A swift response from firefighting teams prevented any casualties, injuries or damage to infrastructure Pune: A fire broke out at the proof range of Ordnance Factory Dehu Road on Monday morning during routine ammunition test, but a swift response from firefighting teams prevented any casualties, injuries or damage to infrastructure.According to the factory authorities, dry…
RTO clerical staff strike Pune: Kalyaninagar’s Kuldip Shelar (46) is worried about the renewal of his driving licence because of the indefinite strike of RTOs’ clerical staff from Tuesday.“I contacted someone I know at the RTO (Region Transport Office) about my licence. He told me about the strike. This will surely delay my licence renewal….
Flyers being welcomed to Pune airport on Yatri Suvidha Diwas Pune: Frequent flyers sought better road connectivity and public transport access at the Lohegaon airport as the AAI observed “Yatri Suvidha Diwas” at all its facilities on Monday.Passengers acknowledged that the new integrated terminal had significantly eased congestion and improved the travel experience at the…
FDA commissioner Tukaram Mundhe Pune: Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat functionaries are rallying behind FDA commissioner Tukaram Mundhe and have written to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, urging him to ensure the officer completes his tenure on the position.Mundhe is known to be transferred frequently and his appointment as the FDA commissioner is his 25th posting in…
Food safety experts say milk and other fresh dairy products are highly susceptible to bacterial growth and spoilage, if not stored and transported under proper refrigeration Pune: The Pune Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a large-scale crackdown on dairies across the city following the Wadgaon Sheri food poisoning incident, wherein a 13-year-old boy…
Picture for representation purpose only Pune: The price of 1kg of CNG and PNG has been increased by MNGL by Re1 from Tuesday (midnight of Monday) in Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad and adjoining areas of Chakan, Talegaon and Hinjewadi. The new price will be Rs95.75. The existing price for the same is Rs94.75, at present. The…
Dignitaries released ‘Amritsanchay’, a commemorative volume edited by Milind Joshi and dedicated to Shivajirao Kadam Pune: State water resources minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil said that political leaders and educational administrators must shoulder greater social responsibility to ensure quality education reaches students from the most disadvantaged sections.He was speaking during the felicitation programme organised by Bharati…
Pune: Minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol on Monday claimed that while the entire world was impacted owing to the war in West Asia, India was least affected because of the policies adopted by the NDA govt.He presented a report card of 12 years of the govt and claimed that the economy was…
School books, shoes and bags have become costlier Pune: Parents across the region have begun shopping for notebooks, textbooks, uniforms, shoes, school bags and other essential supplies for the new academic year. However, the excitement of a new school term has been overshadowed by a sharp rise in the cost of educational materials, with prices…
Students can apply for engineering, pharmacy and agriculture courses Pune: Twenty-four boys and two girls secured 100 percentile in Maharashtra MHT CET 2026 physics-chemistry-mathematics in the first attempt. The results were announced on Monday by Maharashtra CET Cell. While 24 of the students are from Maharashtra, two are from other states.The 26 include three from…
