The MSEB has been regularly issuing notices to the Pradhikaran, threatening to cut off its power supply as the municipal council has been unable to make regular payments of the power tariff.As a result, the notices threatening to suspend power supply to the Pradhikaran, which supplies water to the Ahmednagar city, have become a matter of ridicule. At present, the municipal council owes Rs 33 lakh in total arrears to the MSEB.

The municipal council, which is facing financial difficulties, is finding it difficult to pay the power bill on a regular basis. As per the rules, the MSEB officials have to issue the notices whenever the payments are not made in time. Each time the municipal council pays only a part of the total dues and seeks more time to pay the arrears.Despite discussion held with higher authorities in this regard, a permanent solution to this problem has not been found.

Receptionist held
PUNE: Vishrambag police have arrested Kajal Raj Sandhu, a receptionist working with Diwan Housing Finance Corporation, for withdrawing more than Rs. 4 lakh by forging signatures.The police said Sandhu stole cheques from the office and deposited them in various banks in the city after forging signatures. The police investigations have revealed that Sandhu had withdrawn cash of the amount of Rs. 4.87 lakh under various names. The police have recovered Rs. two lakh from Sandhu.