Pune: The demand for piped natural gas (PNG) in Pune’s housing societies has nearly tripled from 140-150 household connections to 400–500, officials from the Maharashtra Natural Gas Ltd (MNGL) told TOI on Friday.The Union govt has been promoting use of piped gas to reduce dependence on LPG cylinders ever since the war broke out in…
Pune: Divisional commissioner Dr Chandrakant Pulkundwar on Friday highlighted the need to ease congestion in the city, directing local authorities to prepare a 10-year traffic management plan and prioritise improvement of 90 major junctions across Pune.Pulkundwar was speaking during a traffic management plan review meeting attended by civic, police and infrastructure agencies.He said all departments…
A dentist who faced widespread criticism for making light of the death of Pune realtor Ketan Agrawal. BHOPAL: A dentist who faced widespread criticism for making light of the death of Pune realtor Ketan Agrawal has issued a public apology, saying she has a “funny personality” and never intended to hurt anyone.Muskan Soni came under…
Booth Level Officers (BLOs) carry forms for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Maharashtra. PUNE: Voters must brace for a barrage of questions from the booth-level officer (BLO) carrying out the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Among them will be where your parents were registered as…
PUNE: Police on Thursday took Siya Goyal, the prime accused in the Ketan Agarwal murder case to Lohagad Fort, where she and co-accused Chetan Chaudhary allegedly rehearsed pushing her fiance Ketan Agarwal off a cliff before the incident, officials said.Investigators also recovered the clothes Goyal is alleged to have worn on June 18, the day…
Kharadi police crush modified silencers as crackdown targets ‘bullet noise’ menace Kharadi police crush modified silencers as crackdown targets ‘bullet noise’ menace Kharadi police crush modified silencers as crackdown targets ‘bullet noise’ menace Kharadi police crush modified silencers as crackdown targets ‘bullet noise’ menace Kharadi police crush modified silencers as crackdown targets ‘bullet noise’ menace…
An old video of Siya Goyal, the prime accused in the alleged murder of her fiancé Ketan Agarwal, has resurfaced online. PUNE: An old video of Siya Goyal, the prime accused in the alleged murder of her fiancé Ketan Agarwal, has resurfaced online.The clip, purportedly recorded in December 2025, shows Goyal inside a nightclub holding…
AI-generated illustration of a child drowning in a water-filled pit, highlighting a public safety hazard and the risks of unattended open water Pune: A two-year-old boy died after he fell into a water-filled pit near his house at Kadamvak Vasti in Loni Kalbhor around 10am on Tuesday.The boy was identified as Soham Lakhan Kasbe. His…
Pune: A three-year-old son of a farmworker drowned after allegedly falling into a farm pond at Inamgaon village in Shirur taluka, around 70km from Pune, on Tuesday evening.The incident occurred around 4pm while the boy’s parents were working on the farm. The Shirur police registered a case of accidental death.The deceased was identified as Sarthak…
Maharashtra health minister Prakash Abitkar Pune: State health minister Prakash Abitkar on Wednesday said in the assembly a special task force would be constituted in Pune to monitor the functioning of IVF centres mushrooming across Maharashtra.The issue of some IVF centres allegedly running illegal fertility rackets came up for discussion in the assembly. MLAs cited…
