Inaugurated on May 1, the 13.3km corridor has been opened exclusively to passenger vehicles and buses Pune: The Mumbai-Pune Expressway’s ‘Missing Link’ corridor is unlikely to be opened to heavy vehicles even after the planned six-month review. The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has indicated that the current traffic arrangement was functioning effectively and…
Preliminary police investigations suggest that at least 20 candidates may have been cheated by the firm Pune: The Hinjewadi police on Thursday detained the founder and director of a recruitment firm for questioning, a day after registering a case against her for allegedly cheating five software engineers by promising them jobs.The action followed a complaint…
Pune: The Metro administration has urged job aspirants and citizens to stay alert about fake recruitment ads.The administration said “unscrupulous elements” were trying to deceive the public with fake promises of a job in the Metro through unethical means.The recruitment process in Maha Metro is purely based on merit and Metro has not appointed any…
The civic body will reconsider the proposal to operate civic English-medium schools Pune: The standing committee of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Thursday postponed a decision on financial aid to an NGO to operate its English-medium schools. The proposal from the administration was to run five schools for nine years on a public-private partnership basis…
Officials say barriers have been set up on the 650-metre-long cable-stayed bridge spanning Tiger Valley Pune: The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has started installing specialised wind barriers on the cable-stayed bridge of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway’s Missing Link (now new link) to safeguard motorists from strong crosswinds, especially during the monsoon and other extreme…
The protest of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) at Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) on Thursday. Founder of CJP Abhijit Dipke (in blue) and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk participated in the protest Pune: On a humid Thursday afternoon in Pune, under the heavy presence of over 600 policemen and several surveillance and other vehicles, 87-year-old Meenakshi…
The educational trust faked govt orders and fabricated approvals, the education department said Pune: Two junior colleges operating in Vimannagar and Hadapsar have allegedly forged govt resolutions and documents granting fake approvals to function for nearly five years.The education department conducted an inquiry and then filed complaints with the Samarth police against the management and…
Pune: Maharashtra has revived its statewide teacher-training programme for the implementation of the new school curriculum after previously postponing the exercise due to preparations linked to the upcoming Census 2027.In a fresh circular issued by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Maharashtra, on Thursday, the state laid out a detailed roadmap for…
Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (left) and Bajaj Auto MD Rajiv Bajaj (right) Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and Bajaj Auto MD Rajiv Bajaj (centre) with scholarship recipients Bajaj Auto MD Rajiv Bajaj Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (left) and Bajaj Auto MD Rajiv Bajaj (right) Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and Bajaj Auto MD Rajiv Bajaj (centre) with…
Addressing a press conference in Pune, Dipke said the group would release its education manifesto later in the day alongside a peaceful protest on the campus of Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU). PUNE: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday announced the launch of a nationwide campaign over alleged examination irregularities and said the…
