More than 5,000 cabs were registered in Pune between Jan and July this year, surpassing the 4,400 autorickshaws registered in the same period Pune: The city is witnessing a shift in its transport landscape as cab registrations have overtaken autorickshaws for the first time. This trend follows the state govt’s decision earlier this year to…
Landslide on Pune-Mumbai expressway amid heavy rain Pune: For Solapur resident Fayeem Sayyad and his family, every attempt to reach Mumbai airport on Monday to see off his brother ended in disappointment as relentless rain brought both rail and road traffic to a standstill.The six-member family boarded the Hosapete–Mumbai Superfast Express from Solapur at 9.30pm…
A woman gets caught in the rain as she alights from a bus into a waterlogged street in Kothrud Pune: Rain gods smiled on Pune which saw fairly heavy showers, accompanied by occasional thunder and lightning, across most parts on Sunday. It not only brought relief from an extended spell of hot and humid conditions,…
RTO clerical staff strike Pune: Kalyaninagar’s Kuldip Shelar (46) is worried about the renewal of his driving licence because of the indefinite strike of RTOs’ clerical staff from Tuesday.“I contacted someone I know at the RTO (Region Transport Office) about my licence. He told me about the strike. This will surely delay my licence renewal….
Picture for representation purpose only Pune: The price of 1kg of CNG and PNG has been increased by MNGL by Re1 from Tuesday (midnight of Monday) in Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad and adjoining areas of Chakan, Talegaon and Hinjewadi. The new price will be Rs95.75. The existing price for the same is Rs94.75, at present. The…
An autorickshaw on Shankarsheth Road ferries students to school Pune: Caught between soaring fuel costs and parents of students unwilling to pay more, autorickshaw drivers ferrying schoolchildren across the city said they are in a difficult position ahead of the new academic year.Ayaz Shaikh, a Kondhwa-based auto driver who transports four schoolchildren daily, said he…
The double decker bus which had conducted trial runs in Pune last year. Pune: The city transport body has decided to revive the double-decker buses project almost eight months after conducting trial runs and putting the proposal on hold.Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML) CMD Mahesh Awhad said the process would begin afresh, including the…
In Pune city, the price of a domestic LPG cylinder now stands at Rs944.50 Pune: Handewadi resident Pratik Mungekar and his wife have barely used their lone LPG cylinder for nearly a month, hoping to rein in household expenses amid rising fuel and cooking gas costs. Instead, the move has only added to their financial…
An aircraft of Air India Express Pune: Over 200 passengers suffered major inconvenience after two separate flights of Air India Express – IX-2913 and IX-1098 – were delayed by over seven hours during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.While the Bengaluru-Pune flight AI Express IX-2913 was delayed by over 8 hours, the Pune to…
The pet owner approached animal rights activist and former Union minister Maneka Gandhi, who wrote to the railways minister in May seeking an inquiry into the incident Pune: A Ludhiana-based pet owner has accused Indian Railways of major lapses in transporting his four Labrador Retrievers to Pune last month, alleging that one dog died during…
