Restoration work underway following a landslide on the Missing Link section of the Mumbai–Pune Expressway on Monday, July 6 Pune: For several hours on Monday, the cities of Pune and Mumbai were virtually cut off from each other as heavy rain shut down roads, bus services and several important intercity trains.The first major disruption occurred…
PMRDA commissioner Abhijit Chaudhari speaking at the event Pune: PMRDA commissioner Abhijit Chaudhari announced on Monday that the planning body will finalise a new structural plan for its jurisdiction within the next 18 months.The timeline includes nine months for the preparation of a draft plan and an additional nine months for its finalisation. This new…
Landslide on Pune-Mumbai expressway amid heavy rain Pune: For Solapur resident Fayeem Sayyad and his family, every attempt to reach Mumbai airport on Monday to see off his brother ended in disappointment as relentless rain brought both rail and road traffic to a standstill.The six-member family boarded the Hosapete–Mumbai Superfast Express from Solapur at 9.30pm…
The state had announced that disbursal of the loan waiver amount would begin on July 5 after failing to meet its previous June 30 deadline Pune: The state govt has missed yet another deadline to implement the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Shetkari Karjamafi Yojana (farm loan waiver), with agriculture minister Dattatray Bharane on Sunday attributing the…
Relentless monsoon showers have paralyzed the Mumbai-Pune region, claiming three lives and disrupting vital transport networks PUNE/MUMBAI: Three people died in rain-related incidents as relentless showers across the Mumbai–Pune region disrupted transport networks and normal life on Monday.Heavy rainfall led to waterlogged roads, uprooted trees and landslides, forcing the closure of the Mumbai–Pune Expressway and…
The road in Sambhajinagar area of Talegaon Dabhade where water broke through the surface and gushed out from beneath Pune: The Talegaon Dabhade Municipal Council has said the video showing water gushing out from beneath a road in the Sambhajinagar area was part of a planned trial of a new water supply pipeline.A video in…
Pune: Two workers were injured after the pipe of a gas cylinder burst in an industrial unit at Devachi Urali around 10.30 am on Sunday. Both the workers sustained critical burn injuries and have been admitted to the Sassoon general hospital.According to the Phursungi police, the workers were engaged in cutting metal and other work…
Pune: The Talegaon MIDC police have registered a case against three employees of a petrol pump in Ambi village of Maval taluka for allegedly cheating the owner of Rs 25 lakh by diverting customer payments into their personal UPI accounts instead of the petrol pump’s official payment account.According to the police, the accused collected payments…
Heavy rains triggered a landslide near the Missing Link tunnel, forcing the closure of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and old highway on Monday. PUNE/MUMBAI: The Mumbai-Pune Expressway and the old Mumbai-Pune Highway were shut in both directions from around 3.30 am on Monday after a landslide near the Missing Link tunnel combined with incessant rain to…
Rising water level of the Indrayani River Pune: Ahead of the annual Ashadhi Wari procession, the Alandi Municipal Council has appealed to devotees, residents and warkaris not to enter the Indrayani river as its water levels have risen significantly and the river is flowing with strong currents.The advisory comes as thousands of devotees have started…
