A major fire broke out at one of the laboratories at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) here on Friday, in which one student suffered minor injuries, officials said.
The blaze erupted around 12.15 pm, chief of the Pune Municipal Corporation’s fire department, Prashant Ranpise, said. "We have sent water tankers to the institute and the work of dousing the fire is going on," he said.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth approximately Rs 4 crore of ex-Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in a money laundering case.
Urban Development Minister B A Basavaraj (Byrathi) on Friday said that the final call over the works of heritage structures Devaraja Market and Lansdowne building will be taken soon.
Basavaraj along with district in-charge Minister S T Somashekar inspected the structures, which were in dilapidated state.
The Minister said, it will be decided whether to reconstruct the structure or restore the same. "I will conduct a meeting with the officials concerned," he said. -DHNS