Pune: About 800 hens worth Rs1.65 lakh were stolen from a tempo parked near the Shivaji Market area in Camp at around 5 am on Monday.Tempo owner Dhananjay Urad (60), a resident of Camp, lodged a complaint with the Cantonment police station. According to the police, “Urad’s tempo driver transported 1,134 hens from a poultry…
The strongest gains, the IITM study found, are likely across the Indo-Gangetic Plain, Northeast India and the Western Ghats Pune: A new IITM-led study suggested that India could become progressively greener over the coming decades — forests, croplands and other vegetation are expected to grow more and absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.The study,…
Pune: The Bombay high court held that the state was within its right to divert gairan lands (govt-owned common land reserved for free grazing of village cattle) towards public purpose/projects of the central or state govts, especially when it invoked Section 40 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code (MLRC), having an overriding effect on its…
A stray dog loiters on the Pune airport premises Pune: A PMC official of deputy commissioner rank would be appointed as the nodal officer to coordinate with the Indian Air Force on key civic issues, particularly garbage management around the Air Force Station and the airport, Union minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol…
During the ATS operation, 50 people were detained for questioning. Officials seized cellphones and other digital devices of the young men for further examination Pune: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Tuesday conducted searches at 65 locations across Pune city and district as well as Pimpri Chinchwad, questioning and detaining 50 young men suspected of…
(Top left) One of the spheroidal galaxies from the first billion years of cosmic history used in research. (Bottom left) A nearby elliptical galaxy situated about 318 million light years away. (Right) An illustration of the Kormendy relation, comparing the earliest spheroidal systems with elliptical galaxies in the nearby universe Pune: Some of the earliest…
The Deccan College aims to combine India’s knowledge traditions with modern approaches to strengthen teaching, documentation and research, positioning it as the country’s premier destination for liberal arts, humanities and heritage education with strong global recognition Pune: The Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute has launched an ambitious plan to become India’s leading liberal…
The action is part of the state’s crackdown on the alleged misuse of Section 155, a provision that permits only correction of clerical or accidental errors in revenue records and does not authorise changes in land ownership or title Pune: The state govt will initiate departmental inquiries against 69 revenue department officials in Pune division…
Treasurer of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirth Kshetra Trust Swami Govinddev Giri Maharaj on Tuesday said he would not relinquish his position Pune: Swami Govinddev Giri Maharaj on Tuesday said he would not step down as treasurer of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirth Kshetra Trust following the donation theft case and said State Bank of India…
The app has so far been rolled out in 82 gram panchayats Pune: State govt and Tata Motors Foundation have developed an app, Integrated Village Development Programme (IVDP) 2.0, that captures data at village-level across 95 different parameters to check eligibility of the residents for 35 govt schemes.This app will enable govt, NGOs and other…
