Articles by Dheeraj Bengrut
Passengers complain of broken luggage bags, stolen valuables at Pune airport
Luggage bags with broken locks and stolen or damaged valuables have become an everyday occurrence at Pune airport according to several passengers
Updated on Mar 20, 2023 10:37 PM IST
Leopard rescued from Warje Malwadi, sent to Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park in Pune
The leopard was first spotted by residents of New Ahire village in a tin shed of an under-construction site at 7am
Published on Mar 20, 2023 10:28 PM IST
SPPU to offer drone technology courses
SPPU will soon offer degree and diploma courses in drone technology after it recently signing MoU with Drone Acharya
Published on Mar 18, 2023 12:06 AM IST
By March end, 2.6 K govt vehicles older than 15 years to be scrapped in Pune
Of these 4,000 vehicles, 2,600 are in Pune district. These include PMPML and MSRTC buses and other government department vehicles
Published on Mar 16, 2023 10:47 PM IST
Police arrest five more people in HSC paper leak case
The five people have been identified as the principal and teachers who helped students to circulate Chemistry and Physics papers
Published on Mar 16, 2023 08:52 PM IST
HSC exams see increase in cheating cases despite MSBSHSE’s copy-free campaign
In a year when the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) has undertaken a ‘copy-free examination’ campaign, the ongoing Class 12 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations are proving to be anything but
Published on Mar 15, 2023 11:23 PM IST
Chandni Chowk flyover work nears completion, Pune district collector reviews progress
District collector Rajesh Deshmukh, along with other officials from Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA), on Wednesday visited Chandni Chowk project site to review work
Published on Mar 15, 2023 10:22 PM IST
Why no takers for e-rickshaws amid rise of e-vehicles?
While there are only about 100 registered e-rickshaws with the Pune Regional Transport Office (RTO), the subsidy is unlikely to lift the number when other e-vehicle numbers are increasing
Published on Mar 15, 2023 09:55 PM IST
Dheeraj Bengrut and Abhay Khairnar
Passengers demand prepaid auto stand at Pune railway station
In September 2021, the Pune traffic police along with the railway administration had started a prepaid auto booth which garnered good response initially. Since the past few months however, this prepaid auto booth has been closed down as passengers were being forced to pay very high fares
Published on Mar 13, 2023 10:46 PM IST
Patil holds PMPML review meeting, instructs officials to provide uninterrupted public transport service
A few days ago, a strike was called by four contractors of PMPML due to non-payment of dues for the last three months. Students, employees and passengers were affected by the strike
Published on Mar 12, 2023 07:57 PM IST
SPPU launches four-year B.Sc blended course with Melbourne university
The University of Melbourne launched this course in three universities in India this year-- Madras University, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management and SPPU
Published on Mar 12, 2023 07:29 PM IST
Four mail express trains to be shifted to Hadapsar railway station
The Hutatma Express train is one of the four mail express trains to be shifted from Pune to Hadapsar railway station while the remaining three are still to be finalised
Published on Mar 10, 2023 10:55 PM IST
Trains to now run at 130 kmph speed between Pune and Daund
The Pune railway division has completed electrification and line-doubling work along the Pune to Daund section, which is why trains can now run on this section at a speed of 130 kmph
Published on Mar 10, 2023 10:36 PM IST
HC notice to state over alleged SC/ST scholarship irregularities
HC has sent the notice in a case of alleged corruption of more than ₹2,100 crore in disbursal of post matric scholarships for SC/ST students at various educational institutes in Maharashtra from 2010 to 2017
Published on Mar 09, 2023 08:54 PM IST
Pune ZP conducts foundational literacy and numeracy survey of students across district
During this eight-week-long drive, teachers taught students the learning competencies as outlined by Nipun Bharat
Published on Mar 08, 2023 09:58 PM IST
FIR lodged against 4, one student detained in HSC paper leak case
In the alleged HSC paper leak case, Mumbai crime branch has got links of involvement from Ahmednagar district after one suspect student was detained by the police on Monday
Published on Mar 08, 2023 12:37 AM IST
Pune railway station yard remodelling work to begin end of March
Pune railway station yard remodelling work will start by the end of March and will take at least 28 days to be completed, as per information shared by the railway division
Published on Mar 08, 2023 12:28 AM IST
PMPML clears ₹66 crore outstanding bill, bus contractors call off strike
The two-day flash strike affected around 0.8 million passengers before the bus service resumed from Tuesday morning
Published on Mar 07, 2023 08:05 PM IST
Old FOB will be opened only to disabled commuters from Mar. 15
Additional divisional railway manager Brijesh Kumar Singh of the Pune railway division said, “Currently, the work to strengthen the old bridge and its pillars
Published on Mar 06, 2023 01:17 AM IST
Pune railway division now under full electrification
In a major fillip, the Pune railway division has completed 100 per cent electrification of 531 km within its jurisdiction, saving 0.733 lakh tons of carbon footprints annually in the process
Published on Mar 06, 2023 01:07 AM IST
PMPML focuses on 15 routes for better services, without ticket fine revised to ₹500
Currently 1,791 scheduled buses are operated on 389 routes across 15 depots in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad
Published on Mar 05, 2023 12:07 AM IST
Now HSC Maths paper leaked in Buldhana 30 minutes before scheduled time
In yet another case of ‘paper leak’, the Mathematics paper of the ongoing Class 12 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams purportedly went viral on social media around 30 minutes ahead of the scheduled time
Published on Mar 03, 2023 11:23 PM IST
First exam ‘goes well’ for SSC students
From being welcomed at some exam centres to being screened, the first day of the Class 10 SSC exams on Thursday went well, according to students
Updated on Mar 03, 2023 01:24 AM IST
How Ganesh mandals contributed to Rasane’s defeat
Many small and medium Ganesh mandals from the central parts of Pune contributed to Hemant Rasane’s defeat
Published on Mar 03, 2023 01:20 AM IST
It is the victory of common people of Kasba, says Dhangekar
In Kasba Peth assembly constituency, MVA's Ravindra Dhangekar win the elections causing a setback to BJP
Published on Mar 03, 2023 01:09 AM IST
Two passenger train operations shifted to Hadpsar railway station
With the change, now, the Pune-Solapur and Pune-Phaltan trains will commence from Hadapsar railway station
Published on Mar 01, 2023 11:08 PM IST
Pune: Demand for fancy vehicle registration numbers rides north
While the revenue collected by RTO for giving “choice numbers” in 2022 was ₹31.80 crore, the figure in January this year alone touched ₹4.80 crore.
Updated on Mar 01, 2023 11:01 PM IST
SSC exam begins today, board sees a constant decline in students’ registration
The board examinations of State Secondary Certificate (SSC) conducted by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) are all set to begin on Thursday with 100 % syllabus
Published on Mar 01, 2023 10:54 PM IST
SIBM students conduct traffic congestion survey, to submit report to traffic police
An initiative of the Consulting and Strategy Club (CSC) of SIBM Pune, the survey was carried out between November 2022 and February 2023
Updated on Feb 28, 2023 10:30 PM IST
MPSC students call state-wide protest on March 1
According to information shared by the protesting group, the students will sit on a hunger strike Wednesday at Balgandharva chowk in Pune
Published on Feb 28, 2023 10:26 PM IST
