Festive shopping could get a little more expensive this year Pune: Central govt’s proposed charges on commercial UPI transactions above Rs 2,000 have dampened the mood ahead of the festive shopping season.Rather than bracing for the onslaught of business, merchants in the city are worried about these charges eating into their already thin margins. This,…
A large number of dead fish was found floating in Mula river near the Balewadi-Baner area Pune: Activists have alleged that there has been little official action even a week after dead fish appeared in Mula river near Baner and Indrayani near Alandi.They said Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporations, as well as Maharashtra Pollution…
A businessman faced intimidation and extra fare demands from two cab aggregator drivers. PUNE: Gurgaon businessman Manmohan Sharma’s ride from Talegaon to Lohegaon airport on Wednesday evening turned into an ordeal after two drivers of a cab aggregator allegedly demanded additional payments and intimidated him.Sharma told TOI that he had booked an Uber cab to…
Sepoy Rakesh Kumar Singh of the 282 Defence Security Corps platoon, posted at NDA, had fired a bullet from his service rifle Pune: The Army sepoy who suffered a gunshot injury to his neck at a security post inside National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, on Sept 11 died during treatment on Wednesday evening.The soldier was…
Uruli Devachi garbage depot Pune: The civic body’s standing committee has approved a proposal to set up a 300-metric-tonne (MT) waste processing unit in the Phursungi-Uruli Devachi area to enhance the city’s waste-processing capacity. Around 12 acres of land will be allotted to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to set up and operate a bio-CNG…
Women select Gauri idols at Tulshibaug Pune: From new saris and rangoli at the doorstep to plates of traditional food shared with guests, Gauri puja is adding an intimate note to Ganeshotsav celebrations in Pune. Homes across the city are observing the three-day festival from Sept 17 to 19, with Gauri Avahan, the ceremonial welcoming…
Pune: Vishrambaug police have registered a case under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act against a 20-year-old woman from Ahilyanagar for allegedly forcing her six-year-old cousin to beg near a Ganapati pandal off Laxmi Road on Tuesday evening.Sub-inspector Chandrakant Javalgikar of Faraskhana police noticed the girl and took her…
Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad police on Wednesday registered four cases against office-bearers of Ganesh mandals and sound system operators for exceeding permissible decibel levels during processions held to celebrate the arrival of Ganapati on Ganesh Chaturthi on Sept 14.Two FIRs were registered with Pimpri police on Wednesday, while two others were registered by Nigdi police on…
Pune: A 19-year-old youth and his mother allegedly abused a woman traffic constable after she confronted them for driving on the wrong side of the road.The incident occurred at Dehu Phata Chowk in Alandi on Wednesday afternoon. A 35-year-old traffic constable lodged a complaint.Dighi police charged the duo under sections 221 (obstructing a public servant…
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