Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad police have acted against 2,500 criminals on record and externed 53 from the district ahead of the Ganapati festival as a preventive measure.The police launched a special drive across four zones. Deputy commissioner of police (crime) Rohidas Pawar said the police externed 53 criminals on police records from the district.“To avoid any…
Pimpri Chinchwad police with the accused man Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad crime branch on Saturday arrested a man (26) on the charge of duping five people with the promise of securing them jobs in PCMC’s water supply department.A crime branch team arrested Prateek Dhainje from Dhawade Vasti in Bhosari based on a tip-off. A case of…
Pune: Bombay High Court has directed Pune Municipal Corporation to act against alleged encroachments along key roads in Kausarbaug area in Kondhwa.The Sept 10 order came after Kausarbaug Residents Forum (KBRF) filed a petition which alleged widespread unauthorised commercial activity and encroachments on public roads, footpaths, open spaces and playgrounds in the locality. The court,…
Pune: Residents across the city have created special places to welcome their beloved deity home on Ganesh Chaturthi. From decorated corners in individual homes to elaborate arrangements in housing societies, preparations have been underway for days as families and communities prepare for the festival, which spans 12 days this year. Many devotees brought the idols…
The landfill in Moshi garbage depot collapsed on July 8 Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has proposed seven sites across the city for decentralised solid waste management facilities, two months after the Moshi landfill collapse exposed major gaps in the waste disposal system.The move comes amid mounting pressure on the Moshi depot, the…
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Pune: A 26-year-old software engineer lost Rs 6.58 lakh in a stock market investment fraud between Aug 18 and Nov 10. He lodged a complaint with the Hinjewadi police on Saturday.An officer said the complainant wanted to invest his money in the stock market. While searching for brokerage firms on social media, he came across…
Pune has over 44.9 lakh registered vehicles. More than 30.7 lakh are two-wheelers, followed by more than 9.45 lakh private cars Pune: India’s voluntary vehicle scrappage policy, announced in 2021, had one key aim: incentivise the public to scientifically scrap their ageing, unfit vehicles. But Pune has seen little uptake of the policy, with only…
The car headed to Satara from Mumbai involved in the accident at Katraj-Dehu Road bypass on Sept 13 that left 2 dead and 12 injured The MPV headed to Satara from Mumbai involved in the accident at Katraj-Dehu Road bypass on Sept 13 that left 2 dead and 12 injured The truck going towards Mumbai…
Long queue of vehicles on the Kolhapur-bound lane of the Mumbai-Bengaluru national highway, near Shirwal, on Saturday Pune/Kolhapur: Traffic on the Pune-Kolhapur-Satara stretch of Mumbai-Bengaluru highway was severely affected on Saturday as a heavy fleet of vehicles, largely carrying devotees and people working in metro cities, headed towards the Konkan region for the Ganesh festival.The…
