Merger of 23 villages gets state’s nod
ByVijay ChavanVijay Chavan / Updated: Jul 1, 2021, 06:00 IST
The fringe villages will now be developed under PMC; FILE PHOTO
This move has made Pune the largest city in the state in terms of geographical area followed by state capital
Mumbai
The state government on Wednesday issued the final notification regarding the merger of 23 peripheral villages into Pune Municipal Corporation (
PMC) limits. With this, Pune is set to surpass Mumbai as the largest civic body in the state in terms of geographical area. The Pune civic body will now have a 518 sq km area under its jurisdiction, while the
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For every additional population of one lakh, one additional corporator has to be elected, and the maximum number of corporators is 221. In the PMC, the total number of corporators was 162 after the 2017 civic elections, which was increased to 164 after merger of 11 of the villages.
The merger of the remaining villages is expected to add a population of at least 4 lakh to the city, which will necessitate an increase in the number of corporators to 168 in the civic body, if the 2011 census is taken into consideration. If the 2021 census is completed before the 2022 civic polls, then the number of corporators in the PMC may increase further, considering the population increase in the existing city limits.
Coolie survives murder attempt
Accused assaulted him with a sickle suspecting him of having an affair with his wife
A coolie (mathadi) who works at the Market Yard was brutally assaulted in an attempt to murder him, over a suspicion that he was in an extra-marital affair with the prime accused s wife. While the cops arrested the five assailants, high drama continued when they called in the wife of main accused for interrogation and she attempted suicide in the washroom of the police station.
At 3.30 am on Sunday, 38-year-old Amar Ombase, a resident of Ambegaon Khurd, was on his way to the Market Yard, when his bike was stopped at
Updated Dec 15, 2020 | 11:26 IST
A woman allegedly tried to end her life by cutting her nerve at a police station in Pune after being called for questioning in a case. Woman attempts suicide at a police station in Maharashtra s Pune [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Key Highlights
The woman was called to the police station after her husband attacked a man with sickle early Sunday.
She was rushed to a private hospital for treatment after she cut her nerve at the police station.
Police have registered a case of attempt to commit suicide against her.
Pune: A 30-year-old woman, whose husband is facing attempted murder charges, allegedly tried to kill herself at a police station in Pune city after being summoned for interrogation in the case on Sunday afternoon.
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