Weekend rush slows down peak-hour traffic on eway | Pune News

Pune: Traffic slowed to a crawl during peak hours on the Pune-Mumbai expressway on Friday, with congestion affecting Pune-bound traffic. Officials attributed the snarls to weekend rush, as well as people travelling to vote in Saturday’s zilla parishad and panchayat samiti elections.According to commuters affected, vehicular movement had ground to a halt for a while…

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PMC plans third party assessment of roads repaired for Pune Grand Tour | Pune News

Pune: PMC has announced a third-party assessment of road works recently completed for an international cycling event. The civic administration will collaborate with premier educational institutes, such as the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), to conduct audits and provide specialised training for civic staffers. Pune- Mega Cycling Event, Traffic System, Future Skills & More “The…

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Inside the 32-hour operation to contain Mumbai–Pune Expressway gas leak | Pune News

PUNE: The 32-hour-long operation to neutralise a leaking propylene gas tanker on the Pune–Mumbai expressway threw a harsh spotlight on the lack of preparedness, specialised manpower, and equipment within the state’s hazardous materials (hazmat) response system, disaster management experts said. The long-winded series of events began around 5pm on Tuesday evening, when a tanker carrying…

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Kamala Nehru Hospital’s paediatric ICU referrals plummet after specialist hiring | Pune News

Pune: The number of referrals from the Kamala Nehru Hospital’s paediatric ICU has dropped significantly since the appointment of four paediatricians one-and-a-half months ago, health hub officials said on Tuesday.Dr Smita Sangade, head of the paediatrics department at the hospital, said the paediatricians assumed charge on Dec 18 last year. “Our data shows that 27…

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Kharge panel gets one-week extension; reports of clean chit to Parth Pawar wrong: Bawankule | Pune News

Pune: The Vikas Kharge-led committee probing alleged irregularities in a Mundhwa land purchase deed linked to Parth Pawar, son of late deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, was granted a one-week extension to submit its report, state revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Thursday.He dismissed “absolutely wrong” reports in a section of the media suggesting that…

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What turns a citizen bad? Acclaimed German author Ingo Schulze discusses literature and moral fracture | Pune News

Pune: A bilingual scenic reading and discussion with German author Ingo Schulze in Pune transformed a literary evening on Tuesday into a searching examination of morality, memory, and social fracture.Presented by the Goethe-Institut, in collaboration with the department of German at Savitribai Phule Pune University, the session at Max Müller Bhavan on Boat Club Road…

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