Updated: Apr 5, 2018, 11:30 IST PUNE:Even as the much delayed underpass connecting Wakad Road near the Vishalnagar end to Aundh-Ravet Road nears completion, key questions regarding safety of citizens using the road remain. For one, the exit of the one-way underpass on the Rakshak Chowk side are marked with at least 30-odd manholes – most ofContinue reading
Updated: Apr 5, 2018, 06:33 IST PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation will resume the drive to confiscate abandoned vehicles from May, nearly two months after it was stopped. The announcement came a day after a five-year-old boy died getting trapped in an abandoned vehicle in rural Pune. The revival of the drive would prevent such fatal accidentsContinue reading
Updated: Apr 5, 2018, 00:11 IST Pune: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) plans to set up an automated retail packed food dispenser machine at the Pune airport, for which an expression of interest (EoI) has already been issued. The move aims to provide flyers with a wide range of food options at the airport.Continue reading
Updated: Apr 5, 2018, 00:04 IST Pune: Doctors at the state-run Sassoon General Hospital successfully performed a living donor kidney transplant on Wednesday where a 63-year-old man donated the organ to his 35-year-old son. This is claimed to be the first living donor kidney transplant successfully carried out at a government medical college attached hospitalContinue reading
Updated: Apr 5, 2018, 02.30 AM IST After analysing the requirements of range officers and forest guards in depth, a group of five from the city has come up with a prototype of durable and portable camps. Their innovation won them the first prize at the Maharashtra Tiger Tech Contest 2018 on March 26. SpeakingContinue reading
Published: April 4, 2018 10:35:06 am The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has released a blueprint document encompassing 35 projects to make Pune a leading digital city by 2020. Called the ‘Pune Digital Strategy Document 2018-20’, it calls for bringing the government, citizens and business on a common platform for the digital push. “The PuneConnect appContinue reading
Apr 3, 2018, 23:39 IST Pune: Though the state transport department has issued a circular making it mandatory for all public transport vehicles, including taxis and buses, to install vehicle-tracking devices and emergency buttons, it has deferred the implementation. A senior official said unless there was a proper infrastructure to track vehicles and attend toContinue reading
Updated: Apr 3, 2018, 23:33 IST Pune: The city’s railway station is set to get a Rs10 crore touch-up by the end of the year. The Pune division of Central Railway has prepared the plan under the Centre’s station redevelopment project. As per officials, the plan has been sent to the regional headquarters in MumbaiContinue reading
Updated: Apr 4, 2018, 11:32 IST PUNE: The meeting of the state government’s project management and implementation committee on Friday will give the administrative approval to the proposed international airport in Purandar besides deliberating on the mode of land acquisition to be undertaken. A senior official aware of the developments told TOI, “The project management and implementationContinue reading
Apr 3, 2018, 23:44 IST Pimpri Chinchwad: Over a period of 18 months, the Pimpri Chinchwad Smart City Limited (PCSCL) has received just over a fifth of the amount due from the state and central governments. Of the total Rs200 crore, the corporation has received Rs43 crore, including Rs3 crore for administrative work, officials said.Continue reading
