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Aspirants' work begins as ward boundaries fixed for Pune civic polls

October 04, 2025 8:13 pm

The final map has physical changes to 13 electoral wards and names of 8 have been changed.

PMC Deputy Municipal Commissioner Sandip Kadam

‘Citizens’ role key in cleanliness’: PMC official Sandip Kadam says night checks, penalties imposed to deter garbage dumping

September 30, 2025 9:31 pm

PMC Deputy Municipal Commissioner Sandip Kadam says the civic body takes action against 5,000 citizens for dumping garbage in public places every month, adding that the intention is not to penalise, but to drive behavioural change.

PMC warns housing societies: ‘Get firefighting system in order or face action’

September 27, 2025 4:27 pm

A teenage boy died after a fire broke out at a 14-storied building in Pune on Friday.

800 civic works on hold, Rs 220 crore diverted to develop Katraj-Kondhwa road

September 19, 2025 8:02 pm

The civic body chief said land owners who were to give their land to Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) have refused to accept the compensation through floor space index (FSI) or transfer of development rights (TDR) and have sought for cash payments instead.

PMC approves Rs 92 crore for construction of flyover-cum-grade separator at Thackeray Chowk on Deccan College road

September 17, 2025 8:12 pm

The estimated cost of the project was Rs 115 crore but the lowest bidding agency has been awarded the contract for the construction work.

Vivek Velankar, a Pune-based RTI activist said: “These certificates should not be available this easily. PMC should be providing these certificates after confirming the identity of the person, or at least the mother’s or father’s name should be mandatorily entered on the website.”

Should you be able to download anybody’s birth certificate from civic body website?

September 08, 2025 2:54 am

Enter any birth date, choose any gender, and the site will throw up the birth certificate of any person born in the city — no ID required.

‘Less than 10% of PMC’s goal achieved’: How cycle tracks fail cyclists in Pune city

August 03, 2025 8:24 pm

From being called a ‘cycle city’ to not having any safe space for cyclists on the roads, a look at why Pune’s dream of becoming a cycling-friendly city has remained just that—a dream.

As part of the RFD project, 11,000 trees of the 22,150 in the project area will be felled and 11,150 trees will be transplanted.

To protect flood-prone areas PMC demands Rs 300 cr from disaster management dept for RFD project

July 28, 2025 10:28 pm

The project includes constructing embankments on both sides, a jogging track, tree plantations, beautification of the bank and stopping sewage water from entering through nullahs in the area.

Pune, Kirkee cantonment boards to be merged with PMC in 3 months

July 11, 2025 1:44 pm

Pune Cantonment MLA Sunil Kamble said he had been demanding the merger considering the lack of civic facilities in these areas. Four other cantonment boards will also see a change in their status.

Misal urges PMC to address property tax disparity in newly merged villages

June 26, 2025 10:01 pm

The minister also reviewed civic projects and said the PMC is implementing two disaster management initiatives with funds from the Centre.

Centre’s new draft rules may make green nod easier for Adani cement unit in Kalyan

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The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change plans to exempt standalone cement grinding units from environmental clearance, benefiting Adani Group's proposed plant in Kalyan. The project, located at a former National Rayon Company site, has faced opposition from locals.

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