Vulnerable Chousingha spotted on Pune hills during urban mammal survey Pune: In what is believed to be the first confirmed sighting in over two decades, a four-horned antelope, also known as the chousingha (Tetracerus quadricornis), has been recorded on Pune’s hills by wildlife enthusiasts.Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, it is the only…
Pic for representational purpose Pune: Opposition leaders and farmer activists have welcomed the relaxation of certain eligibility criteria to bring more farmers under the farm loan waiver scheme but said its implementation would still be delayed as the state awaits income tax data from the Centre to finalise the list of eligible beneficiaries.The relaxation in…
The Khadakwasla dam in Pune district has reached its full capacity Pune: Residents and corporators across the city are against imposing water cuts again after the civic body suspended the cuts and alternate-day supply plan till Sunday, as the palkhi is set to end on Sunday.They are citing a good spell of rainfall that has…
Recent showers turn Pune into a picturesque city Pune: Monsoon revival over large parts of the country is unlikely for at least the next week. The India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) extended-range forecast, however, suggests subdued monsoon conditions could persist through July 22.Although the meteorologists are keeping a close watch on a possible weather system that…
The search and rescue operation at the Moshi building collapse site concluded early Sunday morning Search and rescue operation at Moshi building collapse site in Pimpri Chinchwad ended around 1:30 am on Sunday, after dead body of the last person reported missing Waman Kasbe, who was trapped beneath the garbage mound outside administrative building of…
Citizens fill out forms and submit required documents during the SIR drive recently in Khadki, Pune Pune: With only 5.63% of enumeration forms digitised under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) since the exercise began on June 29, the district administration will rope in college and NCC students to assist Booth Level Officers (BLOs) with the…
Pune: Online fraudsters duped a 72-year-old man from Koregaon Park by posing as officials of the Mumbai Crime Branch of Rs 21 lakh between July 6 and 9 this year.The elderly man, who earlier ran a business in the city, lodged a complaint with the Koregaon Park police on Friday evening. According to the police,…
Emergency responders assist two injured women after a large banyan tree fell on them, highlighting a sudden tree-fall accident and public safety concerns (representative image) Pune: A huge banyan tree fell on two women at Parvati, near Janata Vasahat on Friday evening. One of the women sustained serious injuries. Four vehicles, which were parked under…
Officials said the building was located around 30 metres from the landfill and that the garbage mound gave way within seconds, leaving occupants with little time to react Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC)’s environment department on Saturday attributed the July 8 Moshi landfill disaster to incessant rainfall and the build-up of methane gas pressure…
Pune: Civic officials on Saturday revealed that an occupancy certificate had been issued only for the ground floor of the three-storey administrative building that collapsed at the PCMC waste-to-energy plant in Moshi on Wednesday, raising questions about possible building-rule violations as rescue operations entered their fourth day.Officials of the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation building permission…
