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Pune records above normal temps in January

The country received 14.1 mm of rainfall in January, while normal rainfall in January is 17.1 degrees Celsius (ie - 3 degrees Celsius less than normal), causing maximum and minimum temperatures to rise

The average maximum temperature in India in January 2023 is 25.79 degrees Celsius which is 0.19 degrees Celsius above normal. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 12, 2023 10:45 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Pune: Ahead of V-Day, rose sellers, farmers expecting good returns

With Valentine’s Day just a day away, florists are doing brisk business with both rose- sellers and farmers expecting good returns this season

People purchasing roses from a vendor at Mahatma Phule Mandai on Sunday. (Kalpesh Nukte/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 12, 2023 09:36 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Pune-Bengaluru AirAsia flight delayed by 11 hours

The flight was scheduled for 5:30 am and majority of flyers were stuck at the airport from 3 am, but the flight took off at 4.30 pm

It turned out to be an awful day for flyers of AirAsia I5-611/386 Pune-Bengaluru as the flight was delayed by 11 hours at Pune international airport on Sunday. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 12, 2023 09:32 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Prepaid autorickshaw stands to come up at three locations in Pune

Traffic police have decided to reopen the pre-paid autorickshaw stand at Pune railway station as well as two others at Swargate and Wakdewadi bus stops

Prepaid auto stand at Pune station is shut since March 2022 (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 11, 2023 11:29 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Pune records season’s highest temperature

The temperature recorded was 4 degrees above normal at Shivajinagar on Saturday. The minimum temperature of the city was recorded at 11.5 degrees Celsius in Pune city

We are expecting that in the coming three to four days there will be a bit of respite from the scorching heat, IMD officials said. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 11, 2023 11:27 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Finally, Pune International airport becomes decluttered

The airport authorities had dealt with numerous traffic jams within the airport premises. The congestion was caused primarily by prepaid private cabs and cabs arriving to pick up departing flyers.

The authorities made an excellent decision by relocating the prepaid taxi stand, one of the flyers said. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 10, 2023 10:43 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Pune university circle to be ‘traffic signal-free’ from February 13

To ensure speedy movement of traffic at the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) junction, the Pune traffic police have decided to make the university circle ‘traffic signal-free’ from February 13

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Published on Feb 09, 2023 11:48 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Authorities start work on new complex next to Pune airport

The complex will be occupied by defence offices as they have allocated land to airport authorities where new roads for airport connectivity will be built

The airport authorities have started constructing a complex next to Lohegaon airport. (Shankar Narayan/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 09, 2023 11:25 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Common effluent treatment plant to come up in MIDC Bhosari

Once operational, this CETP is expected to reduce soil and river pollution and thus contribute to making the PCMC clean and sustainable

Members of MCCIA and PCMC during the foundation stone laying of CETP Bhosari, MIDC on Wednesday. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 08, 2023 10:28 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

DigiYatra expected to start for all pax at Pune airport from March 31

With random live testing of flyers having started since January 12, 2023 at the D1 gate of Pune international airport, the airport authorities are expecting to start the DigiYatra system – a virtual method of facial verification – for all flyers from March 31

Passengers in a queue in front of the Digi Yatra app kiosk at Gate D1 of Pune’s Lohegaon international airport on Wednesday. (Shankar Narayan/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 08, 2023 10:21 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Pune-Nashik high-speed railway project to be executed on broad gauge

The Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (MRIDCL) will be executing the Pune-Nashik high-speed railway project on broad gauge

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Published on Feb 07, 2023 10:21 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Traffic diversion at SPPU Chowk to facilitate Pune Metro work

Recently on February 1, the SPPU circle witnessed a traffic jam of one and a half hours during morning hours

Pune traffic department officials guide commuters after enforcing new traffic diversion at SPPU road circle as the metro construction moves to the next phase. (Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 06, 2023 11:28 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Maximum temperature increases to 34.1 degrees Celsius in Pune

Maximum temperature of Pune city will continue to rise till February 10 and will reach 36 degrees Celsius

Bramhapuri recorded the highest temperature of the day in the state at 35.6 degrees Celsius. The lowest minimum temperature was recorded in Jalgaon at 10.3 degrees Celsius. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

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Updated on Feb 06, 2023 09:59 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Balewadi residents want permanent solution for street vendors

The residents of Balewadi are now demanding permanent solutions from street vendors who have occupied footpath space, blocking the path for pedestrians

Vendors selling goods on footpath at Dasara Chowk, Balewadi on Sunday. (Kalpesh Nukte/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 05, 2023 11:33 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

