Several days of protests over CBSE’s glitches Pune: Photocopies of evaluated Std XII CBSE answer sheets that thousands of students have accessed for re-evaluation show that physics is their Achilles heel. The subject has drawn the maximum complaints.Aggrieved students across social media platforms, particularly X, have alleged missing marks, strict checking, uncredited step-marking and, in…
Two arrests were made from UP by Pune police Pune: The Talegaon Dabhade police on Saturday arrested two men in connection with the theft of a 1.3kg silver crown from an idol in a temple at Jijamata Chowk, two weeks after the crime took place place on May 23.A police team led by senior police…
Police detain 156 including minors from Pune rave party. PUNE: As many as 156 people were detained and around three grams of ganja recovered after Pune City Police’s crime branch raided a party in Tulapur under Lonikand police station limits in the early hours of Sunday, officials said.The raid was conducted at around 2.30am on…
Blocks of paneer and cheese analogues seized by FDA on suspicion of adulteration Pune: The Pune division of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted simultaneous raids at 17 locations across the city, seizing possibly adulterated stocks of khoya (condensed milk solids), paneer (cottage cheese), cheese analogue (cheese made using vegetable oil and other ingredients) and…
CBSE students demand grace marks, fee waiver over evaluation errors Pune: Several CBSE Std XII students across the country have launched a coordinated demand for grace marks and a complete waiver of verification and re-evaluation fees, claiming that technical problems linked to the board’s new On-Screen Marking (OSM) system led to unusually low scores, unchecked…
Pune: In Maharashtra, family planning is a choice for men, but a desperate and painful decision for women. Societal norms funnel contraceptive responsibility onto women, although vasectomy is quicker, safer and less invasive revealed official data, while also exposing a stark and persistent gender gap in sterilisation.Assistant director of the state family welfare department Dr…
Several damaged cars left unattended at the Alandi Road RTO facility The real test at the Alandi Road RTO facility isn’t handling a vehicle; it’s surviving the infrastructure. Many two-wheeler riders and car drivers stand for hours in long, unshaded queues without a single chair The real test at the Alandi Road RTO facility isn’t…
Pune: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the Centre would not have faced any issues related to NEET if it had effectively used artificial intelligence (AI) for conducting it.After inaugurating the “technology on wheels” initiative of Vidya Pratishthan to introduce students to modern technology, Pawar spoke about the importance of AI in various…
A temperature rise of just a few degrees Celsius can increase UTI incidence by 20–30% due to dehydration and localised moisture fostering bacterial growth Pune: Doctors in the city are reporting a significant surge in urinary tract infections (UTIs) and dermal infections as intense heat and humidity compromise fluid balance and trap moisture. According to…
Pune: NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule on Saturday said BJP was using central agencies to divide TMC in West Bengal and weaken the opposition, after splitting NCP and Shiv Sena in Maharashtra using similar tactics.“BJP is using agencies like CBI and ED to target opposition parties. It split NCP and Shiv Sena in Maharashtra,…
