NITI Aayog member Dr Vinod Kumar Paul at DPU on Monday Pune: Higher education institutions must build a mission driven culture of world class research if India is to strengthen its position globally by 2047, said Dr Vinod Kumar Paul, member, NITI Aayog and former professor at AIIMS, New Delhi, while addressing faculty and students…
Citizens keep dumping garbage on several city roads Citizens keep dumping garbage on several city roads Citizens keep dumping garbage on several city roads Citizens keep dumping garbage on several city roads Citizens keep dumping garbage on several city roads Pune: The civic administration pulled up four contractors for shoddy road sweeping and garbage-clearing works…
Members of the association have been facing a backlog of Rs86,000 crore in payments across various govt departments, accumulated over several years, and are demanding immediate release of these dues Pune: Contractors staged protests outside district collectorates in 32 districts across the state on Monday, demanding immediate clearance of pending payments and action on several…
The meeting focused on ensuring smooth traffic movement and preventing congestion as Ganeshotsav begins next week Pune: Thousands of devotees are expected to travel to Konkan during the 10-day Ganeshotsav, prompting the state public works department (PWD) to direct agencies to implement urgent traffic and safety measures on the Mumbai-Goa highway. Officials will place special…
Pools of stagnant, murky water accumulate along the roadside of Mutha riverbed, creating ideal conditions for mosquito breeding. As the city battles a rapid surge in dengue cases, civic negligence along key riverfront patches poses a growing public health threat to nearby commuters and residents Pune: Vector-borne diseases, including dengue and chikungunya, have been on…
Ganesh Festval – DJs and Laser light Pune: Festive laser beams synced to DJ sets may look dazzling, but ophthalmologists warn they can cause permanent eye damage and, in rare cases, even blindness.High-powered green, blue, or violet lasers—frequently used at public events—can burn the retina in seconds, especially when beams sweep across crowds or reflect…
Deputy CM and NCP chief Sunetra Pawar Pune: Someshwar Cooperative Sugar Mill election in Baramati is set for another Pawar-versus-Pawar showdown, as merger talks between the two NCP factions appear to have hit a wall.Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) has announced that it will field candidates against NCP, led by deputy CM Sunetra Pawar, in the…
Players compete in a Kurash wrestling match Pune: The investigation into a racket involving fake certificates for the Kurash sport revealed that it had spread across the state and the Pune City crime branch found that office-bearers of the Maharashtra State Kurash Association had distributed over 1,000 certificates since 2016.The police have now begun verifying…
Passengers of the Kochi-bound Air India Xpress flight speaking to ground staff after the flight delay Pune: Nearly 100 passengers were left stranded at Pune airport in the early hours of Tuesday after their Air India Express flight to Kochi was delayed by more than five hours.Flight IX-2739, scheduled to depart from Pune at 1.30am,…
AI-enabled camera system installed at one of the leopard-affected villages in Junnar forest division Pune: The Junnar forest division has expanded its technology-based response to human-leopard conflict, installing 50 artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled detection systems across vulnerable villages since April this year.The latest installations have taken the number of such units deployed by the division to…
