Pune: The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) is set to launch a comprehensive, year-round counselling initiative for students to address rising concerns over mental health and substance abuse.The board is currently finalising a memorandum of understanding with the Muktangan Rehabilitation Centre.Moving beyond traditional exam-time assistance, the programme will focus on…
Pune: The Maharashtra State Board of Open Schooling (MSBOS) is set for an expansion, with plans to introduce certification for classes X and XII. Currently, the board offers schooling only for classes V and VIII, with a modest enrollment of around 150 students.With this expansion, officials have set an ambitious target of enrolling one lakh…
The firing incident happened outside AJ Furniture Mall in Ravet Pune: Unidentified people opened fire, as many as 6 rounds, outside AJ Furniture Mall in Ravet around 9.20pm on Friday.Some screenshots of social media posts were widely shared, which allegedly claimed responsibility for the firing and linked the incident with Lawrence Bishnoi gang.The Pimpri Chinchwad…
A significant portion of warehouse leasing activity in Pune is concentrated in Chakan and Talegaon Pune: Average warehouse rents in Pune rose by 6% between Jan and March, driven by strong demand from the manufacturing sector. During the period, average rental values stood at Rs 28.5 per sqft, Knight Frank India data showed.A significant portion…
Pune: Danesh Sayyed (24) of Kasewadi, who was arrested in a vehicle theft case, escaped from the Kondhwa police station around 7.45pm on Friday.Police constable Tanaji Sarade of the Kondhwa police lodged a complaint against Sayyed later in the night. The police have registered a case under Section 262 (escape from lawful custody) of the…
Pune: Restaurants and eateries are giving offers and discounts to encourage afternoon dine-ins as footfalls dip during the intense heat conditions.“Food establishments are witnessing a 20%-25% drop in business in the afternoon hours. Day-time walk-ins are low owing to the persisting heat. It has decreased even on weekends and picks up only post 6pm,” said…
Shivajinagar registered a maximum temperature of 39.2°C on Saturday, 2.3 degrees above normal Pune: Maximum temperatures across parts of Maharashtra remained above normal on Saturday, though the city recorded a marginal drop compared to last week.In Pune, Shivajinagar registered a maximum temperature of 39.2°C on Saturday, 2.3 degrees above normal, while Lohegaon logged 40.8°C, nearly…
The accused, Shivaji Rathod, had made the bomb-like object himself Pune: The man arrested for planting a bomb-like device in a Hadapsar hospital told police on Saturday that he wanted to extort money from the hospital owner and repay the loan.The Cantonment court remanded Shivaji Rathod (30) of Manjari, arrested on Friday from Nagpur railway…
Beauty parlour owner Manisha Waghmare, arrested earlier in the NEET-UG paper leak case, is also a resident of Ganga Osian Park society at Sukhsagarnagar near Katraj in Pune A CBI team on Saturday carried out searches in college teacher Manisha Gurunath Mandhare’s flat in Ganga Osian Park society at Sukhsagarnagar near Katraj in Pune Beauty…
The sports lawyer who has been leading the push for systemic reforms in Chandigarh tennis has called for an ad-hoc committee to govern the sport in the union territory.Prasang Raheja, who has been the face of a collective that has highlighted many alleged irregularities in the functioning of the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA) over…
