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PUNE: National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) said a builder’s failure to complete the project and deliver possession within a reasonable period “clearly amounted to deficiency in service and unfair trade practice”.“A homebuyer cannot be compelled to wait indefinitely for possession and, in case of an inordinate delay in completion of the project, the consumer…

ARAI Director Reji Mathai Pune: India’s automobile sector is undergoing a major technological shift, and while manufacturers are continuously improving production processes, the industry remains ill-prepared to tackle cybersecurity threats, Reji Mathai, director of Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), informed.“This area has largely remained untouched. Companies have always faced certain attacks on their processes,…

Pune: A power failure at the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s (PCMC) Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) data centre during heavy rain on July 6 triggered a major disruption to the civic body’s digital services, with some operations still affected 10 days later.While most public-facing services have been restored, work to revive the remaining systems…

​Sharad Pawar, Sunetra Pawar PUNE: Unease has surfaced in NCP following indications of Sharad Pawar’s NCP (SP) tilting towards NDA.“If Pawar’s party joins NDA, the political equations will drastically change more in the state than the country. Some MLAs are sceptical about the party losing its importance if NCP (SP) overpowers it after joining the…

Accused in the Ketan Agarwal murder case Siya Goyal being taken to court from Vadgaon Maval police station Pune: A Wadgaon Maval court on Thursday extended the judicial custody of Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary till July 29.Goyal and Chaudhary were arrested for allegedly murdering Goyal’s fiancé, Ketan Agarwal, by pushing him off a cliff…

Pune: The state govt on Thursday unveiled its long-awaited cab aggregator policy with strict regulations mandating real-time monitoring of cabs, a 24×7 customer support system, compulsory driver badges, fare regulation and a guarantee that drivers receive at least 80% of the total fare.The policy would include companies like Ola, Uber and Rapido.State transport minister Pratap…

Pune: The Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU)’s Centre for Open and Distance Learning (CODL) has allowed students with backlog subjects to appear for examinations without submitting application forms, since the online process could not be completed because of technical issues.University officials said the decision was taken to ensure that students did not lose a term….

The recent torrential rains caused localised flooding and infrastructural disruptions in the city Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to install CCTV cameras to monitor illegal activities like large-scale debris dumping along the riverbeds of Mula and Mutha within the civic limits following repeated complaints.“We have identified 30 chronic spots. New CCTV cameras…

Pune: A short but fierce stint of rain in the beginning of July heralded this year’s monsoon with its usual dose of havoc. The city witnessed flooded neighbourhoods, waterlogged highways, broken roads, submerged vehicles, and an unprecedented slew of tree-fall incidents.Over 250 trees were recorded to have keeled over and collapsed within Pune Municipal Corporation…

Pune: Four unidentified armed men allegedly robbed two tourists of valuables worth Rs 41,000 near a waterfall at Ambegaon village in Maval taluka on Tuesday. A 27-year-old Moshi resident lodged a complaint with the Lonavla Rural police on Wednesday.According to the police, the complainant, who works for a private company in Pimpri Chinchwad, had gone…