Celebration by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) at Savitribai Phule University on Sunday Pune: What is usually a site of protests turned into a venue for celebration on Sunday as hundreds of students and parents gathered near the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar statue at Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) to celebrate the resignation of Union education…
Pune: Alarming alterations to the once-green horizons of Pune have become inescapable. In the last few years, innumerable trees have fallen to major projects across areas.Over 1,000 trees have been cut for citywide Metro works; more than 300 were hacked in phase one of the Ganeshkhind Road expansion and flyover project, with 500-plus earmarked for…
Pune: A 26-year-old medical practitioner at Sassoon General Hospital has lodged a complaint against a 30-year-old relative of a patient from Ghorpadi, alleging that the man charged at him while he was administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to the patient around 10.40am on Sunday.The Bund Garden police registered a case later that afternoon.According to the FIR,…
A peaceful candlelight march was held on Sunday evening by members of the Youth Congress and other youngsters in the city. The march was organised to express solidarity with the students who were subjected to a lathicharge by the Delhi Police. The march also paid tribute to NEET aspirants who lost their lives A peaceful…
An AI-generated illustration of a minor girl calling a child helpline in distress to report a forced marriage Pune: A 17-year-old girl’s timely call to a child helpline recently foiled her forced marriage and led the police to book her father, a labour contractor, for allegedly forging her Aadhaar card to conceal her age and…
Vehicular traffic between Kalyan and Ahilyanagar via Malshej Ghat has been closed until further notice Pune: Vehicular traffic between Kalyan and Ahilyanagar via Malshej Ghat has been closed until further notice following the subsidence of a concrete road near Karanjale village in Junnar taluka, about 105km from Pune.Superintendent of police of the Highway Safety Patrol…
Pune: Eminent archaeologist and former Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) regional director K K Muhammed and historian and author Anirudh Kanisetti will receive Late Shri Prakashchandra Surana Awards at Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute in Yerawada on Monday.The awards, instituted by Quantum Foundation, recognise contributions to history. Muhammed will receive Late Shri Prakashchandra…
In the 24 hours ending at 8.30am on Sunday, Kurvande recorded the highest rainfall at 123 mm, followed by Lavale at 60 mm and Bhor at 50 mm Pune: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that the southwest monsoon is likely to remain active, bringing in rain and gusty winds across most parts of…
NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar with SPPU students Pune: Students of Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) on Sunday raised several issues, including inadequate facilities, low stipends under Earn and Learn Scheme and poor healthcare services on campus, in their talks with MLA Rohit Pawar during his visit to the campus.Pawar visited them after attending a…
Stagnant water on a road in New Delhi. India has recorded an estimated 80–87% reduction in malaria cases since 2015. Multiple regions, including Ladakh, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry, have reported zero cases in recent years. In 2023, over 120 districts reported no malaria cases. But the disease remains a concern. Achieving elimination by 2030, experts said,…
