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Payment link crash prompts PMC to accept property tax till tomorrow

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Citizens had a harrowing time on Monday morning to pay property tax at discounted rates this year as the payment link on the PMC's website crashed on the scheduled last day of clearing the dues, compelling the civic body to extend the deadline to August 2. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/payment-link-crash-prompts-pmc-to-accept-property-tax-till-tomorrow/articleshow/102293240.cms

300m in 30 mins: Aundh Rd to Khadki stretch is in a big jam

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Potholes as big as craters on the AundhKhadki road at Sai Mandir Chowk, serpentine queues of cars and bikes that start from the Khadki underpass due to its narrow carriageway, and the overall poor condition of the thoroughfare have made everyday commutes a nightmare for residents. During peak hours every day, traffic crawls on the nearly 6km stretch, all the way to Savitribai Phule Pune University’s IUCCA gate on Aundh Road.​ from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/300m-in-30-mins-aundh-rd-to-khadki-stretch-is-in-a-big-jam/articleshow/102265806.cms

31 arrested till now in Satana violence: Cops

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A day after a march to protest Manipur strife turned violent in Satana , the police said at least 50 people are on their radar, and they could soon be arrested. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/31-arrested-till-now-in-satana-violence-cops/articleshow/102258070.cms

More than 1k pink eye cases in PCMC limits in just 1 week

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The total count of conjunctivitis cases in the Pimpri Chinchwad civic limits has crossed 1,000 in over a week. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/more-than-1k-pink-eye-cases-in-pcmc-limits-in-just-1-week/articleshow/102241379.cms

‘Sharad Pawar may break silence on revolt after ECI’s verdict’

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Soon after his revolt in July when rebel leader Ajit Pawar had asked when his uncle would retire, NCP chief Sharad Pawar had hit back, saying he was “neither tired nor retired”. The veteran leader had also taken on the rebel faction by addressing a rally in Chhagan Bhujbal’s constituency Yeola. Since then, though, Sharad Pawar has maintained a studied silence even after public overtures made by the Ajit Pawar group. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/pawar-sr-may-break-silence-on-revolt-after-ecis-verdict/articleshow/102242488.cms

ATS arrests Ratnagiri engineer on terror funding charge in ISIS case

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The Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad late on Friday arrested an engineer for allegedly providing financial assistance to the duo, allegedly of the ISIS-inspired Sufa group, arrested on July 18 from Kothrud. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/ats-arrests-ratnagiri-engineer-on-terror-funding-charge-in-isis-case/articleshow/102241325.cms

Sena, Ajit camp make a pitch for Hadapsar seat

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The Hadapsar assembly seat has become a bone of contention between the Ajit Pawar group of the NCP and the Shiv Sena led by chief minister Eknath Shinde. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/sena-ajit-camp-make-a-pitch-for-hadapsar-seat/articleshow/102222326.cms

Six killed, 21 injured as two buses collide in Maharashtra's Buldhana district

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The incident took place around 2.30am on a flyover in Malkapur town in Buldhana. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/six-killed-21-injured-as-two-buses-collide-in-maharashtras-buldhana-district/articleshow/102223766.cms

Stay away from dams, rivers as water levels up: Advisory

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The state irrigation department has urged citizens to stay away from dam sites and rivers as water levels are rising. The discharge of water from reservoirs is also likely to go up as the storage in many dams has crossed 80%, it said in an advisory. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/stay-away-from-dams-rivers-as-water-levels-up-advisory/articleshow/102219445.cms

Five arrested, minor detained for murdering two businessmen with 'black to white' money exchange trap

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Police have solved the twin murders case in Maharashtra. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/five-arrested-minor-detained-for-murdering-two-businessmen-with-black-to-white-money-exchange-trap/articleshow/102207123.cms

Good rain in July gradually erases deficit across Maharashtra

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Rainfall from June 1 in Marathwada and Vidarbha has crossed the average for the season so far with Maharashtra getting good showers in the past few days. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/good-rain-in-july-gradually-erases-deficit-across-state/articleshow/102184771.cms

2 drown in flash floods in Nagpur

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At least two people died while several areas were inundated in Maharashtra's Nagpur city and rural areas following heavy rainfall of 173.7 mm in a span of 12 hours since the wee hours of Thursday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/2-drown-in-flash-floods-in-nagpur/articleshow/102168716.cms

22 PMC staffers caught taking bribe in five years

from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/22-pmc-staffers-caught-taking-bribe-in-five-years/articleshow/102155163.cms

Raj slams BJP, says where is promised 'toll-free Maha'?

