection campaign on Monday as part of ‘Clean Kasba’ initiative he has started for the last one and half years.Rasne said citizens from the constituencywere appealedto hand over all types of e-waste on Monday in this special drive.Rasne said around 30 garbage dumping…
Pune: The Market Yard police on Friday arrested a 33-year-old office boy of a private coaching institute on Satara Road for allegedly taking objectionable photographs of and inappropriately touching a Std VIII student in the building’s basement.The student, a boy, informed his parents about the incident on Thursday, following which his father lodged a complaint…
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday ordered an inquiry to determine how a helicopter with cabinet minister Chhagan Bhujbal on board missed the helipad and landed on an open ground designated for parking vehicles at Khanwadi village of Pune district’s Purandar tehsil.Bhujbal came to the village, about 40km from the city, to participate in…
Pune: An unprecedented surge in garbage generation has pushed the Pune Cantonment Board’s (PCB) waste management system to the brink, with daily collection skyrocketing from 20 tonnes to nearly 80 tonnes over the last five years.Officials said this huge increase has overwhelmed existing infrastructure, making it nearly impossible to maintain sanitation standards.While the cantonment is…
Pune: Maha Metro has submitted a revised Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the elevated Metro line from Bhakti Shakti Chowk to Chakan to the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) for further consideration. The proposed line will cover a total distance of 47.2km, an increase of 5km from the earlier planned length of 42.2km. In addition,…
Pune: Shivajinagar police have registered a case of outraging the modesty of a woman against the director of a capital market investment company and three other officials, after a female employee reported harassment last week.The FIR was initially registered at a police station in Mumbai and was later transferred to Shivajinagar police station on Friday…
