Pune: In 2018, the Maharashtra govt imposed a ban on single-use plastics to clamp down on widespread presence of this highly environment damaging material.Seven years down the line, despite multiple attempts to renew enforcement of this directive, rampant use of non-biodegradable plastic flourishes in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad.Both civic bodies have conducted drives over the…
Pune: Marathi short film by Ruchir Kulkarni ‘Changing Room’ has been officially selected for the 28th edition of independent festival Dances With Films: LA (DWF:LA) and will be featured at Hollywood’s iconic TCL Chinese Theatre, which hosted the Oscars in the 1940sThe festival runs from June 19 to 29 and aims to bring forth fresh…
Pune: After a brief respite, the rain made a comeback in Pune on Wednesday, bringing relief from the heat in the last few days.Pune district recorded light to moderate rainfall across various areas from 8.30am to 5.30pm, with Nimgiri recording the highest precipitation at 25mm.The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Mumbai, has issued a yellow alert…
Pune: The labour department has said it would take strict action against agents and middlemen who illegally charge construction workers exorbitant fees for registration under the Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) Welfare Board, despite the official fee being just Re 1.The move came following reports of rampant exploitation at tehsil offices across the state,…
Pune: The crime branch of the Pune police arrested Kunalkumar Vidyarthi, an education counsellor and a resident of Bihar, for publishing an online advertisement with the photograph of a Pune-based education institute, its webpage, and logo in an alleged admission fraud case.“Vidyarthi and his wife were in the process of boarding a flight to Thailand…
Pune: A 44-year-old woman has filed a complaint with Sahakarnagar police after being defrauded of Rs13.3 lakh in an online share trading scam.The cybercrooks lured the woman in investing in shares online via them.The incident, which involved cyber criminals, occurred between April 2024 and March 2025. The victim initially submitted a complaint application to the…
Pune: Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday announced that Central govt will set up three horticulture facilities for grapes, oranges and pomegranates in Pune, Nagpur and Solapur at a cost of Rs300 crore under its clean plants programme. These facilities among others will offer farmers healthy saplings for production of disease-free crops.“State has…
Pune: The state education department has issued a circular directing all district education officers to submit updated data on the status of CCTV camera installations in all schools in their jurisdictions.This move is in response to the TOI report, ‘Only 50% schools under CCTV watch, kids’ safety at risk,’ published on March 22, 2025. It…
Pune: The delimitation process of areas under Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), as mandated by the Supreme Court’s directives, has not gathered pace. Civic officials said it is complex as it involves the old city areas and 34 merged villages of which two have been demerged. “We are expecting the state’s directives soon. The administration is…
Pune: The urban development department on Feb 25 issued a govt resolution directing municipal corporations, Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority and municipal councils to take strict action against unauthorised constructions while simultaneously providing shelter to displaced families under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. However, nearly three months later, the implementation remains sluggish. PMRDA, with jurisdiction over…