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MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday questioned BJP, part of the ruling alliance, about the status of its poll promise of a "toll-free Maharashtra". from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/raj-slams-bjp-says-where-is-promised-toll-free-maha/articleshow/102152750.cms

Kondhwa slaughterhouse to operate for 3 more months

from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/kondhwa-slaughterhouse-to-operate-for-3-more-months/articleshow/102122086.cms

Maha ATS invokes UAPA charges against 2 terror suspects

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The Maharashtra ATS on Tuesday invoked provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against the two members of the ISIS-inspired group Sufa, who were wanted by NIA for a year in a terror case in Rajasthan and arrested by the Kothrud police on July 18. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/ats-invokes-uapa-charges-against-2-terror-suspects/articleshow/102121663.cms

Swargate firing: 3-day police remand for accused

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A magisterial court on Tuesday sent the three men arrested on the charges of firing at tobacco dealer Latesh Suratwala and robbing him of Rs4 lakh near Ganesh Kala Krida Manch near Swargate in police custody till July 28. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/swargate-firing-3-day-police-remand-for-accused/articleshow/102119695.cms

Dam levels increase, but not enough water to drink at many places in Pune

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The live water stock in the Khadakwasla dam surged to 1.81TMC (91% of its storage capacity of 1.97TMC) on Tuesday, prompting the state irrigation department to discha from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/dam-levels-increase-but-not-enough-water-to-drink-at-many-places-in-city/articleshow/102119660.cms

Sr Amravati cop kills wife, nephew; shoots himself dead in Baner home

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An ACP posted with the Amravati city police shot dead his wife and nephew before shooting himself dead with his private licensed revolver in their bungalow, Rajgruha, at Laxmannagar in Baner sometime between 3am and 3. 15am on Monday.​​ from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/sr-amravati-cop-kills-wife-nephew-shoots-himself-dead-in-baner-home/articleshow/102091959.cms

Rain in Kolhapur snaps highway links to Konkan, Goa

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The flood-like situation in Kolhapur district, where 83 barrages are currently submerged, necessitated the closure of roads to Konkan and Goa via Gagan Bawda, Anuskura and Amba ghat stretches. At present, only the Phonda, Amboli and Chorla (Belagavi) ghat sections are open for the traffic towards Goa from Kolhapur. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/rain-snaps-highway-links-to-konkan-goa/articleshow/102091909.cms

After some quiet, Purandar’s airport plan on the boil again

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The accusations come after the MLA, in a tweet on Saturday, said, “Based on information I have received, the construction of Chhatrapati Sambhaji International Airport in Purandar is progressing as planned with the pre-acquisition and land acquisition formalities currently underway. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/after-some-quiet-purandars-airport-plan-on-the-boil-again/articleshow/102066653.cms

Chemist in Pune's Wakad booked for sale of fake drug

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Vikas Patil, joint commissioner from the state FDA, has lodged a complaint with the Pimpri Chinchwad police. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/wakad-chemist-booked-for-sale-of-fake-drug/articleshow/102066658.cms

Classes yet to begin, students question NU hurry for exams

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As per the NU calendar, the classes should have started from June 23 but they were extended to July 15. However, the NU is still conducting exams, admissions and classrooms are reserved for them. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/classes-yet-to-begin-students-question-nu-hurry-for-exams/articleshow/102066171.cms

Nashik: In 10 days, 3,300 motorists fined for violating norms

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DCP (HQ and Traffic) Monica Raut said that the traffic police collected a fine of over Rs20 lakh in the 10 days from the erring motorists. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/in-10-days-3300-motorists-fined-for-violating-norms/articleshow/102066447.cms

Show-cause notice issued to four PMC engineers for potholes

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Civic activists in Pune have welcomed the action but said senior officials should also be taken to task. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/show-cause-notice-issued-to-four-pune-municipal-corporation-engineers-for-potholes/articleshow/102064855.cms

Pune: Dam storage up with good showers in catchments

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The collective water storage in the four dams in the Khadakwasla circle reached the halfway mark on Saturday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-dam-storage-up-with-good-showers-in-catchments-water-level-still-low/articleshow/102064904.cms

