Uruli Devachi garbage depot Pune: The civic body’s standing committee has approved a proposal to set up a 300-metric-tonne (MT) waste processing unit in the Phursungi-Uruli Devachi area to enhance the city’s waste-processing capacity. Around 12 acres of land will be allotted to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to set up and operate a bio-CNG…
Women select Gauri idols at Tulshibaug Pune: From new saris and rangoli at the doorstep to plates of traditional food shared with guests, Gauri puja is adding an intimate note to Ganeshotsav celebrations in Pune. Homes across the city are observing the three-day festival from Sept 17 to 19, with Gauri Avahan, the ceremonial welcoming…
Pune: Vishrambaug police have registered a case under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act against a 20-year-old woman from Ahilyanagar for allegedly forcing her six-year-old cousin to beg near a Ganapati pandal off Laxmi Road on Tuesday evening.Sub-inspector Chandrakant Javalgikar of Faraskhana police noticed the girl and took her…
Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad police on Wednesday registered four cases against office-bearers of Ganesh mandals and sound system operators for exceeding permissible decibel levels during processions held to celebrate the arrival of Ganapati on Ganesh Chaturthi on Sept 14.Two FIRs were registered with Pimpri police on Wednesday, while two others were registered by Nigdi police on…
Pune: A 19-year-old youth and his mother allegedly abused a woman traffic constable after she confronted them for driving on the wrong side of the road.The incident occurred at Dehu Phata Chowk in Alandi on Wednesday afternoon. A 35-year-old traffic constable lodged a complaint.Dighi police charged the duo under sections 221 (obstructing a public servant…
Pimpri Chinchwad police and PCMC demolish illegal stalls in Bhosari Pimpri Chinchwad police and PCMC demolish illegal stalls in Bhosari Pimpri Chinchwad police and PCMC demolish illegal stalls in Bhosari Pimpri Chinchwad police and PCMC demolish illegal stalls in Bhosari Pimpri Chinchwad police and PCMC demolish illegal stalls in Bhosari Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad police and…
A PMPML e-bus on way with passengers in Pune Pune: Frequent complaints of cab and autorickshaw drivers allegedly fleecing Pune airport passengers have renewed calls to restore PMPML’s direct feeder bus service linking the airport with Ramwadi Metro station.The feeder service, which ran till early last year, was withdrawn after poor ridership. PMPML officials said…
Pune: A growing number of housing societies across Pimpri Chinchwad are scrambling for private water tankers mid-monsoon, even as Pavana dam remains at full capacity, prompting residents to question why tap water has dried up despite healthy stock in reservoirs.The residents said the shortage was especially challenging because Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) was supplying…
Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad crime branch on Tuesday arrested a 20-year-old Delhi resident for allegedly murdering a daily wage worker in Mulshi on Aug 30.Mahendra Kumar Banjare (26), hailing from Chhattisgarh but living at Dudhale Vasti in Mulshi, was found dead in a pond on Aug 30. Police said his head was smashed with a stone…
Pune: Having won three medals (one silver and two bronze) in each of the past two editions, Indian sailors will be looking to add to their tally when they set out on the water at the Kaiyoh Yacht Harbour in Gamagori City, venue for sailing events at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.Vishnu Saravanan (ILCA-7), Nethra Kumanan…
