Drinking water coolers and water taps at Pune Junction railway station Pune: Ramanuj Mahto, a daily wager from Bihar, was at Pune railway station on Monday, for the Pune-Danapur Express, when he felt compelled to buy two bottles of water for his wife and four children.“A bottle costs Rs 14. But I have my children…
Former Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh delivers a talk organised by Maritime Research Centre Pune: A single cut in an undersea communication cable could cause severe and widespread disruption to India’s digital and communications infrastructure, former Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh (Retd) warned on Monday, stressing the urgent need to strengthen underwater surveillance…
Around 70 residents of Elina Living, Raheja Vista and neighbouring housing societies along the NIBM Road stretch came together on August 15 for a cleanliness and plantation drive at a Pune Municipal Corporation-managed open plot opposite Elina Living Housing Society. Around 70 residents of Elina Living, Raheja Vista and neighbouring housing societies along the NIBM…
Pune Municipal Corporation has tendered a Rs 164 crore project for a 2.2-km corridor. (AI-generated image used for representational purpose) PUNE: A major road infrastructure project connecting Chandni Chowk and Bhugaon is set to be constructed after Pune Municipal Corporation invited a tender of Rs 164 crore for the 2.2-km corridor that will have a…
When Hadapsar resident Anand Barve rode through the Camp area on a Saturday evening in July, he never imagined a waterlogged pothole would leave him barely able to walk the next day.“The impact was so severe that I immediately felt something had gone wrong with my lower back. I woke up on Sunday with intense…
Uday Samant meeting Chakan industrialists Pune: Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde and state industries minister Uday Samant on Sunday held a nearly three-hour meeting with industrialists and other stakeholders to address infrastructure and other issues affecting the Chakan MIDC area.The meeting came days after several industrialists threatened to shift their units out of Chakan over…
A farmer works in his field near Pirangut Pune: Many parts of the state, including Pune, which witnessed subdued rainfall over the past week, are likely to experience similar weather conditions this week.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), light to very light rain is expected in Pune and surrounding areas. The Met department has…
Pune: A 59-year-old estate agent from Warje Malwadi was abducted from Pune and killed in Sangli following a dispute over messages he had allegedly sent to a woman, police said.The accused, after killing the victim, dumped his body in the Tembhu canal at Kadegaon in Sangli district, about 180km from Pune, on Aug 10. The…
Harshwardhan Sapkal, Maharashtra Congress chief, in Kothrud on Sunday Pune: Harshwardhan Sapkal, state unit chief of Congress party, on Sunday said Modi govt and state govt have been indulging in corruption. Their promises that were made to the public, women, and young people have been proven to be futile.He was speaking at a meeting with…
Captain Pruthviraj Jaisingh Nighot (centre) with his Bravo squadron mates at the National Defence Academy during the passing-out parade in 2022. Pune: They trained together, served together and now share a distinction that only a few military friendships can match. Two young Army officers from Maharashtra, Captain Pruthviraj Jaysingh Nighot and Captain Swaraj Sudhir Bane,…
