The city traffic police have increased the timings of functioning of the 97 traffic signals on 21 prominent roads of the city. These traffic signals will function from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm, instead of 9:00 pm on all days. The move is part of the city traffic police’s efforts to de-congest the roads and […]
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Despite regular traffic jams on the road from Narveer Tanajiwadi to Shimla Office Chowk due to haphazard parking of vehicles, the traffic police is still not ready to take action. The road is currently undergoing concretisation and vehicles parked by the road are adding to the chaos. Commuters have complained that the traffic police should not
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On the occasion of Shiv Jayanti procession to be carried in different parts of the city on Wednesday, the city traffic police have diverted traffic on major roads. The roads will be closed for vehicular traffic between 10 am and 6 pm. The traffic police have appealed to citizens to avoid the road leading to
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In order to regulate vehicular traffic more efficiently, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to make eight closed signals functional and set up six cantilever traffic poles at various chowks in the city. The PMC’s move comes in the wake of a request by city traffic police on the issue. The eight spots where the
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The PMC general body on Tuesday postponed a decision on the much-debated pay-n-park scheme for two-wheelers on 15 roads of the city. The scheme was first introduced in 2010 and was withdrawn the same year under pressure from civic groups and citizens. A proposal to reintroduce the scheme was pending with the standing committee for
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Over 500 techies from various IT companies, 5,000 students and 1,000 members of various citizens forums joined hands with Pune traffic police to spread traffic safety awareness and help them monitor the traffic at various places in the city. After ardently participating in traffic safety fortnight campaign, these citizens have decided to support the traffic
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The Pune city traffic police are now taking the help of technology to reach out to citizens. The traffic department has tied up with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to send text messages (SMSes) about traffic rules and safety tips. In the first stage, the traffic department will be reaching out to 6.35 lakh customers
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Fed up with unresolved pending issues of crowded footpaths and speeding vehicles that have made walking on the footpaths in NIBM Road area a risky affair, nearly 50 members of the NIBM residents forum demanded solutions from the traffic police at a special meeting on Sunday. From issues of pedestrians like encroachments on footpaths to
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There would not be many among us who have not ridden a share taxi or a share autorickshaw. But how does the idea of ride-sharing, especially to workplaces or road trips, sound? If you have been a victim of traffic congestion, mainly while driving to your workplace, and wish the pollutants you inhale lessen, here’s
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Techies working at Hinjewadi IT park can heave a sigh of relief as the changes made by the traffic police at Hinjewadi have finally given them some respite. The traffic police department has declared no parking zones in some areas of the IT Park area. It has also declared a one way in certain areas
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