Pune: The lack of regulation in the animal welfare sector in India has allowed for the emergence of a breeding ground for fraudsters that exploit both animals and volunteers.In the absence of proper oversight, there has been a disturbing proliferation of spurious animal shelters nationwide, operating as profit-making ventures while charging exorbitant monthly fees from…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) on Tuesday listed its Rs200 crore green municipal bonds on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai.The listing ceremony was attended by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, and state chief secretary Sujata Saunik.PCMC has become the first civic body in Maharashtra to…
Pune: The Pune city police have questioned Angadias, who ferry cash between Pune-Ahmedabad and Pune-Jaipur, in connection with the transfer of money to the illegal call centre in Kharadi that extorted millions of dollars from American citizens by posing as US law enforcement officials.However, the police are yet to trace the main cash peddler in…
NEW DELHI: Residents of Pimpri’s Premlok Park area gathered in large numbers to worship a gulmohar tree that appeared to be emitting water, believing it to be a miracle. The crowd offered garlands, turmeric, and flowers, and some even tried to sip the “holy water” flowing out of the tree. However, the phenomenon was soon…
Pune: Land acquisition for the proposed Rs 3,500-crore Purandar International Airport showed early signs of becoming a complex process for the state govt after officials said they received more than 3,000 objections from farmers in seven villages that are set to lose land to the project.Hearings began this week to negotiate land rates and other…
Pune: A few days after Maharashtra FDA suspended quick commerce player Blinkit’s food licence in the Balewadi area due to regulatory non-compliance, the authority instructed food safety officers (FSOs) in the city to aggressively crack down on dark stores that are flouting food safety compliance norms.A dark store is a retail location that functions solely…
Pune: The traffic situation in the Mandai area is expected to ease with Maha Metro wrapping up work on the Metro station’s new entry point, paving the way for the removal of barricades that have choked the area for almost three years, thereby reducing traffic congestion.The new entry point of the Metro station, now operational…
Pune: Software engineer Rishabh Agarwal decided to buy an SUV and after he had decided on the brand, Agarwal paid an extra one lakh to the showroom dealer only to get his car interiors customised. He spent the extra money on his brand new car on panoramic overheads, ambient neon lighting bordering the sunroof, touch…
Pune: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday urged party workers to start preparations for the coming civic polls, drawing curtains over speculations of a reunion of the two factions of the party. Addressing party workers at Balgandharva Rangmandir in the city, he told the NCP (SP) functionaries at the district level to start identifying…
Pune: A 35-year-old finance manager working with a private company was shocked after receiving a notice from a private bank about EMI payment default on a loan of Rs 18 lakh, which he never applied for. When he checked with the bank, it was found that someone obtained the loan from the bank by preparing…
