Pune’s Ganeshotsav Dry Days Cut to Two After Bombay HC Rebuke
Pune cut its Ganeshotsav liquor ban to two days after the Bombay HC asked why Pune alone was targeted: Sept 14 till 4 pm and all of Sept 25. The new rules.
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Pune’s 15-Day Rail Block Falls Inside Ganeshotsav: 42 Trains Cut
Central Railway will block the Pune-Hadapsar section from September 19 to October 4 to commission a third line. 42 trains stand cancelled, 25 diverted.
Pune’s Complaint App Is Sitting on 14,644 Unresolved Tickets
PMC Care 2.0 has 14,644 complaints pending across 15 ward offices. Kondhwa alone accounts for 2,010. What Pune residents can do to keep a ticket alive.
MHADA’s Pune Lottery: 4,462 Homes, September 15 Deadline
MHADA is offering 4,462 homes across Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. Applications and deposits close September 15; the computerised draw follows on October 13.
Bombay HC Slams FDA’s ‘High-Handed’ Cancellation of Cipla’s Pune Licence
The Bombay High Court forced Maharashtra’s FDA to withdraw its cancellation of Cipla’s Pune drug licence, calling the process a breach of natural justice.
Pune Water Cut August 27: Areas Facing 24-Hour Supply Shutdown
Pune’s civic body will halt water supply for 24 hours from Wednesday midnight for urgent repairs, hitting dozens of neighbourhoods from Kothrud to Kharadi.
Pune Ring Road’s Rs 10,502-Crore Eastern Expansion Gets the Green Light
Maharashtra has approved a Rs 10,502-crore eastern expansion of Pune Ring Road, due by June 2029. Here’s what the long-delayed bypass means for the city.
Pune Traffic Panel Plans 3,000 More Buses, 35 Local Committees
Pune’s traffic advisory panel has ordered 35 outpost-level committees and a push for thousands more buses. Here’s what changes for commuters and when.
Pune’s Civic Body to Borrow Rs 1,167 Crore, First Big Loan Since 2017
Pune civic body PMC plans its first major loan since 2017: Rs 1,167 crore for water, flood and sewage works in villages merged into the city.
Pimpri-Chinchwad’s Pothole Repairs Can’t Outpace the Monsoon
PCMC has fixed 1,609 of 2,164 reported potholes, but temporary patches and relentless rain keep the backlog refilling across the twin township.
Pune’s Dhanori Push for Freeze After 30-Year Civic Wait
Pune corporators want new construction paused in Dhanori until roads, water and drainage catch up after nearly three decades of civic neglect.
Pune Metro’s Nigdi-Chakan Line Gets Sent Back for a Third Rewrite
PCMC has asked Maha Metro to revise the Nigdi-Chakan metro plan again, even as its cost has already grown by 25% since the first draft.
Pune Metro Line 3 Clears Safety Sign-Off, Hinjawadi Launch Now in Sight
CMRS has cleared the 13-km Maan-Balewadi stretch of Pune’s Hinjawadi Metro for passengers, ending months of delay. Here’s what’s left before trains run.
Pune’s Pothole App Went Dark for Months. Nobody at PMC Noticed
Pune’s Road Mitra pothole-complaint app stayed offline for months through peak monsoon before PMC noticed and reactivated it this week.
Pune’s Three New Elevated Highways Stop Short of the City’s Core
Fadnavis and Gadkari broke ground on three elevated highways for Pune this week, but local MLAs warn the routes end at the outskirts, not the city center.
Pune’s PMC Clears ₹75-Crore Flyover to Fix Wakdewadi Bottleneck
PMC’s Standing Committee has cleared a ₹73.5-crore flyover to bypass Pune’s chronic Wakdewadi underpass jam. Here’s the funding catch and what’s next.
Pune’s Hinjawadi Metro Misses a Second Deadline Awaiting Safety Sign-Off
Pune Metro Line 3’s Hinjawadi-Balewadi stretch has missed a second launch date and now awaits final safety certification, with services likely next week.
Landslide-Hit Pune-Mumbai Rail Line Pushes MSRTC Into Overdrive
A landslide has cancelled about 30 daily Pune-Mumbai trains. MSRTC is adding 200 bus trips a day while crews repair the damaged ghat-section lines.
Pune Highway Cops Accused of Staging Fake Drug Raid to Extort Tourists
Highway Safety Patrol staff allegedly posed as narcotics officers to extort four Lonavala-bound tourists on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway. Here’s what the case exposes.
Khadakwasla Dam Nears Capacity, Pune Issues Mutha River Flood Alert
Khadakwasla dam raced from 62% to 94% capacity in a day, forcing controlled water releases into the Mutha and a fresh alert for riverside Pune residents.