Pune: A Khelo India badminton gold medallist, an outstanding medical student and now an officer in the Indian Air Force, Flying Officer Ananya Phadke has seamlessly combined sporting excellence, academic achievement and dream to serve for the nation.She emerged as the best all-round graduate of the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) and was awarded the…
Vishal Agarwal has appealed to President Murmu for a swift investigation in the case PUNE: Grieving the loss of both his son and father within weeks, Ketan Agarwal’s father, Vishal Agarwal, has written to President Droupadi Murmu, seeking a fast-tracked investigation and speedy trial in the murder case.In an emotional appeal, he said the tragedy…
IMD has forecast fairly widespread to widespread rainfall over Konkan and Goa till July 15 Pune: The intensity of rainfall reduced across much of Maharashtra on Wednesday after the recent spell of widespread triple-digit rainfall, but the Western Ghats continued to receive heavy showers at several locations.Among the highest rainfall recorded in the 24 hours…
MSEDCL teams deployed in the affected areas will restore supply in Panshet and Tamhini as soon as access is restored and weather conditions permit Pune: Power supply to several villages in Panshet and Tamhini regions, besides two near Chakan, was disrupted after torrential rain-induced landslides and overflowing streams damaged electricity distribution infrastructure.While the supply has…
Khadakwasla MLA Bhimrao Tapkir Pune: Khadakwasla MLA Bhimrao Tapkir on Thursday said in the assembly nearly 25 villages were facing connectivity issues after heavy rain swept away a temporary bridge at Malkhed, besides drawing attention of the House towards the flooding in Ektanagari.The issue of heavy rain damaging roads in some parts of the state…
The authorities are awaiting the final safety clearance required to begin operations Pune: The first phase of the Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Metro is likely to miss its July 15 launch target. While the mandatory inspection by the commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) has concluded, authorities are still awaiting the final safety clearance required to begin operations.Commercial…
Pune: A container truck heading towards Mumbai overturned in the Khandala section of the Pune-Mumbai Expressway on Thursday morning, disrupting traffic for nearly two hours.The accident occurred around 9am, leaving only a single lane available for Mumbai-bound vehicles. Personnel from the highway safety patrol (HSP) arrived at the scene within minutes to manage the situation…
Rescue teams recover the body of Bhavesh Wani on Thursday Pune: As rescue teams continued their grim, round-the-clock task of searching for survivors at the Moshi waste-to-energy plant collapse site on Thursday, anxious families waited outside for news of their loved ones.Among those still feared trapped are Mahesh Kumbhar, 32, a newly married HR executive;…
An AI-generated illustration of a man stabbing a farmer near a farm shed Pune: A farmer (38) from Junnar taluka was stabbed to death on Wednesday morning by a man, an alleged stalker of the former’s wife.The suspect, a resident of Ahilyanagar district, attempted to commit suicide by consuming poison after the alleged killing.The farmer’s…
The Mutha river near Rajaram Bridge after water release from the Khadakwasla dam Pune: Storage in the four dams of the Khadakwasla circle rose by 1 TMC overnight to reach 16.1 TMC on Thursday morning, as rainfall in their catchments dropped sharply. With inflows easing, release from the Khadakwasla dam into the Mutha river was…
