University and College Tribunal, SPPU Pune: The Bombay high court’s Kolhapur bench has directed the HC registrar general to appoint a judicial officer for a physical inspection of the University and College (U&C) Tribunal, Pune, to ascertain the existing amenities and facilities and submit a report in a sealed envelope by the next hearing on…
Pune: The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) of India has granted approval for Maharashtra’s first leopard safari park to be established in Junnar tehsil of Pune district, a significant move towards wildlife conservation.The project, proposed by the Junnar forest division and pending clearance for more than a year, will come up at Ambegaon village, around 120…
Pune: Befriending a “woman” on a dating application and following her instructions to invest in forex trading proved costly for a retired HR consultant (48) from Bavdhan.The complainant was allegedly cheated of Rs88.19 lakh by online fraudsters.According to the Pimpri Chinchwad cyber police, the fraud took place between June 2025 and June 2026. The police…
Pune: Commuters across various parts of the city are raising safety concerns over widespread streetlight failures, which have made night-time travel increasingly hazardous. Many have observed that lights remain off even in areas where major infrastructure work is underway, making it increasingly difficult for bikers and walkers to navigate the roads.The primary grievances raised by…
Kedarnath is high on the list for young people Pune: Goa or Kedarnath? For 27-year-old Katraj resident Sudhandhu Mehta, the Himalayan shrine is first choice and an Oct trip there is non-negotiable. It will be his second visit in as many years. While his friends are planning a beach getaway around the same time, Mehta…
A Supreme Court order last Sept made TET compulsory for all teachers, including those already employed Pune: Barely weeks after the NEET paper leak sparked nationwide outrage, the Maharashtra State Examination Council (MSCE) on Saturday postponed the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) 2026 after police uncovered an alleged question paper leak just a day before the…
Picture for representation purpose Pune: Second- and third-year undergraduate classes are set to begin in the first week of July, but admissions to the much-touted fourth year of National Education Policy’s (NEP) four-year undergraduate honours programme are yet to start in most autonomous colleges affiliated with Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), where the new curriculum…
Pune: In a move aimed at strengthening enforcement of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (Posh Act), state govt has decided to make compliance checks mandatory during annual audits and inspections of private companies and establishments.The decision comes days after the National Commission for Women (NCW) issued a…
Vijay Kombe, state president of the Maharashtra State Primary Teachers’ Forum, said the examination should not be conducted again without a complete overhaul of its process Pune: Several teachers on Saturday came down heavily on the Maharashtra State Examination Council after it postponed Sunday’s TET exam over a suspected paper leak, saying it had learned…
The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation has estimated that revenue generated from existing traffic over a suitable concession period will be sufficient to cover both capital and operational costs Pune: The long-delayed proposal to expand the Mumbai-Pune Expressway to 10 lanes may move ahead if state govt clears a revised funding plan submitted by MSRDC…
