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Latest from Pune Startup Mantra: Drivers on hire service to meet your commuting needs Indian Drivers app has served 35,000 on-demand customers, 12,000 individual customers and 65 corporates till date MPCB directs PCMC to submit time-bound action plan for upgradation of existing STPs MPCB on May 15 issued a fresh directive to PCMC to submit a time-bound action plan for upgradation of existing STPs in its jurisdiction SII to acquire 20% stake in needle-free tech firm IntegriMedical Vaccine major SII on Friday announced to acquire 20 per cent stake in medical device company IntegriMedical to advance in needle-free injection system technology RTE admission restarts, 11k parents file application form on first day Over 11,000 applications received in hours as Maharashtra restarts RTE admissions for 2024-25. Pune leads with 2,600 applications. Deadline May 31. HSC results to be announced next week: Deepak Kesarkar Maharashtra Board to announce Class 12 results next week, followed by Class 10 results in 7-8 days. Admission process for Class 11 and undergrad courses to speed up. Child care centre in Jalgaon helps boost women participation in poll The Jalgaon district chief election office had set up 1,864 CCCs across the district near polling booths After outcry, PMC pulls down hoarding in front of its headquarters In light of the Mumbai hoarding fall incident, the civic authority issued a warning on Thursday night to take action against illegal hoardings in the city Former army officer cremated with state honours in Pune Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale (retd) – killed in the Rafah region of Gaza, Palestine – was cremated at the Pune Cantonment Board’s (PCB’s) Dhobi Ghat crematorium Friday Political parties demand PMC to speed up monsoon preparation works BJP, Congress and NCP leaders have hit out at the municipal corporation for poor monsoon preparedness resulting in overflowing manholes and nullahs at various places Pune builder Avinash Bhosale gets bail in CBI case Bhosale, the chairman and founder of ABIL Group, was arrested by the CBI on May 26, 2022, and has been in judicial custody since then After Baramati, CCTV cameras non-functional for few hours at Shirur strong room The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) (SP) faction filed a complaint with the election office on Friday and demanded an inquiry Pune rural police suspects Dubai hawala transactions being carried out through Mahadev betting app Till date, the police have arrested 93 persons and detained three minors for their involvement in the scam however the search for two other prime accused is underway, the officials said Man held in Pune for locking wife’s private parts According to the police, the incident that took place at their Wakad residence at 10 pm on May 11. The accused’s 28-year-old wife, who filed the complaint, underwent surgery at a private hospital and her condition is stated to be stable PMC starts Maha’s first Model Immunisation Centre at Kamala Nehru Hospital The centre boasts infrastructure, services and facilities on par with private healthcare facilities, officials said Air India flight with 180 flyers collides with tug tractor at runway in Pune The aircraft suffered damage but no passengers were injured, news agency ANI reported. Cane cutters of parched Marathwada caught in vicious migration circle They have been forced to migrate to cities like Pune, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane in search of other jobs once the cutting season ends PMC begins pillar construction for Swargate-Khadakwasla metro extension While the PMC has not yet received approval from the state and central government, the PMC and Pune Metro have mutually decided to go ahead with pillar construction for the Swargate to Khadakwasla metro extension to avoid further delay and duplication of work Pune hospital begins multidisciplinary medical genetics department The department includes specialty clinics such as reproductive genetics, cancer genetics, neurogenetics and nephrogenetics that are currently available only at a few healthcare facilities in the country Pune-Mumbai trains cancelled to facilitate platform works Cancelled trains, including Pragati Express and Deccan Express, will leave passengers inconvenienced Yerawada police book three for cheating investors of ₹11.40 crore Yerawada Police book 3 financial firm office-bearers for cheating investors of ₹11.40 crore. Accused promised returns, but failed to refund. IPC sections invoked. Forest department plans to expand leopard facility at Junnar Forest department to expand leopard facility in Junnar due to rising population. Identified 10 acres near Yedgaon dam, paid ₹1.27 crore for land. Pune forest dept to develop garden on 5-acre plot Forest dept. to develop garden near Van Bhavan with indigenous trees, volunteers' help. Vrukshathon half marathon on June 9, participants get tree saplings to plant. Ajit Pawar missing in action, his absence in campaign triggers speculations His absence in electioneering, especially at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi rallies in Nashik, Kalyan and road show held at Mumbai on Wednesday, has sparked speculations about the leader’s whereabouts Maharashtra reports 241 cases of heatstroke with 7 from Pune Jalna has been the worst hit with 28 cases of heatstroke; followed by Nashik with 27; Buldhana with 21; Dhule with 20; and Solapur with 18 Dug-up roads in Pune turn into nightmare for pedestrians As per the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) May 31 is the deadline to repair all such dug-up roads, but locals claim work on these roads is moving at snail’s pace Pune Metro: Soil testing for Swargate-Katraj underground stretch commences The Swargate to Katraj metro line proposal was sent by Maha-Metro to the state government in September 2021, which was approved and forwarded to the central government in April 2022 FLiRT Covid-19 sub-lineage dominant strain found in Maharashtra Its symptoms are similar to those of earlier variants, including fever, cough, fatigue and digestive issues with a heightened transmission rate Undertrial jumps off moving train, escapes Undertrial Vishal Sharma escaped from a moving train while being transferred from Mumbai to Pune after a court hearing. FIR filed at Dehu Road Station. After Mumbai billboard incident, another hoarding collapses in Pune The 30 x 30-foot hoarding, installed in the Moshi area of Pimpri Chinchwad of Pune, fell onto the stationary tempo truck due to strong winds. Hoarding collapses in Pimpri-Chinchwad, no injuries reported As per PCMC sky sign department, there are 1,136 registered hoardings and 190 illegal structures removed last year. Five people were killed after a sky sign collapsed on them at Kiwale in Dehu Road in April 2023 FAQs

