Pune: India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday indicated a potential revival of southwest monsoon between June 12 and 18 following a prolonged stall since May 29.An IMD official said a system might form over the Bay of Bengal around June 12-13, though uncertainties persisted because of conflicting model outputs. “Some models suggest the formation of…
Pune: Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is stepping up its efforts to combat public defacement and enforce sanitation norms, with a particular focus on deterring spitting in public places. Since the beginning of 2025, PMC has penalized 549 individuals, collecting a total of Rs5.5 lakh in fines. While there was a slight increase in April, the…
Pune: In a move to empower homebuyers and enhance transparency, the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has revised its project registration certificates to include critical details about real estate projects in a concise, reader-friendly format.For the first time, the certificate — issued at the time of project registration — includes comprehensive data such as…
Pune: The city’s goat markets are seeing familiar footfall but heftier price tags from last year ahead of Bakrid, which falls on Saturday. Goat sellers say costs went up this year, with buyers shelling out more for the traditional qurbani, even if there’s more bargaining involved.“The rates definitely spiked this year by 20%-25%, depending on…
Pune: The Deccan Gymkhana police on Thursday evening registered a case of disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant against 40 revellers who gathered on Fergusson College Road late on the night of June 3 after Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) won the IPL final, beating Punjab Kings’ team.Police are yet to ascertain the…
Pune: After the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation witnessed a surge in cheque bounce cases in property tax payments, the civic body has started issuing notices and initiating legal actions against defaulters.A senior official from the property tax department confirmed that in March 2025 alone, 780 cheques amounting to Rs 10.15 crore were dishonoured—the highest number…
Pune: The Pune airport will soon implement a time-based pick-up and drop-off system for private vehicles to curb congestion on the premises.Vehicles flouting the rule will be penalised, authorities said.“Many private vehicles are parked along the arrival and departure areas for an extended period, resulting in congestion. Although there are four to five wardens on…
Pune: The civic administration has put forth a plan to construct a flyover and a grade separator at the busy Bindumadhav Balasaheb Thackeray Chowk, popularly known as Sangamwadi Chowk, to ease traffic flow. A budget of Rs115 crore has been estimated for both infra projects.Vehicles coming from the Sangamwadi, Yerawada, Deccan College and Pune Airport…
Pune: A woman techie (25) died after jumping off the 21st-floor balcony of her rented flat in a residential society in phase III of Hinjewadi around 4.30am on May 31She worked with an IT company in Hinjewadi IT Park.Senior inspector Kanhaiya Thorat of Hinjewadi police told TOI, “It is a case of death by suicide….
Pune: The city-based retailers and shopkeepers association directed its members to install CCTV cameras in their shops with at least one camera must cover main entrance and the road near the shop.The association has also started geo-tagging these cameras to help city police and govt in surveillance.In a meeting of the association’s working committee, the…
