Pune: More than 2.4 lakh students across 26 state universities have been allowed to submit examination forms without paying fees under the Maharashtra govt’s drought-relief measures. The higher and technical education department has also initiated refunds for students who have already paid the fees. The number of beneficiaries is expected to exceed five lakh by…
Devotees participate in the Durga Puja celebrations organised by Nandanik Sanstha at Rohi Villa Palace, Koregaon Park in Pune Pune: The city’s Bengali families will trade the bustle of pandals for the intimacy of Bijoya Dashami as Durga Puja draws to a close on Wednesday, marking the occasion by visiting relatives, seeking elders’ blessings, sharing…
Pune: Students preparing for the Std XII board examinations and Common Entrance Tests (CETs) will have more time to complete their syllabus and practise, with the state higher and technical education department cancelling the proposed Dec CET.Both attempts will now be held after the board examinations, easing the pressure on students who would otherwise have…
Pune: Bhosari MIDC police on Sunday arrested four men for allegedly attempting to kill a fuel station employee in Moshi after he refused to give them a discount on a bottle of engine oil.The incident took place in the early hours of Sunday. One of the accused allegedly pulled out a firearm and threatened to…
A toxic cocktail of five or more hours of daily screen time, indoor lifestyles, and widespread vitamin D deficiency is crippling bone deposition Pune: Generation Alpha in India is heading toward a premature skeletal crisis. Experts warn that by trading outdoor play for tablets, urban children are entering adulthood with “bankrupt” bones, leaving them with…
Pune: Automobile washing and detailing centres across the city stood divided on Pune Municipal Corporation’s restrictions on vehicle washing amid a water crisis, with some saying they would continue services using private water sources while others planned to comply fully with the order.A senior representative of The Detailing Guys on NIBM Link Road said the…
Pune mayor Manjusha Nagpure Pune: The Yerawada tragedy has snowballed into a political controversy, with opposition parties attacking Pune mayor Manjusha Nagpure over her ‘insensitive’ remarks in the aftermath. Responding to a query, Nagpure allegedly said she was “not a contractor” and had not “pushed the man”.NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar accused the mayor of…
A farm with wilted soybean crops in Nanded district Pune: The state agriculture department has directed seed firms to compensate soybean farmers whose losses were confirmed by valid panchanamas in view of drought-related crop loss and widespread complaints of poor seed germination, warning of legal action if they did not comply within 15 days.The directive…
A videograb of the accident Pune: The death of a 69-year-old man after falling into a poorly barricaded road trench in Yerawada on Sunday has sparked widespread outrage, with mounting demands for strict criminal action, including a culpable homicide case, against the contractor and officials responsible for the unsafe public works.Pradeep Laxman Pardeshi, a laundry…
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