Heavy to very heavy rainfall continued across the district on Monday, with Chinchwad recording the highest cumulative rainfall at 338.5mm over the 36 hours ending 8.30pm on Monday Pune: Rainfall intensity is likely to ease from Tuesday, with a more significant decline likely from Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its forecast on…
Heavy traffic congestion on Karve Road in Pune due to the rain on Sunday Pune: The showers that Pune district and the ghat areas experienced in the 24 hours from 8.30am on Saturday to Sunday somewhat quelled fears at least for now of the El Nino effect and its long shadow on the monsoon this…
The city recorded its highest 24-hour rainfall of this monsoon till 8.30am on Saturday, with NDA at 33mm, followed by Pashan (31.4mm), Shivajinagar (30.5mm) and Lohegaon (29 mm) Pune: The city recorded its most intense rainfall spell of this monsoon over the 36 hours till 8.30pm on Saturday, with Chinchwad receiving topping the rain chart…
Landslide at Sinhagad Fort Pune: Authorities on Friday shut Sinhagad Fort for tourists after a landslide near the main entrance following heavy rain over the prior two days. Meanwhile, another landslide blocked the Varandha Ghat road on the Bhor-Mahad route, disrupting traffic.Forest officials said the fort would remain closed for the day as continuous rainfall…
Picture for representation purpose only Pune: An argument between two men over halting a car on the road turned violent at Walhekarwadi in Chinchwad on Tuesday. The two men called their accomplices, following which a group of people created a ruckus in the area, prompting the Chinchwad police to register separate complaints.A 35-year-old man, who…
Pune: A retired man, residing in Chinchwad, lost Rs 11.4 lakh in a piped gas bill fraud in April.The man had filed an online complaint application. After a preliminary investigation, a case was registered with the Chinchwad police on Saturday.An officer from the Chinchwad police said the man received a call from an unknown number…
Pune: The Nigdi police on Monday arrested an ayurveda practitioner attached to a private hospital in Chinchwad for allegedly molesting a 37-year-old female patient.The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday while the woman was recovering in a hospital ward after undergoing surgery. “The accused entered the ward on the pretext of conducting a…
Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls will start on June 30 in Maharashtra Pune: The district has mapped 54.1% of its electorate under the Election Commission of India’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, with several key urban constituencies in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad recording some of the lowest coverage levels in the district…
Damaged road outside Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation headquarters Pune: Areas of Pimpri Chinchwad are staring at another monsoon of pothole-ridden roads, as most of the road repair works planned by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) are unlikely to be completed before the onset of the rains.Civic officials attributed the delay to a combination of…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad police intensified their crackdown on illegal country-made liquor units, registering 23 cases and booking 29 individuals, including 11 women, following the death of 17 people due to methanol-laced liquor.On Monday, the superintendent of police (Pune Rural), Sandeep Singh Gill, attached senior police inspector Sachin Wangade of Uruli Kanchan police station to…
