MPCC chief Harshvardhan Sapkal Pune: MVA members and farmer activists warned of a statewide agitation over the plight of tillers. They accused the state govt of rubbing salt on their wounds by delaying the implementation of the farm loan waiver scheme.The opposition and farmer activists claimed that they were to attend a meeting with Maharashtra…
Pune: Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) issued a show-cause notice on Tuesday to NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar-linked Baramati Agro Sugar and Distillery unit in Indapur tehsil for failing to comply with norms on air and water pollution.Shetphalgade villagers Sagar Wabale and Chagan Wabale sent the complaint to the board after which a team inspected…
The backwaters of Mulshi dam in Pune district Pune: BJP MLA from Daund Rahul Kool on Wednesday in the assembly raised the long-pending proposal of getting Mulshi dam’s water for Pune city. He said there was no breakthrough even after five meetings between the state govt and Tata Power Company which uses water for power…
Traffic jam due to heavy rain on service road on Mumbai–Bengaluru highway near Chandani chowk Pune: The Maharashtra govt has established a specialised two-tier traffic committee to ease congestion in the city. The committee will be responsible for planning, financial management, implementation, and monitoring of three landmark urban transport projects.According to a govt resolution (GR)…
Mahabaleshwar was lashed by cloudburst-like rain on Tuesday, recording 403mm in 24 hours and a staggering 916mm over the past 48 hours Pune: Extremely heavy rain continued to batter parts of Maharashtra on Tuesday with several locations in the Sahyadri Ghats logging 500-600mm in the past 24 hours. The popular hill station of Mahabaleshwar in…
Pune: Three personnel of the Highway Safety Patrol and three traffic wardens allegedly attempted to extort Rs5 lakh from a tourist by threatening arrest, after falsely claiming drugs had been found in his car.The tourist’s friend filed a complaint with the Kamshet Police. Assistant police inspector Aakash Pawar of the Kamshet police said, “We are…
Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palkhi in Dehu Pune: Traffic on several major and internal roads in Pimpri Chinchwad will remain closed or diverted from Wednesday for the annual palkhi processions of Sant Tukaram Maharaj and Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj.The traffic branch has planned road closures and diversions in Dehu, Alandi and along the palkhi routes until both…
The disruption has caused significant hardship for residents, who are already struggling with the civic body’s existing alternate-day water supply schedule Pune: Water supply to most areas in Pimpri Chinchwad was disrupted on Tuesday following a major power failure at the Ravet pumping station, the city’s primary water source.According to the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s…
Work on restoration of the landslide-hit section of the railways on Tuesday Pune: The surest and most time-bound way to get to Mumbai from Pune is by train. But that certainty was lost after rail operations between Pune and Mumbai were disrupted by a massive landslide early on Monday and the tracks have not been…
A three-storey administrative building at the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s (PCMC) Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant in Moshi collapsed amid heavy rain on WednesdayImage Credit: TNN PUNE: A three-storey administrative building at the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s (PCMC) Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant in Moshi collapsed amid heavy rain on Wednesday, According to officials, 15 to 16 workers are…
