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Dust pollution persists even as Pune spends 66% of clean air funds

India, Oct. 18 -- Pune's annual average PM10 concentration rose to a seven-year high of 101 micrograms per cubic metre in 2025-26, well above the national standard of 60 micrograms per cubic metre, de... Read More


FDA seizes food items worth rRs.r38.10 lakh in Pune division

India, Oct. 18 -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized food items worth Rs.38.10 lakh during a special inspection drive across Pune division ahead of Diwali. Officials said the action, ca... Read More


ED raids 20 premises in online betting fraud probe

India, Oct. 18 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has searched 20 premises across Mumbai, Pune, Mehsana, Surat and Hyderabad as part of a money-laundering probe into alleged fraud linked to online be... Read More


Chirag Paswan expresses grief over Bengal pandal collapse, says CM personally overseeing review

Patna, Oct. 18 -- Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Sunday expressed deep sorrow over the tragic stampede incident at the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, offering condolences to the bereaved fam... Read More


PU teachers' body polls on Oct 28: 2 candidates in fray for each key post

Chandigarh, Oct. 18 -- The Panjab University Teachers' Association (PUTA) elections, scheduled for October 28, will see a direct contest between two candidates each for the five key posts of president... Read More


Water stored in homes, construction sites fuelling mosquito breeding: PMC

India, Oct. 18 -- Water stored in homes and at construction sites is contributing to mosquito breeding and the rise in vector-borne diseases in Pune, according to an action-taken report by the Pune Mu... Read More


Cong, AAP hit out at BJP over 'admn failures, corruption' in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, Oct. 18 -- The Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleging administrative failures, corruption and unemployment during the last ... Read More


Court acquits man in 11-year-old illegal tree-cutting case

India, Oct. 18 -- A Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) court has acquitted a man accused of illegally cutting a neem tree outside a Swaminarayan temple, ruling that the prosecution failed to establish h... Read More


Chandigarh BJP seeks approval for Master Plan 2031 changes, tenancy rules

Chandigarh, Oct. 18 -- The UT BJP has sought expedited approval from the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) and other relevant authorities for proposed changes to the Chandigarh Master Plan 2031, in... Read More


Earthquake of magnitude 3 strikes Khargone in Madhya Pradesh

Khargone, Oct. 18 -- An earthquake of magnitude three struck the Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). According to NCS, the epicentre ... Read More