MSRTC increases buses to Mumbai, but not many takers

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MSRTC officials said they were not seeing a lot of Mumbai-bound travellers. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/msrtc-increases-buses-to-mumbai-but-not-many-takers/articleshow/102065051.cms

Pune: Baner man aims to finish 4,000 km run in 76 days

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Ashish Kasodekar's Low2High community fitness event has a simple philosophy at its core - aim for 'high' in life. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-baner-man-aims-to-finish-4000-km-run-in-76-days/articleshow/102064946.cms

3 killed in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra's Yavatmal

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​​​Patil, who visited Yavatmal on Sunday to take stock of the situation, also directed the district administration to immediately distribute food grains and provide an assistance of Rs 5,000 to more than 1,600 flood-affected families in the district. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/3-killed-in-rain-related-incidents-in-maharashtras-yavatmal-rehabilitation-minister-visits-district-announces-help/articleshow/102054836.cms

People oppose civic body's disposal plant in Hadapsar

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The civic body's plan to set up a sanitary pad and diaper disposal plant in Hadapsar has residents up in arms saying that the area will turn into a dumping yard. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/people-oppose-civic-bodys-disposal-plant-in-hadapsar/articleshow/102048447.cms

Surge pricing, lack of rickshaws at stands increase citizens' suffering

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Citizens have started to face trouble while trying to book cabs or rickshaws on apps such as Ola and Uber since Wednesday - when the rains picked up again. While many users cannot find rides on apps, some that managed to faced repeated cancellations. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/surge-pricing-lack-of-rickshaws-at-stands-increase-citizens-suffering/articleshow/102048179.cms

Azad Hind Express reaches Pune a day late; second time in three weeks

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Howrah-Pune Azad Hind Express has done it again - reaching its destination a day later than the schedule for the second time in less than a month. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/azad-hind-express-reaches-pune-a-day-late-second-time-in-three-weeks/articleshow/102048448.cms

Mandatory breathalyser tests being considered for Samruddhi expressway

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The state is planning to make breathalyser tests compulsory for the drivers entering the Samruddhi expressway, PWD minister Dada Bhuse said during his visit to Jalna on Saturday. Drivers will undergo the "alcohol test" at entry points, where each of the vehicle's tyres are examined. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/mandatory-breathalyser-tests-being-considered-for-samruddhi/articleshow/102047608.cms

Bookie dupes Maharashtra businessman of Rs 54 crore

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A 50-year-old businessman was duped of Rs 58 crore by allegedly by a cricket bookie, Anant Navratan Jain, by luring him with a promise of making substantial gains through an online gaming app. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/bookie-dupes-maharashtra-businessman-of-rs-54-crore/articleshow/102039329.cms

45 people stranded due to floods in Yavatmal; IAF roped in for rescue

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Many parts of Yavatmal have witnessed heavy rains since Friday, which inundated houses and forced people to take refuge at higher places. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/maharashtra-rains-45-people-stranded-due-to-floods-in-yavatmal-iaf-roped-in-for-rescue/articleshow/102038114.cms

RPF Central Railway rescues 138 children in Pune division between April and June

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​​The trained RPF personnel connect with the children, understand their problems and counsel them to reunite with their parents. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/rpf-central-railway-rescues-138-children-in-pune-division-between-april-and-june/articleshow/102035412.cms

IT staffer bullies cops for action against him, held

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A senior production and IT applications manager with a software company was arrested for obstructing an airport traffic police naik and her staff from acting against him for parking violations near the Mantri IT Park on Ahmednagar road around 5.45pm on Thursday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/it-staffer-bullies-cops-for-action-against-him-held/articleshow/102028021.cms

Heavy spells of rain in 3 days erase Maharashtra's monsoon deficiency

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Heavy spells of rainfall over the last three days has erased this year's severe monsoon rain deficiency in Maharashtra, which remained almost dry in June. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/heavy-spells-of-rain-in-3-days-erase-maharashtras-monsoon-deficiency/articleshow/102026999.cms

NCLT oks sale of Lavasa to Darwin group at Rs 1,814cr

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The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)'s Mumbai bench on Friday gave its final approval to a resolution plan that enables Mumbai-based Darwin Platform Group Companies to take over the development of Lavasa City, India's first post-independent private hill station project, at Mulshi in Pune district. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/nclt-oks-sale-of-lavasa-to-darwin-group-at-rs-1814cr/articleshow/102027057.cms

