The civic body is trying to ensure students get their educational material on time Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has started to transfer financial aid into the bank accounts of civic school students to buy educational supplies a month after the academic session began.Around Rs22 crore was deposited into the accounts of 59,795 primary…
Kolhapur: Fans in Kolhapur are revelling in the underdog stories that unfolded in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. They saluted Cabo Verde when it drew with Spain, fought Uruguay to a draw powered by their 40-year-old goalkeeper Josimar José Évora Dias’s (Vozinha) heroics, admired Curacao’s World Cup debut, praised DR Congo’s 1-1 draw against Portugal…
Pune: The Central Railway (CR) has restored the second rail line between Karjat and Lonavla in the South East ghat section, paving the way for resumption of Deccan Queen and the Intercity Express services from Thursday.The services of both the trains were suspended following landslides on July 6 that struck multiple locations between Thakurwadi and…
Officials said the decision is expected to bring uniformity in development regulations across the PMRDA area and its adjoining municipal corporation limits Pune: State govt on Wednesday extended the Unified Development Control and Promotion Regulations to the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority area and the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation’s 668sqkm Special Planning Authority zone,…
At present, 812 vehicles, comprising school buses and vans, are ferrying students without the fitness document Pune: It’s been over a month since the new academic session started, but more than 800 school transport vehicles continue to operate without valid fitness certificates that have to be renewed every year, said Pune RTO officials.At present, 812…
An AI-generated illustration shows a sub-inspector is arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau while taking a bribe Pune: The city unit of the state anti-corruption bureau (ACB) on Wednesday caught a police sub-inspector attached to the Dighi police station while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 3 lakh to file a summary report in a criminal…
According to the FDA directive, food establishments must provide safe drinking water free of cost and display notices informing customers about its availability Pune: Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration’s directive requiring restaurants to provide free drinking water has triggered confusion among customers about whether hotels and restaurants can continue charging for packaged bottled water, particularly…
footage shows public unrest and physical confrontation with the accused following the incident in Pune (Photo credit: X) PUNE: Following an investigation into a molestation case involving a 14-year-old girl, Pune Police have arrested a robotics tutor, Arif Syed.Officials stated that the student had been attending tuition at the teacher’s home since her childhood.The incident…
Pune: The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education on Tuesday announced the Std X (SSC) and Std XII (HSC) supplementary examination results, with SSC section recording a pass percentage of 29.53, down from 36.48 in 2025 and 36.78 in 2024. The HSC pass rate stood at 38.72, lower than 43.65 last year,…
The relentless downpour over the past few days has caused widespread waterlogging, triggering outbreaks of fungal and bacterial diseases Pune: Heavy rainfall has dealt a severe blow to tomato growers in Junnar and Ambegaon tehsils, ravaging crops ready for harvest and pushing farmers into financial uncertainty during the ongoing kharif season.The relentless downpour over the…
