Children buy snacks from a counter Pune: An ICMR-led consortium has recommended a ban on the advertisement, marketing and sale of junk food items within schools and within a 50-metre radius from the school gates.The recommendations come against the backdrop of rising indicators of chronic disease risk among young Indians. According to the Comprehensive National…
A 24-year-old graduate arrested for allegedly robbing single women Pune: Kondhwa police have arrested a BE (IT) graduate (24) from Gujarat for allegedly stealing valuables from the homes of women living alone after befriending them on social media.A woman from Kodhwa lodged a complaint with the police on June 25. The police tracked the WiFi…
Anna Hazare holds silent protest in Ahilyanagar Pune: Veteran social activist Anna Hazare on Thursday held a symbolic silent (Maun) protest in Ahilyanagar in support of students agitating over the alleged NEET paper leak, a day after urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to initiate dialogue with protesters and backing the demand for Union education minister…
The newly identified species provide scientists with better tools to spot ecologically sensitive areas and support future conservation planning Pune: Scientists from MACS Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) in Pune have discovered five new species of lichen- forming fungi in the Western Ghats which could strengthen efforts to monitor forest health and protect one of the…
The rally between 3pm and 7pm on Friday will start from Shaniwarwada and conclude at the Pune collectorate Pune: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has given a call for a protest rally in the city on Friday as the ongoing dissent at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi intensifies.The organisers said the rally was being organised to…
Should we wait for BLOs’ visit or contact them? Electors in a quandary as deadline nears A camp organised for voters for the SIR exercise on the premises of a lawn used to conduct weddings in Kondhwa Pune: Kondhwa resident Vandana Patil has been extra busy this week. When she looked online for the voter’s…
Garbage at Moshi landfill Pune: National Green Tribunal (NGT), after ordering an inquiry into the July 8 Moshi landfill collapse that claimed nine lives, has constituted a three-member joint committee to investigate alleged environmental and safety violations. The panel will inspect the site and submit a factual report along with an action-taken report within a…
Albert Einstein’s statue at IUCAA Pune: More than 100 years after Albert Einstein proposed his theory of general relativity, the world’s largest analysis of gravitational waves from colliding black holes has found that its laws still hold true, even under the most extreme conditions in the universe.The research, carried out by LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration, analysed…
Unhygienic conditions in a restaurant Pune: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the licences and registrations of 12 eateries, restaurants, and bakeries across the region after inspections uncovered serious hygiene lapses, expired food stocks, and violations of safety norms.The crackdown, conducted on July 18 and 21, was part of the state govt’s “safe…
An officiating sub-registrar was allegedly assaulted recently after refusing to register a property document. He was then forced to spend several hours at a police station Pune:The Maharashtra govt has directed police across the state to obtain prior approval from the Inspector General of Registration (IGR) and Controller of Stamps before filing an FIR against…
