Pune: A 27-year-old software engineer jumped to death from the third floor of a residential building in the Manikbaug area on Thursday afternoon.The brother of the deceased stated in his complaint with the Sinhagad Road police that she ended her life because her husband and her mother-in-law harassed her. The same day, the police registered…
Garbage in the Mutha riverbed Pune: The civic body, in the past two years, has imposed a total fine of Rs 80 lakh on 1,170 violators for illegally dumping construction and demolition waste along nullahs, open plots and river beds.According to civic officials, illegal dumping was not only defacing civic areas but also raising the…
Actor Suhita Thatte rehearses for the Marathi version of play Ek Madhav Baug ahead of its screening today Pune: A 50-minute monologue explores themes of a divorced woman, a gay son and emotions of yearning and belonging in Ek Madhav Baug, originally written in Marathi in the 1980s by playwright the late Chetan Datar. It…
Pune: The Alandi Municipal Council has launched an extensive preparation drive to ensure safe and smooth pilgrimage for thousands of warkaris, who are expected to converge on for the annual Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Palkhi procession on July 8.According to officials, nearly 190 CCTV cameras will be installed across Alandi and the nearby areas for robust…
Pune: Residents from different areas of the city have raised serious concerns over repeated instances of open garbage burning in their vicinity, while demanding that the civic administration intensify its vigil against this activity and initiate strong action against offenders.Meanwhile, on paper, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has recorded only one case of illegal garbage burning…
A dehydrated eagle rescued during summer months Pune: As an intense heatwave stretches into June, wildlife rescuers are reporting a record number of bird rescues across the city and surrounding districts. Black kites and eagles have been the hardest hit, with rescuers attending to at least seven to eight cases of dehydrated, exhausted, or heat-stressed…
A girl in Dattawadi spends a long time filling several plastic bottles with drinking water from a low-pressure supply to ensure her family has enough water for the next two days Pune: The civic administration on Friday tweaked the much-criticised alternate-day water schedule in parts of Shivajinagar, Model Colony, Gokhalenagar and Fergusson College Road, replacing…
Ketan Vishal Agarwal plunged 400 feet into a deep valley and died while attempting to capture photographs PUNE: What was meant to be a birthday celebration for his fiance ended in tragedy when a 26-year-old groom-to-be fell nearly 400 feet to his death while posing for photographs at Lohagad Fort in Maharashtra’s Pune district on…
Pune: An argument between two men over halting a car on the road turned violent at Walhekarwadi in Chinchwad on Tuesday. The two men called their accomplices, following which a group of people created a ruckus in the area, prompting the Chinchwad police to register separate complaints.A 35-year-old man, who runs a police recruitment training…
PCMC officials meet members of housing societies over wet waste processing notices Pune: Representatives of housing societies met Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) officials on Thursday and voiced concern over the new directive mandating onsite wet waste processing for large residential complexes.Earlier this month, the civic body issued notices to “bulk waste generators” (BWGs)— defined…