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Startup Mantra: Drivers on hire service to meet your commuting needs

Pune

Updated on May 18, 2024 08:30 AM IST

Indian Drivers app has served 35,000 on-demand customers, 12,000 individual customers and 65 corporates till date

ByNamita Shibad

MPCB directs PCMC to submit time-bound action plan for upgradation of existing STPs

MPCB on May 15 issued a fresh directive to PCMC to submit a time-bound action plan for upgradation of existing STPs in its jurisdiction

Pune

Updated on May 18, 2024 08:28 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

SII to acquire 20% stake in needle-free tech firm IntegriMedical

Vaccine major SII on Friday announced to acquire 20 per cent stake in medical device company IntegriMedical to advance in needle-free injection system technology

Pune

Updated on May 18, 2024 08:18 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

RTE admission restarts, 11k parents file application form on first day

Over 11,000 applications received in hours as Maharashtra restarts RTE admissions for 2024-25. Pune leads with 2,600 applications. Deadline May 31.

Pune

Updated on May 18, 2024 08:16 AM IST

ByDheeraj Bengrut

HSC results to be announced next week: Deepak Kesarkar

Maharashtra Board to announce Class 12 results next week, followed by Class 10 results in 7-8 days. Admission process for Class 11 and undergrad courses to speed up.

Pune

Updated on May 18, 2024 08:06 AM IST

ByDheeraj Bengrut

Child care centre in Jalgaon helps boost women participation in poll

The Jalgaon district chief election office had set up 1,864 CCCs across the district near polling booths

Pune

Updated on May 18, 2024 07:56 AM IST

ByVicky Pathare

After outcry, PMC pulls down hoarding in front of its headquarters

In light of the Mumbai hoarding fall incident, the civic authority issued a warning on Thursday night to take action against illegal hoardings in the city

Former army officer cremated with state honours in Pune

Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale (retd) – killed in the Rafah region of Gaza, Palestine – was cremated at the Pune Cantonment Board’s (PCB’s) Dhobi Ghat crematorium Friday

Pune

Updated on May 18, 2024 07:38 AM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

Political parties demand PMC to speed up monsoon preparation works

BJP, Congress and NCP leaders have hit out at the municipal corporation for poor monsoon preparedness resulting in overflowing manholes and nullahs at various places

Pune

Updated on May 18, 2024 07:04 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Pune builder Avinash Bhosale gets bail in CBI case

Bhosale, the chairman and founder of ABIL Group, was arrested by the CBI on May 26, 2022, and has been in judicial custody since then

Pune

Updated on May 18, 2024 06:56 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

After Baramati, CCTV cameras non-functional for few hours at Shirur strong room

The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) (SP) faction filed a complaint with the election office on Friday and demanded an inquiry

Pune

Updated on May 18, 2024 06:52 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Pune rural police suspects Dubai hawala transactions being carried out through Mahadev betting app

Till date, the police have arrested 93 persons and detained three minors for their involvement in the scam however the search for two other prime accused is underway, the officials said

Pune

Updated on May 18, 2024 06:44 AM IST

ByShrinivas Deshpande

Man held in Pune for locking wife’s private parts

According to the police, the incident that took place at their Wakad residence at 10 pm on May 11. The accused’s 28-year-old wife, who filed the complaint, underwent surgery at a private hospital and her condition is stated to be stable

Pune

Updated on May 18, 2024 06:38 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

PMC starts Maha’s first Model Immunisation Centre at Kamala Nehru Hospital

The centre boasts infrastructure, services and facilities on par with private healthcare facilities, officials said

Pune

Updated on May 18, 2024 06:10 AM IST

ByVicky Pathare

Air India flight with 180 flyers collides with tug tractor at runway in Pune

The aircraft suffered damage but no passengers were injured, news agency ANI reported.

