Updated: Apr 4, 2018, 10:44 IST PUNE: Work on the Pune Metro rail’s underground section is expected to start by June. The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (MahaMetro) will issue tenders in this regard in a week. The underground section is 5km long and comes under the Pimpri-Swargate Metro corridor. At Rs500 crore per kilometre, the underground work is expectedContinue reading
Updated: April 3, 2018 9:36:57 am STARTING 2019 summer, the Maharashtra government will implement stringent regulation on drilling of borewells in state. The government plans to introduce real-time monitoring of any digging activity being undertaken in the state. Shekhar Gaikwad, director, Groundwater Survey and Development Agency (GSDA) — which is actively involved in formulating theContinue reading
Updated: Apr 3, 2018, 11.33 AM IST Civic body aims to implement project over four years if they start by April end; animal activists sceptical about range of execution as they talk requirements Afive-year-old was mauled to death by a stray dog in Mann village, Hinjawadi, on March 26. In November 2017, a two-year-old wasContinue reading
Updated: Apr 3, 2018, 02.30 AM IST Diktat issued to tackle constant manpower shortage; SP says they will also bolster each Gram Suraksha Dal After claiming to have successfully executed the ‘Ek Gaav, Ek Ganpati’ (one village, one Ganpati) and ‘Tanta Mukti Samiti’ schemes for the last nine years, Pune rural police have now comeContinue reading
Updated: Apr 3, 2018, 08:41 IST PUNE: Restaurateurs in the city are increasingly opting for bags and cutlery made of corn starch to meet their take-away and delivery orders in the wake of the plastic ban imposed by the state government. “The corn starch bags look and feel just like the ones made of plastic. Paper containers are alsoContinue reading
Updated: Apr 3, 2018, 05:31 IST Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA), in an order last month, did not entertain a Pune society’s plea stating that the flat owners had already taken possession of their houses even when their building was incomplete. MahaRERA chairman Gautam Chatterjee, after hearing the case, said the regulatory body would notContinue reading
PUNE: Home buyers can expect a realistic pricing with the state government deciding to maintain a status quo on the Ready Reckoner (RR) rates this year. Industry experts said the government’s decision not to increase the RR rates would boost the buyers’ sentiment that was lacking for the past one year. RR rates are assessmentsContinue reading
Apr 2, 2018, 11:00 IST Pune based Headquarters Southern Command celebrated its 124th Raising Day with usual gaiety and splendour. Southern Command, which is the oldest field Army has not only been successfully maintaining the sovereignty of its area of responsibility but has also relentlessly contributed towards nation building during this glorious journey. The Command has provedContinue reading
Updated: Apr 3, 2018, 11:36 IST PUNE: The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) has decided to conduct a fire safety audit of its facilities, especially buses. Addressing newspersons here on Monday, chairperson and managing director Nayana Gunde said that a request for conducting audit has been sent to PMC’s fire brigade department. An eight-member committee of experts willContinue reading
Apr 3, 2018, 00:03 IST Pune: Work on the section of Metro rail passing over Karve Road will begin on Friday. The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (MahaMetro) will begin construction at Garware chowk and proceed to Nal Stop chowk. “The work on Karve Toad was to start from Paud Phata. This plan has been changed slightly. NowContinue reading
