CM Devendra Fadnavis on Monday chaired a high-powered committee meeting in Mumbai to discuss issues pertaining to Pune’s traffic Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday directed officials of Pune district to expedite three major projects — construction of high capacity mass transit route (HCMTR), internal ring road and the proposed tunnel network for which…
Pune: 17 members of two criminal gangs have been boked by Pune Rural police under the provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).Police said the gangs were operating in Rajgad and Shirur and were involved in serious offences such as murder, attempt to murder, abduction, dacoity and illegal possession of firearms. Special…
Pune: Fraudsters posed as officials of the Data Protection Board of India (DPIB) to dupe an 82-year-old woman of Kothrud of Rs11.52 lakh.She lodged a complaint with the Alankar police on Sunday. The cheating took place between July 16 and 23 this year.Inspector Ulhas Kadam said, “The woman is a homemaker who lives alone. Her…
Pune: Three youths barged into a shop in Pimpri market on Sunday evening, assaulted the owner and robbed him of Rs 30,000.Pimpri police have detained a 16-year-old minor using CCTV footage. His two accomplices are absconding. The 21-year-old shop owner lodged a complaint.Pimpri police officer said, “It occurred around 4.30pm. The complainant was attending to…
Pune: A group of 30 cadets of the Maharashtra Directorate of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) concluded its first-ever cyber defender course.Conducted in partnership with the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, “The course was designed to provide cadets with hands-on exposure to the evolving cyber security landscape, enabling them to…
A meeting was held on Thursday when medical education minister Hasan Mushrif instructed MMC to begin registrations of the CCMP-BHMS medical practitioners, but the council failed to do so on Monday Pune: The state govt has called a meeting on Tuesday to temper down tensions between homeopathy associations and the Indian Medical Association (IMA) over…
Pavana dam stood at 97% storage capacity on Monday, with 3,400 cusecs of water already being released into the river Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) on Monday deferred a decision on withdrawing the additional 15% water cut imposed last month despite Pavana dam reaching 97% capacity and mounting pressure from residents and corporators.Civic…
Metro line 3 Shivajinagar to Hinjewadi route Pune: The Congress has demanded the immediate commissioning of the Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar Metro line to provide relief to IT professionals and daily commuters grappling with severe traffic congestion.“Although the first phase of the project has received safety clearance from the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS), the…
Pune: The proportion of vacant office spaces in Pune declined between Jan and June due to limited new supply entering the market. Office vacancy in the city fell to 14.1% in the first half of 2026 from 14.9% during the same period last year, according to Knight Frank India.Similarly, Anarock estimated that vacancy levels dropped…
Orientation programme on building global careers held at AISSMS Pune: A delegation from Japanese industry recently interacted with students of AISSMS College of Engineering (AISSMS COE), outlining career opportunities, workplace expectations and the skills required to secure jobs in the country, as demand for skilled engineers continues to grow in Japan.The orientation programme, titled Building…
