Monsoon knocks on Maharashtra door, but dry-air drag threatens march inland | Pune News

South Konkan received much-needed rain as the southwest monsoon arrived on Saturday, bringing relief and hope for farmers. PUNE: Good news rolled into south Konkan on Saturday as the southwest monsoon pushed into parts of the coastal belt, bringing rain relief and raising hopes for farmers waiting to begin sowing. But forecasters warned Maharashtra’s interior…

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MIDC and MPCB to launch joint crackdown on improper waste disposal | Pune News

Over the past few months, MIDC has issued multiple notices to residential and commercial units, urging them to rectify their disposal methods Pune: The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) will carry out joint inspections of housing complexes and commercial facilities in Hinjewadi to see whether they are correctly…

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Job market woes & scams push IT freshers towards upskilling | Pune News

Online courses in Artificial Intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity, data analytics and full-stack development are witnessing a surge in demand Pune: Many IT and engineering students are turning to upskilling courses to improve their chances of employment, with campus placements slowing, onboarding delays mounting and several alleged job scams leaving fresh graduates stranded.“Nothing taught in college…

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Traffic meet’s congestion fix focuses on reduced crisscrossing of vehicles at key junctions, encroachment removal among key measures | Pune News

City unit of Congress holds a traffic meeting with traffic police officers and officials of RTO, PMPML and Metro on Saturday to discuss issues pertaining to traffic movement Pune: Measures like reducing crisscross movement at junctions, clearing encroachments, overhauling PMPML routes, introducing smaller buses in crowded areas and implementing a pay-and-park system on busy stretches…

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Education minister Patil’s ‘What has SPPU done?’ remark triggers debate | Pune News

Pune: State higher education minister Chandrakant Patil has triggered a debate in academic circles after questioning the innovation and societal impact of research conducted by Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU). Speaking at the inauguration of a new building at DES Pune University’s School of Science and Mathematics on Friday, Patil’s remarks were seen by many…

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Pick-up truck driver arrested for fatally knocking down a pedestrian and later dumping his body at Shikrapur in Pune | Pune News

Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad police arrested a pick-up truck driver on Saturday for dumping the body of a road accident victim at Shikrapur instead of moving him to a hospital following an accident on Thursday.According to the police, a pedestrian, Manojkumar Ramji Vishwakarma (35), a resident of Khalumbre in Khed taluka, died after an ‘unidentified’ vehicle…

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181 Maha blocks highly vulnerable to agri stress as El Nino threat looms over kharif season | Pune News

The report gains significance as the state heads into the kharif season amid El Nino concerns Pune: More than half (181) of Maharashtra’s total 353 blocks are highly vulnerable to low rainfall and the resulting farming distress, particularly in western Maharashtra and Marathwada, during deficient monsoon years, showed the findings of the “Anticipatory Action and…

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Mayor visits Bhama Askhed unit after residents complain of smelly water supply | Pune News

Pune mayor Manjusha Nagpure has directed the water supply department to take immediate corrective measures and address all lapses to improve the quality of water supply to the affected areas Pune: City Mayor Manjusha Nagpure on Saturday visited the Kareli water purification plant under the Bhama Askhed project after residents from Dhanori, Tingrenagar and Nagpur…

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