270 polling booths for Kasba, 510 for Chinchwad

The byelections, scheduled to be held on February 26, were necessitated due to the recent deaths of sitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs - Mukta Tilak from Kasba Peth and Laxman Jagtap from Chinchwad

The Kasba Peth assembly constituency has a total of 2,75,428 voters of which 1,36,873 are men, 1,38,550 are women and 5 are transgenders. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 05, 2023 11:30 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Flyers demand more signboards to locate multi-level car parking facility at Pune airport

The additional signboards were installed during the G20 summit; however, signboards were removed after the conclusion of the event claim flyers

Many flyers who are from outside of Pune city are finding it difficult to locate the multi-level car parking building. (SHANKAR NARAYAN/ HT)

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Published on Feb 05, 2023 11:21 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Big boost for city as Pune-Nashik high-speed rail project gets Centre’s in-principle approval

Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw dubbed the move as an attempt to give the finest connectivity to both Pune and Nashik

The nod came on Sunday during a meeting in the capital between union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 05, 2023 11:20 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Your Space: Pune Police need to act tough against Koyta gang

The recent rise in extortion threats and intimidation by the Koyta gang in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad industrial area has citizens worried

Police display seized koytas in a recent operation (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 05, 2023 04:05 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Street lights on new airport road still not functioning as complaints fall on deaf ears

Several taxi drivers prefer to park their taxis along the stretch instead of in the multi-level parking building

Nearly 10 to 12 street lights along the entire stretch to the left of Aero Mall are not working. (SHANKAR NARAYAN/ HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 03, 2023 11:34 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Travellator to be installed at airport FOB in March

The regular flyers at Pune airport have a habit of getting cabs to the airport premises. Now they have to walk a little so it should not be an issue and if we compare with airports like Mumbai and Delhi

A regular flyer has to find his way through the maze to eventually get a cab. The elderly are the worst affected. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 02, 2023 11:04 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Aspirants spent night on footpath to appear for police recruitment

Four youngsters who came from Solapur on Monday and had to report to the ground at 7 am on Tuesday decided to sleep on the footpath outside the ground

The ongoing recruitment drive is for 720 police constable posts and 75 police constable driver vacancies. (KALPESH NUKTE/ HT PHOTO)

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Published on Jan 31, 2023 11:02 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Fire brigade rushed to Kalyani Nagar to douse garbage fire after residents panic

Despite multiple complaints from the residents of Kalyani Nagar, Hinjewadi and Wakad about the severe air pollution caused by burning of garbage, PMC has taken no action

According to the residents, the garbage is burnt on an empty plot of land between Sophronia and Kruti Society. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Jan 31, 2023 10:56 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Budget expectations 2023: Widen tax net, say Pune industrialists

Since the state government has not yet finalised land for Pune international airport, industrialists and civil aviation analysts have very little hope for anything when finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivers the Union Budget

Industrialists expect a reduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST) and a widening of the tax net in the upcoming Union budget (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Jan 30, 2023 10:42 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

After 5-hr delay, SpiceJet cancels Pune-Ahmedabad flight

Flyers who faced inconvenience at the airport claimed no official statement was released for the delay

The flight scheduled to take off at 2.30 pm was cancelled at 7.30 pm. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

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Published on Jan 29, 2023 11:30 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Residents allege cracks in houses due to blasting activity at Chandni Chowk flyover project

The midnight blasts have created panic among residents. Authorities should monitor and record vibrations and intensity of blasts to check whether it is carried out under the permissible limits

The multi-storeyed flyover-cum-bridge at Chandni Chowk will be constructed at a cost of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1,300 crore. (KALPESH NUKTE/ HT PHOTO)

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Published on Jan 28, 2023 11:09 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Pune division drivers top list of MSRTC accident-free rides

Pune division includes – Pune (41 drivers), Kolhapur (31), Sangli (30), Satara (39) and Solapur (56) respectively

The drivers and their families will be felicitated with a cash reward of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>25,000 and a certificate in respective divisional offices. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Jan 28, 2023 11:05 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Four Delhi-bound flights delayed at Pune airport

Flyers booking night- and early morning- flights are facing a lot of inconvenience at Pune airport as the flights are getting delayed regularly

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Published on Jan 27, 2023 11:44 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Pune: 2 held for demanding ₹1.26 lakh from Aero mall contractor

According to the police, the 40-year-old contractor has a work order for the loading and unloading of goods for stores located at Aero mall

The Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) 2 of the Pune city police crime department has detained two people who were attempting to extort <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1.26 lakh from the contractor at Aero mall on Thursday. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)

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Published on Jan 27, 2023 11:44 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Wakad residents appeal PMRDA to relocate slums on open land next to society

While the open land next to the society falls under the jurisdiction of the PMRDA, no action has been taken for the past five years

The residents of Rhythm Housing Society, Wakad, have entreated the PMRDA to relocate the slums that have come up on the open land next to the society (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Jan 27, 2023 11:44 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

Residents protest against unsterilised dogs’ threat

Citizens have been highlighting the issue to PMC for the last 8-10 years, but due to pet sympathisers in society, concrete action against dogs has not been taken.