ByHT News Desk

Cane cutters of parched Marathwada caught in vicious migration circle

They have been forced to migrate to cities like Pune, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane in search of other jobs once the cutting season ends

Pune

Updated on May 17, 2024 07:18 AM IST

ByShrinivas Deshapnde

PMC begins pillar construction for Swargate-Khadakwasla metro extension

While the PMC has not yet received approval from the state and central government, the PMC and Pune Metro have mutually decided to go ahead with pillar construction for the Swargate to Khadakwasla metro extension to avoid further delay and duplication of work

Pune

Updated on May 17, 2024 06:56 AM IST

BySiddhartha Gadkari

Pune hospital begins multidisciplinary medical genetics department

The department includes specialty clinics such as reproductive genetics, cancer genetics, neurogenetics and nephrogenetics that are currently available only at a few healthcare facilities in the country

Pune

Updated on May 17, 2024 06:04 AM IST

ByVicky Pathare

Pune-Mumbai trains cancelled to facilitate platform works

Cancelled trains, including Pragati Express and Deccan Express, will leave passengers inconvenienced

Pune

Updated on May 17, 2024 05:54 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Yerawada police book three for cheating investors of ₹11.40 crore

Yerawada Police book 3 financial firm office-bearers for cheating investors of ₹11.40 crore. Accused promised returns, but failed to refund. IPC sections invoked.

Pune

Updated on May 17, 2024 05:48 AM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

Forest department plans to expand leopard facility at Junnar

Forest department to expand leopard facility in Junnar due to rising population. Identified 10 acres near Yedgaon dam, paid ₹1.27 crore for land.

Pune

Updated on May 17, 2024 05:36 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

Pune forest dept to develop garden on 5-acre plot

Forest dept. to develop garden near Van Bhavan with indigenous trees, volunteers' help. Vrukshathon half marathon on June 9, participants get tree saplings to plant.

Pune

Updated on May 17, 2024 05:26 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

Ajit Pawar missing in action, his absence in campaign triggers speculations

His absence in electioneering, especially at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi rallies in Nashik, Kalyan and road show held at Mumbai on Wednesday, has sparked speculations about the leader’s whereabouts

Pune

Updated on May 17, 2024 05:02 AM IST

ByAbhay Khairnar

Maharashtra reports 241 cases of heatstroke with 7 from Pune

Jalna has been the worst hit with 28 cases of heatstroke; followed by Nashik with 27; Buldhana with 21; Dhule with 20; and Solapur with 18

Pune

Published on May 16, 2024 10:50 PM IST

ByVicky Pathare

Dug-up roads in Pune turn into nightmare for pedestrians

As per the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) May 31 is the deadline to repair all such dug-up roads, but locals claim work on these roads is moving at snail’s pace

Pune

Published on May 16, 2024 10:34 PM IST

ByDheeraj Bengrut

Pune Metro: Soil testing for Swargate-Katraj underground stretch commences

The Swargate to Katraj metro line proposal was sent by Maha-Metro to the state government in September 2021, which was approved and forwarded to the central government in April 2022

Pune

Updated on May 16, 2024 10:29 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

FLiRT Covid-19 sub-lineage dominant strain found in Maharashtra

Its symptoms are similar to those of earlier variants, including fever, cough, fatigue and digestive issues with a heightened transmission rate

Pune

Updated on May 16, 2024 10:03 PM IST

ByVicky Pathare

Undertrial jumps off moving train, escapes

Undertrial Vishal Sharma escaped from a moving train while being transferred from Mumbai to Pune after a court hearing. FIR filed at Dehu Road Station.

Pune

Updated on May 16, 2024 09:55 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

After Mumbai billboard incident, another hoarding collapses in Pune

The 30 x 30-foot hoarding, installed in the Moshi area of Pimpri Chinchwad of Pune, fell onto the stationary tempo truck due to strong winds.

Pune

Published on May 16, 2024 09:54 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Hoarding collapses in Pimpri-Chinchwad, no injuries reported

As per PCMC sky sign department, there are 1,136 registered hoardings and 190 illegal structures removed last year. Five people were killed after a sky sign collapsed on them at Kiwale in Dehu Road in April 2023

Pune

Published on May 16, 2024 09:44 PM IST

ByVicky Pathare

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