Pune: Regional Passport Office (RPO), Pune, will conduct a special passport drive on September 5 to provide earlier appointment slots to applicants seeking fresh or reissue passports under the normal category.The drive, being organised as part of the Ministry of External Affairs’ initiative to improve the availability of passport appointments and delivery of services, will…
Pune: District collector Jitendra Dudi on Friday directed officials to complete all urgent road works in Chakan by Aug 31 (Monday) and remove traffic-obstructing encroachments on priority. He even authorised traffic diversions for up to 24 hours for round-the-clock work, where needed, to speed up repairs.“Divert traffic for as long as necessary to complete road…
Pune: Public works minister Shivendrasinhraje Bhosale on Friday directed officials to take up urgent repairs on the Talegaon-Chakan-Shikrapur corridor, ordering restoration of 40km of the 54km stretch within two days and repairs on the severely damaged 14km MIDC section within four days.The Talegaon-Chakan-Shikrapur road, a crucial industrial and traffic corridor, has deteriorated significantly during monsoon,…
Pune: High ticket prices are making Pune travelers gamble on waiting for better fares, rather than booking early as they normally would for Diwali travel. “Bookings are 30 to 40% down for that period,” said Rishikesh Pujari, director of Vihar Travels. However, even that gamble is uncertain, since fuel-cost-linked fare changes mean no one can…
Pune: A Nagpur sessions court judge’s bungalow in Warje Malwadi was burgled twice within three months, first on May 9, then again on Aug 18. He lodged a complaint with the Nagpur police, which was forwarded to the Warje police station for further investigation on Friday. The judge has said there has been no concrete…
Pune: Three Bangladeshi nationals staying in Pune illegally for nearly two years have been detained jointly by the city police’s special branch and the military intelligence unit of Army’s Southern Command. The detainees, Sonia Akhtar, Motia Gaju and Sonia Moti Pan, were reportedly construction workers.Security agencies are probing how they entered India without valid travel…
Officials have started scrutinising the documents registered at Chandannagar sub-registrar’s office between Aug 17 and 21 Pune: The state registration department on Thursday launched an inquiry after a video surfaced on social media showing non-staffers allegedly accessing a govt computer at the sub-registrar’s office in Chandannagar early last week.Joint inspector-general of registration Rajendra Muthe directed…
Pune: Gastroenterologists and general physicians are reporting a spike in waterborne infections this monsoon, with a significant number of patients presenting with gastrointestinal distress and febrile illnesses.According to PMC data, over 2,700 cases of acute diarrheal diseases, 43 cases of viral hepatitis, and 102 typhoid-related cases were recorded during the past three months (June, July,…
Pune: The Pune Zilla Parishad has begun inspections of foodgrains, pulses and nutrition meals served at Anganwadis across the district following concerns raised by an Anganwadi worker over poor food quality.The worker was issued a termination notice after a social media reel showing inferior quality of food supplies went viral, triggering widespread opposition. Her termination…
MP Murlidhar Mohol says if sound restrictions are followed during Ganeshotsav, similar steps will be strictly taken for all events and festivals celebrated through the year Pune: City MP Murlidhar Mohol of BJP on Friday said citizens will have to follow all sound restrictions as prescribed by law and court during the forthcoming Ganesh festival.Mohol’s…