Members are unable to park their cars in the basement due to dog packs attacking them. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Jan 27, 2023 11:44 PM IST

ByJigar Hindocha

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The country received 14.1 mm of rainfall in January, while normal rainfall in January is 17.1 degrees Celsius (ie - 3 degrees Celsius less than normal), causing maximum and minimum temperatures to rise

With Valentine’s Day just a day away, florists are doing brisk business with both rose- sellers and farmers expecting good returns this season

The flight was scheduled for 5:30 am and majority of flyers were stuck at the airport from 3 am, but the flight took off at 4.30 pm

Traffic police have decided to reopen the pre-paid autorickshaw stand at Pune railway station as well as two others at Swargate and Wakdewadi bus stops

The temperature recorded was 4 degrees above normal at Shivajinagar on Saturday. The minimum temperature of the city was recorded at 11.5 degrees Celsius in Pune city

The airport authorities had dealt with numerous traffic jams within the airport premises. The congestion was caused primarily by prepaid private cabs and cabs arriving to pick up departing flyers.

To ensure speedy movement of traffic at the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) junction, the Pune traffic police have decided to make the university circle ‘traffic signal-free’ from February 13

The complex will be occupied by defence offices as they have allocated land to airport authorities where new roads for airport connectivity will be built

Once operational, this CETP is expected to reduce soil and river pollution and thus contribute to making the PCMC clean and sustainable

With random live testing of flyers having started since January 12, 2023 at the D1 gate of Pune international airport, the airport authorities are expecting to start the DigiYatra system – a virtual method of facial verification – for all flyers from March 31

The Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (MRIDCL) will be executing the Pune-Nashik high-speed railway project on broad gauge

Recently on February 1, the SPPU circle witnessed a traffic jam of one and a half hours during morning hours

Maximum temperature of Pune city will continue to rise till February 10 and will reach 36 degrees Celsius

The residents of Balewadi are now demanding permanent solutions from street vendors who have occupied footpath space, blocking the path for pedestrians

The byelections, scheduled to be held on February 26, were necessitated due to the recent deaths of sitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs - Mukta Tilak from Kasba Peth and Laxman Jagtap from Chinchwad

The additional signboards were installed during the G20 summit; however, signboards were removed after the conclusion of the event claim flyers

Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw dubbed the move as an attempt to give the finest connectivity to both Pune and Nashik

The recent rise in extortion threats and intimidation by the Koyta gang in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad industrial area has citizens worried

Several taxi drivers prefer to park their taxis along the stretch instead of in the multi-level parking building

The regular flyers at Pune airport have a habit of getting cabs to the airport premises. Now they have to walk a little so it should not be an issue and if we compare with airports like Mumbai and Delhi

Four youngsters who came from Solapur on Monday and had to report to the ground at 7 am on Tuesday decided to sleep on the footpath outside the ground

Despite multiple complaints from the residents of Kalyani Nagar, Hinjewadi and Wakad about the severe air pollution caused by burning of garbage, PMC has taken no action

Since the state government has not yet finalised land for Pune international airport, industrialists and civil aviation analysts have very little hope for anything when finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivers the Union Budget

Flyers who faced inconvenience at the airport claimed no official statement was released for the delay

The midnight blasts have created panic among residents. Authorities should monitor and record vibrations and intensity of blasts to check whether it is carried out under the permissible limits

Pune division includes – Pune (41 drivers), Kolhapur (31), Sangli (30), Satara (39) and Solapur (56) respectively

Flyers booking night- and early morning- flights are facing a lot of inconvenience at Pune airport as the flights are getting delayed regularly

According to the police, the 40-year-old contractor has a work order for the loading and unloading of goods for stores located at Aero mall

While the open land next to the society falls under the jurisdiction of the PMRDA, no action has been taken for the past five years

Citizens have been highlighting the issue to PMC for the last 8-10 years, but due to pet sympathisers in society, concrete action against dogs has not been taken.

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