Pune: Citizen activists renewed calls for a comprehensive review of the implementation of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act after the Supreme Court on Thursday made strong observations on the functioning of real estate regulatory authorities across states. Activists said thousands of homebuyers remain stuck with cases pending for years or await execution of…
Pune: The state govt has directed the PMRDA to immediately initiate a process to prepare the draft structure plan for the Pune metropolitan region (PMR).Senior officials of the urban development department said the notification was issued on Feb 10. “Directions were issued in public interest under provisions inserted through Chapter III B of the MRTP…
Pune: It is clear why Hanne Vandewinkel, a 21-year-old promising Belgian, hired former world no. 13 and compatriot Kirsten Flipkens.Flipkens was known more for her craft, especially the slice, than power and that old-school finesse helped her peak with a semifinal appearance at Wimbledon in 2013.Flippers’ signature was written all over Vandewinkel’s 7-6 (0), 7-6…
Pune: A Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) e-bus carrying 50 passengers caught fire in Chakan MIDC on Thursday afternoon.The driver immediately stopped the bus after noticing smoke and evacuated the passengers with the bus conductor’s help. No one sustained injuries in the incident. Pune: PMPML E-Bus Catches Fire, Rajya Sabha MP Seeks Job Help,…
Pune: A 21-year-old man was arrested on Thursday on the charge of stabbing his friend to death with a knife in their rental accommodation at Nanekarwadi in Khed taluka on Wednesday night.The Chakan South police identified the deceased as Kishor Rane (25). His friend, Kapil Kosalkar, was arrested under Section 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya…
Pune: The Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat has issued a notice to the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation, National Disaster Management Authority, Maharashtra State Disaster Management Authority, Pune and Raigad district disaster management authorities and the National Highways Authority of India over the inconvenience the toll paying motorists faced from Feb 3 to 5 following the…
Pune: Activists have opposed the Maharashtra govt’s new order that restricts admissions under the 25% Right to Education (RTE) quota in private schools to beneficiaries residing within 1km radius of the institution, saying there should be flexibility to include children staying up to a 3km range.RTE activist from Pune Mukund Kirdat said the move will…
Pune: A 35-week-old preterm twin has survived a rare and life-threatening birth defect following nearly two months of intensive care and high-risk surgery at a city hospital. The infant was admitted on Oct 14, 2025, following severe respiratory distress and sepsis. Doctors at Sahyadri Hospitals’ MomStory quickly diagnosed the baby with a left-sided congenital diaphragmatic…
Pune: A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Pune has granted compensation of Rs 19.24 lakh to the parents of a 22-year-old man, who died in a road accident in 2020. It held the driver of a car as solely responsible for the crash, as he was speeding and entered the wrong side of the…
Pune: A man was arrested on Thursday after he allegedly tried to con a jewellery shop owner in Kondhwa for the second time within a year.The accused, Ayub Irani (46) of Loni Kalbhor, had visited the shop in May last year under the pretext of giving change for Rs500. He later requested the owner to…
