Contaminated water supply in parts of Wadgaonsheri constituency has residents on the edge Pune: Doctors have sounded the alarm as the city records a sharp rise in gastroenteritis and typhoid cases, citing sewage-contaminated drinking water and unhygienic food as the primary culprits. Clinicians reported a drastic surge in outpatient department (OPD) visits for symptoms related…
PUNE: As many as 316 violations of long-term lease norms involving govt land were detected in the district following a survey of 2,161 parcels and the authorities reclaimed 87 plots after finding the errant leaseholders.The highest number of violations were in Pune city and Haveli taluka, where the value of land has soared amid rapid…
Pune: The southwest monsoon’s delayed arrival has significantly slowed paddy transplantation across Pune district this kharif season, with barely 7,000 hectares of the district’s average paddy area of around 61,000 hectares brought under cultivation, so far.Over 40,000 hectares had already been transplanted during the corresponding period last year, showing the impact of a weak start…
Pune: A 60-year-old retired deputy general manager of an automobile company recently lost Rs 86 lakh in an online share trading fraud.A cybercrook, posing as a stock market analyst, contacted him last month through a social media app and promised high returns on investments in shares and IPOs through her company. The woman and her…
Upgrading to a better engineering seat is now more expensive Pune: The seat acceptance fee structure for first-year engineering admissions through the Maharashtra Centralised Admission Process (CAP) from the 2026-27 academic year has been revised by the State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell.Students seeking a better seat in subsequent CAP rounds must pay a higher,…
An aerial view of a tree-lined college campus with open green spaces Pune: For years, large and open lands on the premises of govt engineering, polytechnic and technical institutes have been easy targets for other govt departments to build public utilities such as water tanks and electric substations. They were even allowed to be rented…
Booth-level officers have set up registration desks in public places across Pune, including the premises of a gurdwara in Ravet. Residents turned up to register their names, update voter details, and complete required formalities Pune: Citizens getting calls from strangers claiming to be election officials on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) duty must be vigilant. They…
Pune: The civic administration may decide to further postpone resuming alternate-day water supply at its review meeting on Wednesday as the combined storage in four dams in the Khadakwasla circle crossed the 18 TMC-mark on Tuesday evening, roughly matching the city’s annual water quota.Mayor Manjusha Nagpure had last week deferred a decision on water cuts…
Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule had a noteworthy discussion with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi PUNE: Veteran politician and NCP (SP) Sharad Pawar held a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday, a day after visiting Jantar Mantar and meeting the protesters of Cockroach Janata Party.Sharad Pawar’s daughter and…
Pune: Pune city police await the inquiry report of Pune rural police before initiating any action against a police personnel’s alleged involved in an attempted robbery case.Narhe police arrested three men for allegedly attempting to rob a Talegaon Dabhade-based businessman of Rs 1 crore in cash on Saturday afternoon near Navale Bridge on the Katraj-Dehu…
