Pune: The Chandannagar police on Friday arrested a lawyer, his wife and daughter on the charge of bludgeoning the lawyer’s secretary to death.The wife had suspected that the lawyer was in an illicit relationship with his secretary. When the secretary did not return home and her number was not reachable, her husband began searching for…
Pune: The practice of learning from nature’s designs and processes to solve human problems — from energy and architecture to healthcare and technology — biomimicry offers real-world applications at a time when sustainability conversations often remain surface-level.Educator and biomimicry practitioner Prashant Dhawan mentioned innovations emerging from students’ projects — such as safer electrical switches inspired…
Pune: Four people collectively lost Rs 1.32 crore after cybercrooks lured them to share-trading for handsome returns between Jan and March.Separate complaints were registered with the Vishrambaug, Baner, Kalepadal and Talegaon Dabhade police on Thursday.Fraudsters contacted a retired resident (69) of Sadashiv Peth on a social media platform and offered good returns if the latter…
Pune: The PMC’s amnesty scheme to regularise illegal water connections has found only 300 takers, over a year after its announcement.According to the civic officials, the scheme was intended to reduce illegal water connections, bring down leakage and improve overall supply management. Under it, property owners could get a water connection regularised by paying a…
Pune: A 24-year-old man drowned in the Indrayani river at Kund Mala near Talegaon Dabhade on Friday afternoon. The victim, identified as Prathamesh Lonari, a resident of Phugewadi, had visited the area for an outing with his friends.According to police, Lonari entered the river for a swim but soon began to struggle and disappeared underwater….
Pune: National Health Authority (NHA) CEO Dr Sunil Kumar Barnwal on Friday said the govt was developing a national policy for AI in healthcare.“Emerging technologies like AI can address critical health challenges, and this upcoming policy will provide a roadmap for its comprehensive application in health services,” he said while speaking at a two-day national…
PUNE: Flight operations at the city airport came to a grinding halt around 11pm on Friday, after its runway was closed for landings and take-offs following an incident involving an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft.At least 32 flights arriving from various cities were diverted or cancelled at the time of going to press. An equal…
PUNE: After hours of disruption triggered by an incident involving an Indian Air Force aircraft, operations at Pune Airport resumed on Saturday morning, with authorities restoring the runway and declaring it fully operational at 8 am. “The runway at Pune Airport, which was temporarily unavailable due to an incident involving an Indian Air Force aircraft,…
Pune: The Bishop’s Education Society issued a circular to parents on Friday and said it had identified a group of individuals and others for alleged trespass, disruption and privacy violations at its Undri campus, following an internal inquiry into the protest over fees on April 15. The management had initiated civil and criminal proceedings against…
Pune: Residents of several housing societies in Undri, Mohammadwadi and NIBM Annexe continue to pay water tax without receiving a single drop of municipal supply, even as their dependence on private tanker operators rises and become costlier.Following a tanker strike that disrupted supply on Wednesday and exposed the area’s vulnerability, operators have now raised water…
