PUNE: IT major Infosys provided a formal response on Wednesday to social media allegations of workplace harassment at its Business Process Management (BPM) facility in Pune.The clarification comes at a time when Maharashtra’s IT industry is under increased scrutiny, following a separate criminal investigation into Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in Nashik, which involves allegations of…
PUNE/MUMBAI: The CBSE Std X results declared on Wednesday saw a marginal rise in the national pass percentage to 93.7%, but it was the strong performance of the Pune region and a shift toward application-based testing that defined this year’s results.Girls outshone boys once again recording a pass percentage of 95% against 92.7% for boys….
Deshmukh travelled with six differently abled trekkers PUNE: Defying physical limitations and brutal weather, Sameer Deshmukh, a city-based IT professional with disability, conquered the Everest Base Camp trek at 17,598 feet on April 14 – a stunning testament to his resilience and grit.Enduring sub-zero temperatures plunging below -10°C, Deshmukh triumphed over treacherous terrain and his…
Pune: The process to approve and disburse assistance from the Chief Minister Relief Fund is set to become significantly faster with the decision that applications will now be approved within eight working hours of submission and a new online system to facilitate the procedure will be launched soon.It is expected to expedite financial aid for…
Pune: Ready mix concrete operators in the city have paused manufacturing till unified guidelines are created by all authorities concerned even as the civic body continued its crackdown on plants.Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Wednesday demolished illegal constructions, including seven ready mix concrete (RMC) plants, spread over 52,000 sqft in Nagar Road areas such as…
Pune: The court of special judge Kavita D Shirbhate on April 11 acquitted a casual worker (29) from Karnatakain the rape and murder case of a six-year-old girl, over seven years after he remained an undertrial.The court on April 11 cited multiple gaps in the prosecution’s case, holding that ‘the prosecution miserably failed to prove…
Pune: Civic officials accompanied residents of Mohammadwadi and Undri on Wednesday to visit the site of overhead water storage tanks in the locality and discuss the status of pending works of transmission and distribution lines here.The officials said they plan to finish the remaining work of the transmission line in the Katraj-Kondhwa Road area by…
Pune: The Pune city police have implemented a mandatory helmet rule for police personnel following orders from the state director general of police (DGP) office.The state DGP office issued a circular on Friday directing all police personnel travelling on two-wheelers to wear helmets while riding. The order noted that, except in Mumbai and Nagpur, police…
Pune: The Wakad police have arrested a former traffic warden of the Chatushrungi traffic division of the Pune traffic police in connection with chain snatching and vehicle theft.After removing from the traffic warden job about five months ago for his inappropriate behaviour, the accused, Sachin Chavan, 27, of Maan village, started snatching gold chains.Chavan snatched…
Pune: A 31-year-old wine shop employee from Narhe was robbed of Rs 4 lakh at the point of a sharp weapon near Bhumkar Bridge on the Katraj-Dehu Road bypass around 11.30pm on Sunday while heading to his employer’s house on Sinhagad Road with the day’s collection.The Narhe police took time to register an FIR on…
