Chakrabarty joins Oxford Centre for Hindu studies research team Pune: Assistant professor at Vishwakarma University, Ujjaini Chakrabarty has been selected to join the research team for Bhāgavata Purāṇa Research Project, an initiative by the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies in the United Kingdom.Chakrabarty did her PhD in the Oral Tradition of Śrīmad Bhāgavata Kathā and…
Pune: A descendant of freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak, who started ‘sarvajanik’ (public) celebrations of Ganeshotsav for social unity, Kesariwada Ganapati president Rohit Tilak on Monday supported the demand for a ban on DJs and speaker systems during festivals.Following Peth resident Vidyanand Bapat’s stand against noise pollution, several citizens have come forth to support him,…
Pimpri court sentences man (64) to 20 years’ RI for sexually assaulting a child in his house in Dapodi in 2022 Pune: A Pimpri court sentenced a man, now aged 64, to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) for sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl in his house in Dapodi in Sept 2022.The accused, Karim Kadar Khan,…
Pune: A 21-year-old man was arrested by Kalewadi police for allegedly thrashing and robbing a Nadhenagar resident of Rs1,500 on Sunday.It took place late on Saturday night. The 29-year-old complainant lodged a complaint. Police arrested the accused, Aman Shaikh of Tapkir Mala, Kalewadi, under sections 309 (robbery) and 308 (extortion) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita…
PCMC Building at Pimpri Colony in Pimpri-Chinchwad Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) is set to announce 12 land parcels, one in each administrative zone, for setting up waste processing facilities, nearly two months after the Moshi landfill collapse.Pimpri Chinchwad generates around 1,400-1,500 metric tonnes of waste daily. The Moshi waste depot is the city’s…
Voters checking the electoral roll Pune: Voters over 25 years seeking inclusion in the electoral roll will face additional scrutiny. Electoral officials have been directed to verify their previous enrolment details and residential addresses before deciding their claims, state chief electoral officer told TOI on Monday.The directions were issued by his office while officials were…
Pune: NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule on Monday accused the state govt of deliberately keeping the issues like the DJ ban, MPSC aspirants’ demands and tribal students hanging to divert people’s attention from the economic crisis at the national and state levels.Supriya met MPSC aspirants who participated in a protest rally in Pune on…
Pune: The Pune city and Pimpri-Chinchwad police have filed 132 FIRs against Dahi Handi mandals for exceeding permissible decibel levels on loudspeakers during celebrations this weekend.As many as 116 FIRs were filed in Pune after readings were recorded at 1,100 celebration spots over the weekend. Sixteen FIRs were filed against the organisers in Pimpri Chinchwad…
Pune: Rangnath Bhise (45), a farmer from Londewadi in Jalna, might soon have to uproot the soybean crop he painstakingly sowed across three acres. A prolonged dry spell in Aug has left his plants withered.“I am waiting for some assistance from others, for I can’t uproot the crop alone. I can’t bear to look at…
Confluence of Zanskar with the Indus river at Nimmu village Pune: The glaciated upper Indus basin in the northwestern Himalayas releases more carbon dioxide (CO2) than it absorbs, making the rapidly eroding mountain region a net source of the greenhouse gas. This finding comes from a new study conducted by researchers from IISER Pune, Wadia…