Maharashtra: 69 villages in risk-prone areas await relocation

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The study was undertaken after a disaster struck the village Malin in Pune where a landslide on July 30, 2014 killed 151 persons. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/69-villages-in-risk-prone-areas-await-relocation/articleshow/102001321.cms

Bootleggers attack excise team & try to set official vehicle on fire in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district; 2 arrested

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Based on the complaint lodged by state excise inspector Sharad Rote, the police have booked four suspects and arrested two accused. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/bootleggers-attack-excise-team-try-to-set-official-vehicle-on-fire-in-chhatrapati-sambhajinagar-district-2-arrested/articleshow/102002101.cms

Pune: Safety checks of two Metro sections to end by Sunday

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A certification from CMRS will allow the commencement of both stretches for commercial use." from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-safety-checks-of-two-metro-sections-to-end-by-sunday/articleshow/101999952.cms

Temghar, Pavana receive triple-digit rainfall each in 24 hours

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The catchment areas of Temghar and Pavana dams received over 100mm rainfall each in 24 hours ending Thursday morning. This is the highest single-day rainfall for both the dams this monsoon. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/temghar-pavana-receive-triple-digit-rainfall-each-in-24-hrs-storage-rises/articleshow/101999738.cms

Mysterious film preserves Raigad Fort for years: ASI

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ASI scientists have in their latest discovery revealed the long-hidden secret behind the preservation of Maharashtra's iconic Raigad Fort - a mysterious patina. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/mysterious-film-preserves-raigad-fort-for-years-asi/articleshow/101974133.cms

PMRDA awaits Centre nod to get Raj Bhavan land for Metro

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The central government is yet to give its consent to transfer 263.78sqm of Raj Bhavan land for the Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar elevated third Pune Metro line. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pmrda-awaits-centre-nod-to-get-raj-bhavan-land-for-metro/articleshow/101742975.cms

Mosquito repellents, roll-ons & patches see hike in demand

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Mosquito repellent products seem to be flying off the shelves at medical shops, supermarkets and local stores with garbage mounds and stagnant water at numerous spots in the city leading to an increase in mosquitoes as well as cases of dengue and chikungunya. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/mosquito-repellents-roll-ons-patches-see-hike-in-demand/articleshow/101970466.cms

Rainwater harvesting is good, but groundwater recharge is better

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We’ve come to rely on rainwater harvesting as an important measure to secure some supply during the lean months.But there are a few points we need to bear in mind with rainwater harvesting, which is essentially reuse of water we get during the monsoon. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/rainwater-harvesting-is-good-but-groundwater-recharge-is-better/articleshow/101923986.cms

Red alert in Satara today; NDRF team ready in Kolhapur

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Heavy rain in Mahabaleshwar, Koyna and Navja regions of Satara district has caused an inflow of almost 2TMC water into Koyna dam in a 24-hour period. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/rain-lashes-mahabaleshwar-ndrf-team-ready-in-kolhapur/articleshow/101898904.cms

BJP leader Kirit Somaiya under opposition fire over video, Devendra Fadnavis announces probe

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BJP leader Kirit Somaiya has come under opposition fire over a purported video of the former MP that showed him in a compromising position, even as Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday promised a detailed probe into the matter. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/bjp-leader-kirit-somaiya-under-opposition-fire-over-video-devendra-fadnavis-announces-probe/articleshow/101867508.cms

Yavatmal villagers ride in cramped autos, walk 16km to reach ST stand

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Villagers, including farmers, students, elderly and women, in Maregaon tehsil of Yavatmal district are forced to walk 16km or take other overcrowded modes of transport as the Maharashtra State Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus service remains a distant dream. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/yavatmal-villagers-ride-in-cramped-autos-walk-16km-to-reach-st-stand/articleshow/101841849.cms

Ahmednagar: BJP corporator, 5 others held as NCP worker dies

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Police have arrested Ahmednagar BJP corporator Swapnil Shinde and five of his associates in connection with the attack on NCP worker Ankush Chittar. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/bjp-corporator-5-others-held-as-ncp-worker-dies/articleshow/101840131.cms

PMC records 12 dengue cases in July, but pvt hosps see more

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The civic body has reported 12 confirmed and 92 suspected cases of dengue, and one confirmed chikungunya infection in July. Private hospitals in the city, however, have reported a larger number of patients. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-municipal-corporation-records-12-dengue-cases-in-july-but-private-hospitals-see-more/articleshow/101808457.cms