Pune: About 800 hens worth Rs1.65 lakh were stolen from a tempo parked near the Shivaji Market area in Camp at around 5 am on Monday.Tempo owner Dhananjay Urad (60), a resident of Camp, lodged a complaint with the Cantonment police station. According to the police, “Urad’s tempo driver transported 1,134 hens from a poultry…
Pune: Ramrao Jagtap (85) spent a lifetime convincing people that a rose could be more than a flower. It could be a livelihood for a sugarcane farmer, the foundation of a thriving nursery, or the beginning of a gardener’s lifelong passion. The scientist-turned-horticulturist behind Pune’s renowned Jagtap Nursery passed away peacefully at home on Thursday…
Pune: Incessant rain over the last few days has forced booth-level officers (BLOs) to shift part of the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise indoors, with camps being organised at housing societies, community halls and wedding halls across Pune district to speed up voter verification.The camp-based model has come up in large residential complexes,…
A section of the Pune-Bangalore Highway service road near Mhalunge was left waterlogged after rainfall Pune: Just two days of monsoon rain have once again exposed the fragile state of the city’s roads and drainage infrastructure, with residents flooding social media with images and videos of cratered streets, persistent waterlogging, uneven carriageways and utility chamber…
Dr Cyrus Poonawalla also announced an additional contribution of Rs 10 crore towards future development projects Pune: The Bishop’s School in Camp has recently inaugurated a new academic building aimed at strengthening its educational infrastructure and supporting the needs of a growing student community.The newly constructed block is designed to provide additional learning spaces and…
Pune: Garage owners and service centres in the city have reported a surge in the number of people approaching them and requesting for an increase in the mileage of their vehicles.Mohammad Shafiq Shaikh said it started some three weeks ago. “People bring their bikes and scooters, most of them quite old, with just one request…
Police nakabandi at riverside road near Baba Bhide Bridge on Tuesday night 10pm deadline: Shut roadside food stalls on Paud Road after 10pm on Tuesday 10pm deadline: Shut roadside food stalls on Paud Road after 10pm on Tuesday Police nakabandi at riverside road near Baba Bhide Bridge on Tuesday night 10pm deadline: Shut roadside food…
Pune: Restaurateurs and late-night eatery owners in Camp, Kothrud, Paud Road and Deccan have voiced sharp concerns as police-mandated 10pm shutdowns begin to cut deeply into their earnings.Police attributed the move to a rise in crime in certain parts of the city. Those in the hospitality sector said the sudden curbs were turning an already…
