Pune: Residents of NIBM Road, Wanowrie, Kondhwa and nearby areas have said the muddy water problem persisting since mid-July continues to disrupt daily life — with no sign of relief.Many households said the water turns brown after spells of heavy rain, making it unsuitable for drinking, cooking, washing vegetables, bathing, washing clothes or cleaning utensils….
Raju Shetti addresses reporters along with farmers in Maval Pune: Farmers from Maval taluka have announced a long march on Oct 2 under the leadership of Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana chief and former MP Raju Shetti, intensifying their opposition to the proposed closed pipeline project to draw water directly from Pavana dam to Pimpri Chinchwad.The protest…
The trio were arrested from Indore, Madhya Pradesh Pune: Three men were arrested within 24 hours of allegedly shooting a 50-year-old farmer and robbing him of two gold chains worth Rs11 lakh at Gawadewadi near Lonikand on Wednesday night. A Pune crime branch team arrested the trio from Indore, Madhya Pradesh.The team led by inspector…
Pune: A 28-year-old commerce graduate from Nagpur, alleged that she was sold to a beer shop owner in Portugal for prostitution and forced labour.The woman was promised a cashier’s job abroad by a Pune-based job consultancy. She was in Portugal from May 22 to June 30. During which, she was allegedly forced to work as…
Crippled remains of the vehicle in which the Wakad political worker was travelling from Pune to Mumbai The SUV in which the Wakad political worker was travelling from Pune to Mumbai Crippled remains of the vehicle in which the Wakad political worker was travelling from Pune to Mumbai The SUV in which the Wakad political…
PMC officials remove encroachments in the Undri area Pune: The civic body’s anti-encroachment drive in Undri and at Kadnagar has cleared key obstacles for the long-pending road widening project aimed at easing severe traffic congestion in the rapidly growing suburb.The administration on Thursday removed encroachments at Yewalewadi, Kadnagar, Handewadi D-Mart corner and Wadachiwadi road, demolishing…
Senior citizens in Niwara old age home face SIR mapping challenge Pune: Suman Govekar, an 84-year-old member of Niwara old-age home, was very excited when she exercised her voting rights in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, after getting her name enrolled in the electoral list. Two years on, she is struggling in relative-mapping or progeny…
Pune: Covid-19 infections — largely mild initially — are increasingly triggering moderate to moderately severe illness, while H1N1 influenza has emerged as the more serious respiratory infection this season.Doctors reported an increase in ICU admissions, ventilator support and flu-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) because of H1N1 influenza. They warned that complacency towards annual influenza…
Picture for representation Pune: The future of proposed town planning (TP) schemes in Pune is in the dark after the state govt has decided to put the brakes on them after chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, in a recent meeting, told authorities to scrap them.“Processes like arbitration for land acquisition were carried out in some cases….
A booth for SIR exercise at Salunke Vihar Pune: Verification of “mobile population” of the NIBM-Kondhwa-Undri area and linking them to the 2002 voters’ list under the SIR exercise are posing practical challenges to BLOs.A section of residents, including ex-servicemen or defence personnel transferred over the years and residents living abroad for years, can’t even…
