Pune: Residents of Ghorpadi are exasperated with the apathetic attitude of the Pune Cantonment Board and the Pune Municipal Corporation towards repairing sewage and stormwater lines damaged during the construction of pillars for the ongoing railway overbridge work. The issue has been ignored for the last seven months, they said and added that rainwater and…
Pune: The onset of monsoon rain spells and winds accompanying them has led to the displacement of many birds from their nests around the city, requiring immediate care by rescuers. Most of these rescuers in various areas said that they are getting a lot of calls regarding hatchlings of crows and the Indian grey hornbill.“A…
Pune: Music often joins hands with devotion. And when it does, it erases divides of language, musical genre, background and religion, says Carnatic vocalist Ranjani. She is talking about abhang, a form of devotional poetry and singing in the Marathi tradition by Maharashtra’s saint-poets, especially associated with the warkari sect and the worship of Lord…
Pune: Monsoon activity picked up marginally across the district on Friday, as heavy to very heavy rainfall was recorded in several ghat areas, including Shirgaon, Ambona, Davdi, Dongerwadi, Lonavla, Mulshi, Walwhan and Tamhini. Shirgaon recorded the highest rainfall at 160mm in the 24 hours ending at 8.30am on Friday, qualifying as very heavy rainfall. Ambona…
Pune: Political leaders across party lines have expressed support for merger of Hinjewadi with Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, following a citizen-led campaign demanding better infrastructure facilities.The online petition campaign, titled ‘UNCLOG Hinjawadi IT Park’, was initiated by IT professionals and residents after severe waterlogging and traffic congestion in the area during the first spell of…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation has completed digging work on several roads, but the hurriedly done repairs is posing a major challenge to motorists. Adding to their woes, the patchwork done at many locations has come off in the continuous rain.Commuters who take BMCC Road every day said that the entire stretch from the Law…
Pune: Shiv Sena MP from Maval Shrirang Barne has raised the issue of hospitals denying treatment under the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) with Union health minister J P Nadda. During his visit to Delhi on Wednesday, Barne met Nadda and submitted complaints received from citizens who were allegedly refused treatment despite…
Pune: Rajya Sabha member Medha Kulkarni on Friday demanded strict action against people who had put banners defaming her after she demanded that Pune railway station be named after Peshwa Bajirao I.“Every citizen has the right to put forward their demands, and that’s what I did. Opposition to my views should be done within the…
Pune: A 19-year-old final-year city college student, whose moped skidded while trying to avoid a waterlogged patch on Ganesh Colony Road in Wadgaon Budruk, fell on the road and died after coming under the rear wheels of a truck.The accident occurred around 1.30pm on Thursday, after which the truck driver fled the spot. Sinhagad Road…
Pune: As many as 1,168 women in the state lost their lives to maternal mortality in 2024-25, health department officials said.Pune district accounted for the highest number of maternal deaths at 95 during this period. Officials cited high population as well as the district being a referral point for other neighbouring districts, with many complicated…
