Pune: A sessions court in Shirur acquitted a sugar cane worker of slitting the throat of his seven-month-old daughter and throwing the body into a well, after he spent almost eight years in jail as an undertrial.The court held that the prosecution failed to establish a complete chain of circumstantial evidence against the sugar cane…
Pune: Choked drain pipe of the air-conditioning system in a Metro rake led to water leakage in a coach around 6.40pm on Thursday after the train departed from Ramwadi for Vanaz.The video of water leakage in the Metro coach was widely circulated on various social media platforms on Saturday with a claim that Friday afternoon’s…
Pune school headmistress was taken to Delhi on Friday for further questioning as part of the ongoing investigation in the NEET paper leak case PUNE: City-based school headmistress Manisha Havaldar allegedly reconstructed NEET physics questions from memory and shared them with a student, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) informed a city court on Friday…
An IMD official said historical patterns suggested strong El Niño episodes often weakened and transitioned towards neutral or La Niña conditions PUNE: Major El Niño events often weaken substantially before the subsequent monsoon, meteorologists told TOI on Saturday, easing concerns about the system’s potential impact on India’s 2027 rainy season. This comes amid forecasts that…
Minister Chandrakanat Patil holds meeting with MSEDCL officials on Saturday to address frequent power cuts in Baner and Balewadi areas Minister Chandrakanat Patil holds meeting with MSEDCL officials on Saturday to address frequent power cuts in Baner and Balewadi areas Minister Chandrakanat Patil holds meeting with MSEDCL officials on Saturday to address frequent power cuts…
The March assessment offers an early snapshot of groundwater conditions before the peak summer demand fully sets in Pune: Seven talukas in Maharashtra had already slipped into mild and moderate groundwater stress categories in March this year, well before the onset of peak summer months, a recent assessment by the Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency…
Pune: The Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Pune will develop an advanced processing unit on the Gultekdi Market Yard premises to process agriculture produce purchased from farmers to make various products like puree, pickle and dried vegetables.Officials said there are often situations when prices of farm produce drop sharply because of volatile market situations….
A man looks distressed after a dating app fraud Pune: A Kondhwa-based businessman (53) paid a hefty price for befriending a stranger, whom he thought to be a woman, and chatting with “her” for six months on a dating app. He fell for the glib talks, promises of handsome returns in forex and crypto and…
Pune: A 21-year-old college student, Mahesh Gajanan Mankar of Akola, died after a four-wheeler ran over him near the Wadgaon Bridge on the Katraj-Dehu Road bypass around 1.15am on Thursday.Senior inspector Asaram Shete of Narhe police said, “Mankar was pursuing his higher studies from a city college. He was riding his motorcycle towards Warje from…
Pune: A majority of students are reluctant to enrol in four-year degree courses the state implemented under the National Education Policy (NEP) in 2023-24, indicate internal surveys of some autonomous colleges.Principals of autonomous colleges, where the four-year degree was introduced, said only 30% or fewer students showed interest in pursuing the fourth-year honours programme.According to…
